American Rifles and Machine Guns (WW1)

[Dosing]

Not exactly light fluffy reading, but a detailed breakdown of how to build the old 03, plus brief chapters at the end on the Lewis, P17 etc. Hard to find book normally, god bless the Internet Archive

h ttp://archive.org/stream/cu31924012809897#page/n329/mode/2up

 

[vermintrex]

Not exactly light fluffy reading, but a detailed breakdown of how to build the old 03, plus brief chapters at the end on the Lewis, P17 etc. Hard to find book normally, god bless the Internet Archive

h ttp://archive.org/stream/cu31924012809897#page/n329/mode/2up

cool..thanks !

edit: Lewis machine gun was 30lb with magazine and tripod ! ...try hiking that 30km's uphill wearing the usual kit lol

 

[Blastattack]

Very cool. Amazing how bloody complex it was to make the Springfield rifle.

 

[purple]

M1903 production was simplified in WW2 with the introduction of the 03-A3 Model made by Remington and Smith-Corona. In the interests of increased production this model featured less machining on the receiver as well as extensive use of stampings incl the trigger guard/magazine assembly and stock hardware. Most 03-A3 production also used 2 groove barrels which proved to be as accurate as the earlier 4 groove type. The 03-A3 also featured an aperture rear sight which corrected one of the big shortcomings of the earlier M1903 model.

 

[sunray]

"...how bloody complex it was..." Machined parts until the '03A3. Remington started working on simplifying production as soon as the got the contract.
"...was 30lb with..." The Lewis was a first generation LMG. The BAR weighed 20 pounds empty.