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:
Caveat: The Oldguns table does have some problems with the production dates for Remington M1903 and M1903A3 rifles. M1903s are listed as ALL...
640 Yard Shooting (1943 1903a3 Rifle) (Videos by YouTube member Ernest "mag30th") Ernest "mag30th" kindly gave us permission to put his two...
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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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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I have an early Smith Corona (36121XX), what is the correct finish for an early gun? It has a dark parked receiver with a blue bolt. Rest of the...
He gave it to me a couple days ago so I did some research. I'm going to guess it was WWII production, but maybe someone can chime in and tell me...
I shamelessly stole this idea from another forum because it seemed like a good idea and wish I'd thought of it first. Show off ONE M1903 you own. ...
Hello All. I have in my collection of bitts and pieces an old Weaver 330 SCOPE-M8 I’m looking to sell and would like to get a realistic value on. The...
there is some speculation as to 03a3 drill receivers are unsafe to build with, why? i just bought a ton of surplus new parts and a SOG a3 drill...
Hi all. I would be glad to have your opinions and ideas about this Springfield M1903. It is on sale a bit far from my location so that your help...
Hello All. I am currently deployed with the USAF, but before I left, I loaded my laptop up with pics of a SA Model 1903 I inherited recently. I...
I recently purchased a 1903 Springfield rifle with a Star Gauged barrel; full "C" stock; NS marked bolt; parts numbers on the stock and handguard. ...
During 1942 the 158th Infantry of the Oklahoma National Guard were stationed in the Canal Zone of Panama with this carbine style of 03. The mods were...
Can anyone tell me about the quality of a National Ordinance 03-A3. I have heard that the recivers were not made by Remington but most of the parts...
Good evening, Gentlemen, I believe that pre-WW1 NRA or "sales" rifles in original condition are occasionally available. But would I be correct...
Can someone post a picture or two showing a side by side comparison of the bolts. I got the scope mount mounted, just need to see what the difference...
Can somebody point me in the right direction for getting some trigger work done on my 1903, I'm in upstate NY. Shot a vintage match this weekend and...
Hi all, With the main recoil spring being removed from USMC Unertl 03A1's, obviously the scope has to be pulled back into the battery position...
Other than noticing the 90 degree dogleg, how can I tell if a barrel has a slight/imperceptible bend? I recall that there was a discussion on CSP...
Previous owner put a new stock on my 1903 just before selling it to me. Said the original was only good for firewood. I do not know the make of the...
I don't know a bunch about US military rifles but they draw my interest due to the history. I am thinking about purchasing a Springfield 1903 Mark 1...
iv been flaming these POS of a wanna be rifles for years, telling guys not to shoot them. some say, they are ok to shoot...i say the are very...
It's probably good advise, as a general matter, to "buy the gun, not the story," especially when the story is being spun at a gun show and there's...
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