Agreed, they shoot great.
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I'm ok with a parts queen - kind of like the 429 SCJ Torino out back (figuratively, though I did have one at one time) with the shaker intake with no matching numbers, but all NOS replacement parts - still runs down the road with authority!
Glad to hear you say all that, it's how I choose to romanticize historical objects - there are so many paths a story can go.
Probably wont be for a bit, but I will certainly provide a range report when I have one.
Not sure where you are getting that the barrel and receiver match. The receiver dates from 1915/16 and is a "low number" which most people recommend not firing.
I'll tread reasonably lightly here - what makes you think this has a low serial number? I don't see anywhere in this thread where the serial number is typed out, and at this time, for me anyway, the pictures I posted that might have shown the serial number are "content unavailable". So how did you surmise your fact?
I never said the barrel and receiver match, what I said was is seems the receiver serial number and barrel (stamp) are indicative of same year of manufacture - by the same armorer.
The serial number is, in fact, 1313961, that being a little bit above the 800,000 mark, I am led to believe it is far enough away from "early serial number" to be a fun shooter. But, I am totally new to the M1903 game, and as such, admittedly know less than a little.
Thank you so much for your supposition of fact not in evidence.
Sorry....my apologies. The picture showing the serial number is from RCS's post. I starting looking at your pictures and kept clicking on the right arrow and the Springfield M1903 with the 600K+ number showed up. I didn't know it would do that.
Sorry I reacted quickly and sharply, my wife says I need to work on that. I just hate being the newbie and getting trounced on.
Anyway, by the time I am done, my embellished story should include Audie Murphy and Sgt. York! :madsmile::rofl: