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Iowa_303s
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restocked M-S 1903 carbine question
#259199 - 19/01/15 03:43 PM

Ok, question for all you experts here on our favorite forum.
I have an opportunity to purchase a 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer carbine, 6.5x54 caliber with good bluing with a very good bore and a single trigger but.....it has been restocked (well fitted), does not have the original butt plate and has a Williams side mounted scope mount properly attached.the receiver ring also has an empty dovetail cut for a claw mount but the mound plate is missing.
Im not looking for a collectors piece, if I get this rifle it will be used in the field. No safe queen or eye candy show piece.
I have only a bit of knowledge about these carbines and so I ask your advise.
Is it worth $800?
Sorry, I dont have a photo to share at this time.

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Edited by Iowa_303 (19/01/15 03:46 PM)

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xausa
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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: Iowa_303s]
#259204 - 20/01/15 12:09 AM

I bought a 1903 M/S 6.5X54 with a similar dovetail cut in the receiver ring. However, someone had replaced the claw mount base with a dovetailed blank which was rounded to match the receiver ring contour. I have had no problems with it.

Whether you can live with the replacement stock is a question that only you can answer. For a purely utilitarian hunting rifle with a good bore $800 doesn't sound like a bad price, but I wouldn't hesitate to try to negotiate the price down, given the "problems" you describe.

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Iowa_303s
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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: xausa]
#259229 - 20/01/15 03:28 PM

Thanks for the input. I'm going to go for it.
My son found this rifle for me in Tennessee.
The worst part is going to be waiting until April when I go to go there for a fishing trip with my son. Oh well.

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xausa
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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: Iowa_303s]
#259233 - 20/01/15 10:47 PM

What is the destination of your fishing trip? I live close to Kentucky Lake, a real fisherman's mecca (pardon the expression).

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Iowa_303s
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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: xausa]
#259234 - 20/01/15 11:11 PM

Kentucky Lake near Big Sandy and the Obion River outside of Martin are the destinations.

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Edited by Iowa_303 (21/01/15 12:46 AM)

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hollowedpoint
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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: Iowa_303s]
#259256 - 21/01/15 03:39 PM

Wow I wonder if it's even possible to get a original stock replicated.

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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: hollowedpoint]
#259817 - 02/02/15 05:19 AM

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Wow I wonder if it's even possible to get a original stock replicated.

I would love to make that happen too. I have a 1903 6.5X54 that needs new wood

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Re: restocked M-S 1903 carbine question [Re: 451whitworth]
#260057 - 07/02/15 01:28 AM

There's a couple companies that I am pretty sure would have a pattern for an original stock. I'll look for the ones I'm thinking of tommorow.

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