As the title says, I would like to buy a Pre-WW2 "C" stock for a M1903 Springfield rifle. I have a M1903-A4 sniper "C" stock to trade. Pics and price to me at: everett156@knology.net
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As the title says, I would like to buy a Pre-WW2 "C" stock for a M1903 Springfield rifle. I have a M1903-A4 sniper "C" stock to trade. Pics and price to me at: everett156@knology.net
I have a M1903-A4 Sniper stock in the "C" configuration that I would like to trade for a pre-war M1903 "C" stock in similar condition. My 1903-A4 stock has no cartouches other than a faint upside...
I have a friend that owns a T1.
This rifle is probably not a NM rifle as sold by the US government. Probably built by a civilian owner wanting a rifle to shoot in the matches.
Your serial number is not listed in SRS data. No NM rifles in that range. How about some pictures.
Everyone seems to be forgetting why Springfield M1903 rifles failed.......not the high pressure generated by a normal M1 or M2 round, BUT what happened when a defective standard M1 or M2 round had a...
John,
BP bolt sleeves were not made by SC, but were they made on contract for SC (since they have the same contour as the SC made ones)?
The 30 caliber 1922 stocks had the bolts, but the 22 caliber 1922 stocks did not have the bolts.
The USMC put the serial number on their M1903 bolts.
On the subject of cartouches, has anyone identified the SA inspector B.H.M.? I have a very nice 1909 SA M1903 with that cartouche.
It is a so called "low number" ( serial number under 800,000 ) and caution is usually advised when shooting.
Where is your reference for calling the early Remington M1903 rifles M1903A1? I was always under the impression that only rifles that had the "C" (full pistol grip) stock were called M1903A1 rifles.
1941?????? what rifle???
My 1909 rifle is not marked with the NRA and bomb shell.
There was, of course, the question whether or not the rifle had been stolen. The m1903 was the service rifle at the time and the NRA sales rifle looked just like any other M1903. It's hard to believe...
I have one of the earliest ones made in 1909. Since they were sold to civilians prior to 1922, there are no records in SRS ( snapshot in time for military rifles and DCM sales records starting in...
They have always been much more difficult than a 98 Muaser.
Some of the parts were used on the South American rifles.
Not marked usually means SA or RIA .
I think you have a Springfield stock. Does it have the slimmer profile? If made for the A4, I think it would have the cut out for the bent A4 bolt.
That is not the cut off. That is the opening for the empty Pederson cartridges to be ejected. The cut off is the piece marked On and OFF.
That MRS cartouche is a new one on me, but it is definitely a MK1 stock. I can't tell if the cut off is the MK1 style from your pictures.
+1 on browningautorifle's comments.
Remington received a contract to make replacement parts including barrels. Most of the replacement barrels were dated later in 1944.
Also, early on, the M1 rifle had "growing pains" and it had not been "battle proven"......... thus Remington and SC were given contracts to produce the M1903 just in case the M1 developed problems in...