Gentlemen,
I am guilty of having been a frequent visitor of Sniper's Hide, both before and after the switch, and never posting. I have scoured all over for answers to my questions, but for this one, i'm almost at wit's end.
My dad is the owner of what he insists is a 1903A4 NRA sporter. I have found many articles on the model, however the one he has is quite different. It is in an almost identical configuration as the '03A4 sniper--Redfield base, Weaver 330 scope with "Post" reticle, down-turned/curved bolt, two-groove barrel with the Remington ordnance stamp at the front sight post groove, the whole shebang. The only visual difference is the stock. It is an exact match to the "C" stock, however the forestock is definitely sporter-length. It does not have the sniper cartouche on the pistol grip. It has the military steel butt plate with cleaning kit latch, and the end of the forearm looks as if it came professionally sporterized--it doesn't look chopped.
He has been looking all over for an article describing and showing the same configuration from a 1970's era gun digest or shooters bible to no avail, however he recalls from the article that it was issued as a post-war special. The NRA supposedly purchased 1500 A4 snipers and dropped them into sporter stocks, maintaining the receiver/barrel/scope configuration. There was also extensive description into the background of the two-groove barrel.
Does anyone know anything at all about this configuration? To him, it is not a matter of value/worth in terms of possibly being 1 of 1500, it is more of a confirmation that the rifle his father handed to him, and the rifle he read about in its current configuration, is exactly what he understands it to be--a rare, authentic, and unique piece of US military and NRA history, as opposed to a chopped 03A4 sniper. Anything helps, thanks for looking!
Pat
I am guilty of having been a frequent visitor of Sniper's Hide, both before and after the switch, and never posting. I have scoured all over for answers to my questions, but for this one, i'm almost at wit's end.
My dad is the owner of what he insists is a 1903A4 NRA sporter. I have found many articles on the model, however the one he has is quite different. It is in an almost identical configuration as the '03A4 sniper--Redfield base, Weaver 330 scope with "Post" reticle, down-turned/curved bolt, two-groove barrel with the Remington ordnance stamp at the front sight post groove, the whole shebang. The only visual difference is the stock. It is an exact match to the "C" stock, however the forestock is definitely sporter-length. It does not have the sniper cartouche on the pistol grip. It has the military steel butt plate with cleaning kit latch, and the end of the forearm looks as if it came professionally sporterized--it doesn't look chopped.
He has been looking all over for an article describing and showing the same configuration from a 1970's era gun digest or shooters bible to no avail, however he recalls from the article that it was issued as a post-war special. The NRA supposedly purchased 1500 A4 snipers and dropped them into sporter stocks, maintaining the receiver/barrel/scope configuration. There was also extensive description into the background of the two-groove barrel.
Does anyone know anything at all about this configuration? To him, it is not a matter of value/worth in terms of possibly being 1 of 1500, it is more of a confirmation that the rifle his father handed to him, and the rifle he read about in its current configuration, is exactly what he understands it to be--a rare, authentic, and unique piece of US military and NRA history, as opposed to a chopped 03A4 sniper. Anything helps, thanks for looking!
Pat
