Smith-Corona 1903-a3

[TUG]

i have one that has been sportorised and reamed to an obsolete caliber,the 300 Wade magnum. its been for sale for a while with no takers, so my thoughts are turning to rebarrel to another caliber 25-06 would be my choice. were there any problems with the 1903-a3 as far as heat treating?
thanks,
ronnie

[too many things]

as for the receiver no. If you do a 270 cal it will do all the 25-06 will do and ammo is easy to find

[Old School Big Bore]

I didn't see where it was for sale...what are you asking?

[TUG]

It's on GB, so not sure I can say here.
Ronnie

[TUG]

as for the receiver no. If you do a 270 cal it will do all the 25-06 will do and ammo is easy to find
I've already got a 25-06 and a couple 257 Roberts,and a 257 Weatherby, so I've got 25 caliber bullets and brass. As for the 270 it's a nice round, the one I own is for sale.
ronnie

[SOFMatchstaff]

I took peek at the add, nice looking Springfield, the Wade is comparable to the 308 Norma Mag/ 30-338 rounds, and easy to load for.
I have the same gun in Norma and it is a really great shooter. No indication of the asking price, I would estimate a $400 shot would be ball park.

[TUG]

It needs a new home, or else it's gonna become a new 25-06! New barrel, Boyd's stock, and a cerakote finish. It's already drilled and tapped, so a nice Leupold fixed power 6x scope.
ronnie

[Frank46]

If the rails in the receiver have been altered to feed the magnum cases you probably won't get good feeding with the smaller 25-06 case. I know nothing about what case the wade 300 is based on. Frank

[SOFMatchstaff]

The bolt has to have been opened up to use the belted mag rim, 25-06 is not an option with this one.
you may as well buy a stripped action and start from scratch. the Wade is based on he belted mag case.

[swheeler]

Looks like you've got the action for another 257 Weatherby, that's in staying 25 cal for you:)

[akajun]

Bolts for 03a3's are cheap, like 20-30$ NIW.

[TUG]

Another 257 Weatherby would not be first choice, I've got 3 Weatherbys, 300,257 and 240. The 300 is for sale, I'll keep the the other 2 for now. Hoping this will sell.
ronnie