I love my rifle :)

kevwat

kevwat

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It started out as sporterized 1903A3 that had its chamber cut back and re-threaded to accept the .308, it was also tapped for the Redfield jr mount ( neither mod was done by me ) so i thought it would make a perfect project for a 1903A4 clone. Being that it's in .308 suits me fine as i'm already shooting that round in the M14 and M1 Garand. After sitting on this build for quite some time, i finally got the chance to take her out for a test drive today and i have to say that i am impressed to say the least. After setting up and dialing in the ol' Lyman Alaskan it started to piss down rain and the fog started rolling in but i wasn't going to let that ruin my fun. Using 147 gr winchester white box i was averaging 1.5 inch 5 shot groups at 100 yds ( Not including the occasional flyer when the fog was thick ) i could only imagine what would happen with this rifle if it were bedded and hand loads were used. Needless to say! i had a great day on the range despite the weather and i couldn't be happier with this rifle. Sorry about the bad pic, i only have my Blackberry.
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Nice piece, it is nice to see that the interest is still there in the 1903 Springfield. I have hunted with all my 1903's including my 1903A4, and they work wonders on the range and in the field.
 
mcpherson284 said:
Nice piece, it is nice to see that the interest is still there in the 1903 Springfield. I have hunted with all my 1903's including my 1903A4, and they work wonders on the range and in the field.
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This is my fourth clone build and there's a reason why I keep turning back to the 1903, they're just a great all around milsurp. The last 3 were hard to part with, I don't know if I will be able to part with this one. Anything is possible though.
 
@ John in BC:

Garands were built in .30-'06 but they didn't all stay that way.

USN had a conversion sleeve that fit into the chamber, then you hammered it in with a Proof round and a full clip of .308 and it was supposed to stay there. There are copies available. Lots of them pop out, just to let us know who's boss; sleeve goes one way, empty goes another and then you spend the next hour with your butt pointed at the Moon, looking or that damned little $30 collar-thingus. Some guys get tired of this and just rebarrel the rifles. What I can't figure out is why they don't handload: cuts the cost of ammo in half.
 
I love my 1903, however it's well past it's prime. Stock is cracked, rifling is almost non-existent, bore is pitted. Wish they were more available... they may not be as popular as the Garand but they certainly do command a price!

Still looking for a good shooter or a nice example to display without breaking my wallet.
 
John_in_BC said:
nice looking rifle! I have always liked the 1903s too. No love usually, its all about the Garands! :)

PS, I thought Garands were in 30-06 Spfld?
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The US Government actually rebarreled a large number of Garands for the Navy in .308 from 1959 on for the simple reason that the Navy could not justify at that time the expenditure of vitally needed funds on the new M-14. One of the rarest Garands out there is the 100 Garand with "7.62 NATO" boldly stamped (what looks like 1/2 - 3/4 inch stamps) on the left hand side of the receiver below the rear sight. Roughly 17,000 were converted to the Navy's 7.62 Garands (designated as Mark 2 Model 0).
 
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