Milsurp Target Competition and Shoot (2011)

[DMark]

United States Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903.
SN# 838xxx
Barrel Date 7-27

100 yards, six o'clock hold, USGI #6 aperture. 5 shots from a cold barrel. No sight adjustment was made.

Greek HXP, 1970 Production.



And then with 3 rounds of Hornady Match, 168 gr A-MAX.

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[mausernut]

nice group with the hornady

[DMark]

nice group with the hornady

mausernut,

Thanks for the comment.

Yup Sub MOA. I didn't expect that at all. Using the HXP I got the normal 2-3 inch group.

I took a 10 - 15 minute break to let it cool down. Then, just for the heck of it, loaded three Hornady Match rounds that I had remaining from having sighted in my M1903A1 for an upcoming vintage military rifle match. I fired each round cycled from the mag, didn't even check the impacts with my spotter scope until I had fired all three rounds. When I did look, my first words where "Holy S**T!" That Hornady load with the 168gr A-MAX bullet is awesome.

Now here is the best part.

This rifle is a "bubba gun" that somebody had tried to sporterize. I paid near next to nothing for it, was sort of looking at it as a parts gun for my other 1903s. After cleaning it up, figured I would test fire it to see how it would group. You have seen the results, which I have since repeated.

Here it is in all of its bubba gun, redneck gunsmithing glory.





I'm getting together all of the parts to bring it back into USGI condition.

[fn111557]

mausernut,

Thanks for the comment.

Yup Sub MOA. I didn't expect that at all. Using the HXP I got the normal 2-3 inch group.

I took a 10 - 15 minute break to let it cool down. Then, just for the heck of it, loaded three Hornady Match rounds that I had remaining from having sighted in my M1903A1 for an upcoming vintage military rifle match. I fired each round cycled from the mag, didn't even check the impacts with my spotter scope until I had fired all three rounds. When I did look, my first words where "Holy S**T!" That Hornady load with the 168gr A-MAX bullet is awesome.

Now here is the best part.

This rifle is a "bubba gun" that somebody had tried to sporterize. . . . . .

Here it is in all of its bubba gun, redneck gunsmithing glory.



https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8/n64bqt-1.jpg

I'm getting together all of the parts to bring it back into USGI condition.

My daddy always said; “If it aint BROKE, don’t FIX IT!”. I would adjust the sights for POI and leave it alone. If you try to fix it up, who knows how bad it will group. I would rather have an UGLY STICK, that groups like that, than a beautiful SAFE QUEEN that groups like a shot-gun!
Just my $.02

[DMark]

.... I would rather have an UGLY STICK, that groups like that, than a beautiful SAFE QUEEN that groups like a shot-gun!

Oh I agree, and that won't be a problem - - - No Safe Queens in my house.

The cut down stock in the picture was discarded a long time ago. The group was made using an old beat up type S stock that I had recovered from a drill rifle several years ago.