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...
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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...
United States Rifle, Cal .30, Model 1903 Manual Washington Printing Office Pamphlet No. 1923 Revised October 17th, 1911 Format: 72 pages with two...
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...
Extracted from "United States - Milsurp Knowledge Library" Red Star Remington Model 1903's (Click PIC to Enlarge)(Click PIC to Enlarge) ...
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
Springfield 03A3 Rear Sight Removal and Replacement by "Bob S" Note: After you click on images to ENLARGE them, you may find they...
M1903 Private's Manual (1918) Author: Colonel Jas. A. Moss (United States Army) Format: 43 pages Note: After you click on images to ENLARGE...
TM 9-1270 U.S. Rifles, Cal .30, M1903, M1903A1, M1903A3, M1903A4 Sniper Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department Format: 116 pages with multiple...
An interesting video for Springfield collectors ... :thup:
640 Yard Shooting (1943 1903a3 Rifle) (Videos by YouTube member Ernest "mag30th") Ernest "mag30th" kindly gave us permission to put his two...
Caveat: The Oldguns table does have some problems with the production dates for Remington M1903 and M1903A3 rifles. M1903s are listed as ALL...
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,...
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
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...
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII U.S. Training Film) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era training film which...
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...
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
United States Rifles and Machine Guns (1917) Authors: Fred H. Colvin and Ethan Viall Associate Editors American Machinist Members Society American...
TM9-270 U.S. RIFLE, CAL. .30, M1903A4 (SNIPER'S) CHARACTERISTICS AND OPERATION Published by War Department (Sept 28, 1943 - 30 Pages) ...
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Two years ago I won this Remington 1903A3 at an on-line estate sale. At the time it was described as "Excellent +" and "as new". When I received it,...
Is the front sight protector used while shooting?,or taken off?John
Hopefully, this link will take you to the pics of my rifle. I purchased it from a guy who had bought it in 2001. When I got it, the cosmoline was so...
Hello there, I am hoping someone can help me with some information about my first 1903A3. It is a Smith Corona serial number 4784105. The...
Gentlemen, I am new to this site and have a few questions about a gun my father received recently. My father received a WWII Remington 03 A3 from...
I am converting 1903A3 Sporter to a 1903A4 clone . It was already drilled and taped for a Buehler base & rings, so I can't use the base as it is to...
After several months of work and gathering information, I had an article published in the most recent July-August issue of "Man at Arms" magazine on...
Would someone post the best/correct way to finish, for example, a new stock set from CMP? :beerchug:
I need some help on this serial 3432531 Remington 03a3. Thanks.
I am looking for comments/opinions from collectors and even hopefully our well known experts here on this forum to settle a matter. I recently...
Just wondering what you guys think. It looks "off" to me. I do see that the F seems to be correctly spaced in relation to the JA, but shouldn't the...
Hi gentlemen, just need your experience on Kerr Slings. Which one of these are legit/repro...TIA to the sling gurus!!! :confused: SLING 1 ...
I received, as did many of you probably, an email from AIM Surplus over the weekend and in it I found clone 03A4 rifles that had what they advertised...
Today I picked up a very nice Remington made 1903A3, 9-43 barrel date, serial number corresponds with this as well. This rifle came from an early DCM...
Were all A4 trigger guards the type with "pads", or is that something that came about after production started? If so, anyone have a serial number...
G'Day all, I am little confused about a 1903rifle I own, whilst trying to find out a bit about this rifle it has been mentioned that it has a 1903A3...
I recently came into possesion of a 03A3 rifle. The specs are: 1. on receiver: U. S. Smith-Corona, model 03A3, 3704085 2. Top of barrel,...
Hello all,any advice or comments on what tends to work in a 2 groove barrel?I am presently loading 180 gr. Sierra spitzer BT's,(I have a bunch of...
I'm a new member who is not a collector, but who is intersted in military rifles. I have a 1903 Springfield which I came into some years ago and put...
A military buddy, who served in the USMC Force Recon in Viet Nam, just sent me an 8X Unertl scope in the military Micarta carrying case as a gift. It...
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