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looking for info on National Ord "O3A3
Newbie with first post: I am looking for info on a O3A3 by National Ord/Santa Fe Ord. I have read pros and cons about this receiver and would like input about its quality, experiences with this receiver, good, bad or ugly. Safe, not so, shooter?, y,all know the drill. Thanks for any info you can give me and the rest of the community.
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Most folks would deem unsafe, shoot at your own risk.
Spam Sniper- one click, one kill.
CSP is what you make it.
A picture of your gun is worth 1,000 words. A crappy picture is only worth 100.
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not safe to fire with live ammo.
if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.
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Now that's ugly.Originally Posted by chuckindenver
A man with a sword may talk of peace.A man with out a sword may talk of peace,but he must talk very fast indeed.
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i could have went into all the whys and how comes..but one picture is worth a thousand words.
if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.
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Pretty much says all that needs saying....and showing.
As the late Turner Kirkland was fond of saying, "If you want good oats, you have to pay the price. If you'll take oats that have already been through the horse, those come cheaper."
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This website mainly concerns nat ord M1 Carbines however if you click on page 3 and scroll down to Chapter V it will take you to the section on the 03-A3. The site summarizes the history of the company and its products.
Cautions against shooting them are well advised.
http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_NATORD.HTML
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Chuck, some of those breaks look really fresh. Are you sure you didn't have a bad day at the range??
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that rifles failed some 20 years ago,,, i have many more Nat Ord failure pics...
if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.
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The Santa-Fe that I got appeared not to have been used much, but it showed excessive headspace, uneven contact on the bolt lug seats and setback on the one lug seat. All other parts were in great shape. I used them to build a rifle on a real Remington 03-A3 receiver. The Santa-Fe receiver is now a paperweight. One of these days I'm going to put it in the vice and give it a couple of whacks.
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