My first 1903 Springfield

[SRiverrat11]

Thanks Rick. I paid less than $1000 but not alot less. The guy I bought it from sent the CMP paperwork with it. He got it from them in 2002. Going to go shoot it and a just purchased SA/NFR garand today. Oh! It wasn't the owner, the guy said he had several 03's and then started talking about pressure if you use com. ammo. I don't re-load(yet) so he sounded like he knew what he was talking about on that subject. But I've heard everywhere else it was 800,000. He also said the comm. ammo soft primer issue is a myth. I try to keep plenty of M2 ball around for my now 5, .30 06 rifles, but I did have a box of 180 gr. that I thought I could shoot in the 03. Would that be safe or was he right about any comm. ammo and military rifles?