please help id my 1903, not sure what i have?

[springfield03?]

well its going to the range this weekend and im hoping it shoots fairly well. the bore is bright and clean and the rifling looks as new , i purchased some match 30-06 from creedmoor sports. from the looks of this rifle it should shoot pretty damn well i hope. i will post some results this weekend in case anyone is interested. thanks for all the help and info gents.

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[browningautorifle]

Of course we're interested. We'll be watching.

[springfield03?]

did not get a chance to shoot it last weekend but i will this sat. this rifle is def a strange one. i noticed while doing its first good cleaning that there is a number stamped under the lug on the rear of the bolt marked with a j and a 5. from what i can find this is a national match bolt but one person here said my serial number was not that of a match rifle. can someone check my serial number again , not saying the guy was wrong but it just seems odd for the number to be in that range and have a nation match bolt and not be.

[Rick the Librarian]

The J5 bolt is not a "National Match" bolt. The bolt was used on production M1903s in 1918 and early 1919. It may have been used on some NM 1903s, but was not manufactured "as such" as a NM bolt.

[Fred G.]

J5 just tells you that the bolt is double heat treated and was made by Springfield.

[springfield03?]

kinda like a 50's and 60's GA precision i guess you could say.