+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 1 2
Results 11 to 14 of 14

Thread: 03A3 bolt

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #11
    Legacy Member PWC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    09-24-2023 @ 11:55 PM
    Location
    Phoenix, AZ
    Posts
    35
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    03:53 PM
    Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by rcathey View Post
    Not to be insensitive..but if you really believe this is the issue why not just buy a NOS USGI spring? You can buy them all day long on eBay for about 8 bucks. Skip a couple beers the next time you’re out to dinner and you’ll be money ahead.
    Not everyone can 'just' go online and buy stuff; but thanks anyway.

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #12
    Contributing Member rcathey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Last On
    09-02-2024 @ 08:28 PM
    Location
    St. Louis, MO Area
    Posts
    1,645
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    05:53 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by PWC View Post
    Not everyone can 'just' go online and buy stuff; but thanks anyway.
    Alrighty.
    Have you explored this theory?:
    http://forums.thecmp.org/archive/index.php/t-67981.html

    Valve lapping compound is only $4, give or take. If the spring is indeed the issue, though, the only way to fix it will be to buy the replacement part. Not sure I see any way around that.

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #13
    Legacy Member AZshot's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Last On
    07-14-2023 @ 01:28 PM
    Location
    Training Development/engineer
    Posts
    35
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    03:53 PM
    For a "buttery smooth" 03 try butter instead of grease. Seriously, the Kragicon was smooth, relative to the springfield.

  6. #14
    Legacy Member Col. Colt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    09-21-2021 @ 01:18 AM
    Posts
    186
    Local Date
    10-31-2024
    Local Time
    02:53 PM
    And it may not be the springs, but rough cocking cams. Get the US GI Technical Manual (the one the Armorers used) for your rifle, and while you are at it a GI Field Manual, too. (You should have one of each for every US Martial Arm you buy - makes life a lot easier and more fun. Everything is laid out on how to correct hard bolt lift in there - Uncle Sam knew his equipment well. CC

  7. Thank You to Col. Colt For This Useful Post:


+ Reply to Thread
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 1 2

Similar Threads

  1. 03A3 with Straight Bolt?
    By MilSurpFan in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 12-24-2013, 01:04 AM
  2. 03A4 Original Bolt vs. 03A3 Reciever - should A4 Bolt close in unmodified A3 reciver?
    By Col. Colt in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-29-2013, 09:40 PM
  3. 03a3 bolt
    By ranger in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 06-02-2010, 11:38 AM
  4. unmarked bolt S.C. 03A3
    By aris in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 11-06-2009, 03:35 AM
  5. 03A3 bolt
    By ap74 in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 04-17-2009, 10:13 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts