Forum for discussions about the M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
(I don't know if I ran this on the old CSP forum or not. In view of the fact that there has been a lot of discussion about posting pictures, I...
To start the whole story, I took off all W&S Musket Sights from the rifles I have them with, I took all of the spare ones I had around (including the...
The question of what the original parts and finish of a Remington 1903A3 comes up very often, as most 1903A3's were refinished during arsenal...
Here is the little write up on the Mauser patents. The original article from The 1915 Outers publication was posted by Michael Petrov on the old CSP...
An interesting video for Springfield collectors ... :thup:
United States Rifle, Cal .30, Model 1903 Manual Washington Printing Office Pamphlet No. 1923 Revised October 17th, 1911 Format: 72 pages with two...
TM 9-1270 U.S. Rifles, Cal .30, M1903, M1903A1, M1903A3, M1903A4 Sniper Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department Format: 116 pages with multiple...
M1903 - Individual Instruction in Rifle Practice (A.E.F No. 1418 G-5) (1918) Author: Colonel A.J. Macnab Jr (United States Army) Reprinted November...
M1903 Private's Manual (1918) Author: Colonel Jas. A. Moss (United States Army) Format: 43 pages Note: After you click on images to ENLARGE...
https://www.remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/
Caveat: The Oldguns table does have some problems with the production dates for Remington M1903 and M1903A3 rifles. M1903s are listed as ALL...
http://www.vishooter.net/m1903.html
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
TM9-270 U.S. RIFLE, CAL. .30, M1903A4 (SNIPER'S) CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATION Published by War Department (Sept 28, 1943 - 30 Pages) ...
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII U.S. Training Film) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era training film which...
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
United States Rifles and Machine Guns (1917) Authors: Fred H. Colvin and Ethan Viall Associate Editors American Machinist Members Society American...
Extracted from "United States - Milsurp Knowledge Library" Red Star Remington Model 1903's (Click PIC to Enlarge)(Click PIC to Enlarge) ...
Victory Is Our Business (1942) A patriotic motivational film for World War II industrial workers film, located with thanks to member "PBI". It...
Basic Manual of Military Small Arms by W.H.B. Smith (Expired Copyright 1943) Observations: by Badger How to load, operate, disassemble,...
Springfield 03A3 Rear Sight Removal and Replacement by "Bob S" Note: After you click on images to ENLARGE them, you may find they...
640 Yard Shooting (1943 1903a3 Rifle) (Videos by YouTube member Ernest "mag30th") Ernest "mag30th" kindly gave us permission to put his two...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
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Some '03's and an A3 in this 1981 movie titled TAPS, where Tom Cruise and Sean Penn first made their movie debut. Synthetic stock drill rifles? Looks...
in restrospect this June......THANKS, GODSPEED and SALUTE. It just dont seem enough. Paul Oregon
Additional 1903 Info on Serial #'s. See attached link for the previous post on 1903 'Mark I's" 1 - SA 1903 # 207249 2 - RIA 1903 #...
I won't comment on the asking price but this scope looks to be a nice, legit Type 3 M73B1 Scope. Not mine and I don't know the seller. ...
Last night, I was going through some of my old stuff, and ran across my long lost bunch of stripper clips. Some were steel with the spring folded...
Not a joke question. Check this out! Old Springfield 1903 1903a3 Scant Style NOS Rifle Stock - eBay (item 220423900327 end time Jun-04-09...
i have an a4 in good to fair condition. i just came from a restoration shop and the owner said its up to me, but if it was his he would repark it and...
Hi guys, I am attempting to improve the trigger pull on my 1903A3 and I am stumped as to what to do next. This is what I have done: I replaced...
Many of you have probably read this, but I found it on Google books and thought I'd pass along the link. ...
a buddy of mine is selling off his guns. one of em is a springfiled 1903 ser # 300,000. i have a 1903 and don't need a wall hanger. what would be...
Hey guys, Had a thought tonight. Were pre-war "C" stocks made from a better grade of walnut than the "S" stocks which preceded them? Just...
I've shown most of these rifles on the old CSP forum and I think one since we've moved over here, but I got all four National Match rifles out for a...
I've got a sporterized Mk I that's been drilled and tapped for a scope (I posted pictures a while back.) Now, I know what that means for...
There is a seller who has a supposed 03A3 "tanker" with a buy-it-now price of $4,500. Listing is: ...
This afternoon one of my friends was going through a bunch of reloading stuff that came from his mothers house and found a cigar box with a complete...
Guarding equipment prior to D-Day
Professor, since there has been some USMC traffic on here lately, thought of a question. When did the Marines start serializing bolts, was that a...
I ran across this Rock Island 1903. The receiver, s/n 279669, dates from 1918 and carries a SA 12-27 bbl. The s/n is etched on the bolt - very...
There's a lot of feedback on the Hornady ammo when used in Garands. I have not seen any on it when used in 1903 or 1903A3 rifles. Anybody? ...
I tried from my desktop and Photo Bucket, both attempts failed. I must be missing something. Seem to be following the path. Any assistance would...
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