1903-A3 stock choice

[Ed333]

Looking at the 1903-A3 offered on the Creedmore site. Shows the choice of straight stock, or what they call 'Scant CStock", with minor carving of an odd-shaped almost pistol grip. I am not familiar with these, and wonder if anyone could describe the pros and cons.
thanks,
Ed

 

[fdshuster]

I have type C full pistol grip stocks on my 03-A3 & 03-A4. Found it really difficult to hold onto the rifle, in the off-hand position with both the straight & scant stock. Felt like the rifle would fly out of my hands.

Better try one first before you buy.

 

[kentuckytroutbum]

I have type C full pistol grip stocks on my 03-A3 & 03-A4. Found it really difficult to hold onto the rifle, in the off-hand position with both the straight & scant stock. Felt like the rifle would fly out of my hands.

Better try one first before you buy.

I hated the scant stock that came with mine. I realized that, under recoil, my thumb was smashing my nose. I replaced it with a C stock from Sarco Inc. Nice walnut with a good figure in the grain. If you get a new stock, you will have to do some minor inletting for the action. Make sure that you relieve the rear tang area about 1/16 of an inch where the tang fits in. Otherwise the tang will act like a wedge, and split the stock under recoil. Ask me how I know.

Bill

 

[Alex Wheeler]

You want the C-stock. Cmp has them for 164.95.

 

[Max Power]

Put me down as another advocate of the C-Stock. My 1903 came with a straight stock, and after one attempt at prone shooting, where I couldn't put my face on the stock and see through the aperture at the same time, I immediately ordered a C-Stock. Never looked back since.


I've gotten them from both CMP and Dupage Trading Co. They're the same stock, it's just a matter of who has them in stock, and who's price is a little better.

 

[jonbearman]

I have shot all 3 and the c is the best but the scant or straight work just fine. If your thumb smacks you then you need to reposition your head on the stock. I have shot thousands out of my shooter and have never had one problem. Its really a case of what you like versus one being better than the other.

 

[kentuckytroutbum]

I think that its important to have a proper solid cheek weld to the stock which then lines your eye properly to the rear sight. I've found that this will allow your head to always have the same position on the stock, and will greatly improve the repeatability of the sight picture and therefore accuracy.

Bill

 

[dsbur]

This is a scant C stock, I had no problems competing with it in DCM back in the days...