Please, Chuck,
DO show them if you still have them.
Thanks,
Emri
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If you recollection is accurate, the article you read is flawed. The British came shopping for a rifle in .303 caliber. But, that prospect was very quickly ruled out. Remington was then placed under contract for .30-'06 caliber rifles. And from that point on, it was full speed ahead for .30-'06 caliber rifles. The .303 model shop rifles weren't even a speed bump in the road to production. And there was no relationship with the P'14 and M1917 rifles.
J.B.
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heres some of the pics of the 303 cal 03,s and one of some of the other 03 variants they have on display..
keep in mind, i only had a short time in the evening to go through the collections, i was there for a gunshow..and both days they chased me out to close up.
Did Bannermans' or similar ever cobble up any .303"SAA '03 Springfields?
There is a nice line drawing of the .303 rifle Remington prototyped for the British in Clark Campbell's "the '03 Springfied Era", 2003
Regards,
Jim
Wonder how long it took the Brits to find their way from Illion to Utica and make a deal with Savage for .303 No 4's..
Savage Number 4's were made at the Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts Plant. Used to live near the old works..Where did Utica, New York come into play? Savage was based out of Springfield, Massachusetts!!!! A sense of pride for those of us from the Bay State. Only good thing to come out of New York were empty buses....and K-Bar knives....
My Bad. I'm 42. Always thought they were a Springfield Operation. New York is still a lousy State.