walked into a rifle shop and there was an 03A3 sitting in the rack. Asked the ole boy runnin the store.....how much? It was clean....real clean and from the looks not a 'parts rifle'! He told me $300. Told him I've got $250 in my pocket; you take it and grin and I'll take the rifle and grin! His reply was "Show me the green" and I did! It's been a safe queen for a long time now but last week I took the Old Vet out of the safe, ran a cleaning rod through the bore, checked the sights and to the range we went. I had loaded some '06 stuff up with Sierra 168 gr. HPBT and 48 grs. of H4895 using F210M primers. I've got a 20" clanger up and I backed off to 600 yards and after 3 shots I had it pretty well zeroed. Painted the target and fired three more rounds before a thunderstorm blew in and all 3 rounds impacted about 3" left of center and I could cover all 3 with the back of my fist! The old dude shoots mighty fine!
03A3 by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr
03A3 by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr
