First time out success with 1903A3

[GARD72977]

I bought this gun a good while ago but it had just not made it to the range until Saturday.

https://imgur.com/a/e3oaQ6I

The Load is RCBS 180gr SP with GC and Hitek coated. 10gr unique

It was like the cast boolit gods were pleased with me.

After sighiting the gun in I shot 4 shots@ 100 yes offhand in a 2.25" group. I was excited by this and put up a paper plate and fired 5 shot for 2.6"
http://imgur.com/a/VxxBG4e

I put up a new paper plate and fir d 5 shots from the bench. The rest was not steady and the trigger pull is long. I got a horizontal string.
https://imgur.com/a/VdJyl74

I fired the rest of my 60 rds at the steel plates offhand. I hit a high precentage of the shots. I could not be happier with this outing. It may have been my best day at the range .....

[ELFEGO BACA]

My favorite load for my Remington 1993A3 was 20.0 grains of SR4759 Behring a 150 grain FP from a Lee mold.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Glad you had a good range day....we all deserve one once in awhile! Nice shooting, 100 yds. off hand! 1903s and 03-A3s make some of the very best cast boolit shooters. Your rifle looks like new -- very nice.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Very nice! Where did you get your rifle?

[GARD72977]

The gun came from an auction site. It is a Arsenal rebuild in unissued condition when I got it. Has the FJA cartouche.

[Conditor22]

Good shooting, they are fine old guns


Gave my FIL's 1907 Remington 03A3 to my youngest son for his B-Day this year

[Jniedbalski]

It looks like the day it was made nice

[DGNY]

Thanks. Your rifle looks beyond great. Superb and consistent marksmanship.

[GregLaROCHE]

Shot my first deer with my father’s when I was twelve. Now my son has it. There is still the receipt for it, when my father bought it surplus from the Frankford Arsenal in the late 1940’s. I always liked the .30-06 round. For me the 180gn worked best for hunting, but that was before I started casting.

[beltfed]

For both my M1941 MC Sniper Rifle AND my Rem 03A3,
my "sweet spot" load in TW54 cases(M1941) or R-P (03A3)has been:
WLRprimer/22 gr IMR 4759/ 311299Lino/.311/MTL or 311334Lino/.311/MTL.
beltfed/arnie

[GARD72977]

This gun has been a breath of fresh air. Everything seems to shoot good. I have had several dud rifles latley...

So far I have only shot Hitek coated bullets. I'm going to try some Powder coat. The lead is just range scrap with about 2% tin added.

First load was RCBS 180 SP GC 10gr Unique. It is light but very accurrate.

I loaded some NOE 311299 copy bullets with 11gr Unique. The shot very good with a little more recoil. I did not shoot much paper. There were several AK and AR shooters. I hate going down range with theses guys.

I had 10 rds loaded 311299 22gr of 5744. They smeed to shoot very good. I would like to get this load on paper at 200 yds.

I love this gun

[hylander]

Congrat's
Nice Shoot'n