Springfield 1903 Sporter circa 1930

[M1903Guy]

Attachment 46369Attachment 46380Attachment 46379Attachment 46378Attachment 46377Attachment 46376Attachment 46375Attachment 46374Attachment 46373Attachment 46372Attachment 46371Attachment 46370Attachment 46381Found her on a used gun rack at a high end rifle store. She appears to have been a safe queen. I was able to get a Springfield Research Service (SRS) sales letter for her. It lists it as: Model 1903, National Match. Sold to: Capt. Milton Hill, Infantry, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on August 15, 1930.

The stock has a firing proof (P in a circle, no serifs) ; it has a fine blued finish, the bolt is polished bright and electro-penciled with the rifle's serial number; the barrel is star gauged; bore pristine and it is fitted with a Lyman No. 48 sight. When I purchased the rifle the only thing missing was the sight apertures for the Lyman. Was able to get some on-line from Brownells. When they arrived I took it to the range and used a 25 meter zero target. You're looking at 20 rounds (1 box) of Federal national match ammo, fired from a bench (seated) with a padded rest. I don't shoot that well, but the group would have been smaller if I had better breath control.

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