Hinged Floor Plate or Quik Clip for a 1903 Springfield?
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Congratulations, I heard you got it!
Ted
If your talking about that last A3 posted on the EE then "Yes!" Thank You...
I hope it's a Smith Corona but it doesn't really matter, its a 1903!
But I'm trying to figure out if I can get one or more hinged Floor plates Or detachable mags that will fit an 03 action. I'm going to build military 03's regardless but I want to build one sporter for a hunting buddy & if it's real good I'll just keep it & bug the shate out of em with it!
You beat me to it, by about two minutes! 
In the past ten years, I have found one hinged floorplate/triggerguard for a Springfield. Uncle Mikes used to make them, but no longer.
You can however, adapt a 98 Mauser floor plate to fit without too much trouble.
Ted
In the past ten years, I have found one hinged floorplate/triggerguard for a Springfield. Uncle Mikes used to make them, but no longer.
You can however, adapt a 98 Mauser floor plate to fit without too much trouble.
Ted
Just slide one up under an '03 and you will see not very much.
Have also seen SAKO floorplates fitted, but quite a bit more work.
Ted
Uncle Mikes used to make them for both the M98 Mauser and the '03 Springfield. I've used both for yrs and am very satisfied with them. Contact Uncle Mikes and ask about them. I did this quite a few yrs ago. They advised that they were no longer making them, but referred me to a fellow who had taken up making them. I got my '03 one from him.
Contact Uncle Mikes and ask about them. I did this quite a few yrs ago. They advised that they were no longer making them, but referred me to a fellow who had taken up making them. I got my '03 one from him.
I think I found a company in the U.S. today. I'll make a phone call tomorrow & find out if they ship to Canada and their prices. Apparently they make trigger guards with hinged floor plates for the Mauser as well. I'll get the info & post it here when I find out.
I got the Uncle Mikes pattern unit from a fellow in California or Oregon who had gotten the manufacturing rights from them. This was 15+ years ago. Even with inflation it was nowhere near that cost. It is made from an aluminum alloy.
DWE, did you try a Mauser hinged floor plate ass'y yet? They are almost a perfect fit: just need to open up the rear guard screw hole in the stock a tad, and perhaps file the top of the mag box to fit under the rails.
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