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I bought this rifle and I'm now trying to figure out what I've got. Its marked Springfield Armory 1903 Serial number 1401913. It has a lyman site on the front and rear. Has a 308 Douglas Barrel. No other markings. Looks like a target rifle to me. Can anyone give me in insight as to what I have and what it might be worth?
i think that serial number puts your 1903 in 1931 as the year of manufacture. should be 30.06. sounds like it was bubba'd.
Could be a NM that somebody re-worked. I wouldn't say it was Bubba'd until we see photos of the work. If you want further info and a rough value, ya gotta post photos. What did you pay?
Looks like a very nice target rifle. I would have put a .30-'06 barrel on it, but the caliber works very well.
I would not call this a "Bubba'ed" '03. It is typical of the many "made-up" target rifles/sporters from the 1950s or 1960s. Whomever did it did a very nice job. While admitting that sporterized versions of the '03 aren't my speciality, I think you paid a fair price for this one. Perhaps Michael Petrov could give his opinion.
Are there any markings to indicate who did the work stamped on the rifle or stock?
It;s a high quality rework from what is see and you did very well for the price.
Thanks very much for the info. I have the name of the person that traded this in to the gun shop that sold it to me. I plan on contacting him to see if he has any information. The 308 caliber actually attracted me to the rifle. Did they make any of these in a 308 or does the fact that it has a 308 Douglas barrel mean that it has been altered?
The barrel was added years later, the original chambering was in 30.06 you have a very nice rifle that someone put alot of love into hope it shoots well.