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Kurt

Thank you Cplnorton.

Promo, this rifle is one I ran across for sale locally. A couple things stood out on it. The bolt has a S31 on the bottom of the safety lug indicating 1906-1908, a little...

Could I please get a check on a Springfield 1903, serial number 624353.

Thanks,

Kurt

Thanks Rick for the write-up on those. Pretty amazing what turns up.

RHB,
That shiny area where the ribbed part is, is the wedge shape you speak of. The ribbed area is what they either (earlier) ran a set screw into to secure the sight, or (later), just peened the...

Damn, I love a nice sporter! Thanks for the rush.

If you right click the picture, copy and past to your desktop you can blow the picture up. The rear sight base is intact and has not been messed with.

Kurt

Rick, you have a rough life! :)

I've spent weeks in the past on Whidbey, mostly taking kids down to the soccer camp and one nieces wedding. It reminds me of the years spent on Biorka Island off...

Nice M1922! Interesting it has a Remington safety switch.

Kurt

The safety lug doesn't look right for a 1903A3 Remington, more like a B&S bolt.

Johnny,

"I thought the bolt stop was supposed to keep the bolt from moving forward, when loading the magazine"

You are correct, I did misspeak and should have said moving forward. I have read...

A bolt stop is a small arm at the back of the receiver that was intended to keep the bolt from falling out during drills. I don't have any knowledge that those were welded. On the other hand, the...

That we can agree on, those hard to find barrels...especially in .303. I think there are still a few bolt stops floating around but am struggling to understand why one would weld that. "I will ask...

You might want to edit again, two of your 3 welds have nothing to do with the OP's problem. One of the three, the bolt face weld is not a reciever weld and no, I have not seen a bolt welded to the...

I was aware of the "1/2" in the first post he mentioned it. Why? Because I'm looking for clues to determine what can be eliminated and thus keep confusion down. Many times these issues come up with...

No kidding, those are not only hard to find apparently, but spendy with a Capital S. I have a Browning .45 BDA I've had for a long, long time and saw that those clips are around the same nose bleed...

Darreld, what's your .308? I'm in the process of getting parts and pieces for a couple builds in .308. These will go to the boys one day. My brother has a Savage HB, off the shelf and he's getting...

I found one a year and a half ago and couldn't be happier. I was fortunate to find one with papers, two mag's and a nice sling. They are a lot of fun to shoot!

Congrats

Kurt

I have a target rifle I made out of a 1903A3 with a McGowen heavy 1/10 twist 26" 30-06 chambering. It shoots the 150 Sierra and 155 Palma's to a 1/4" at 112 yards. That's using Varget, 47 gr. I also...

Nice, simply Nice.

Here's another;

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How is the rear tang area? Over time, there was a lot of oil and other things that got down in that area and the wood often punked. Shims were used to raise that back up and thus restoring the barrel...

Its without a doubt, a factory crimp. The shoulder would stop the round from going into the lands with factory rounds for sure and in all likelihood any round. It wouldn't hurt anything to check the...

The six groove barrel could well be correct for a Smith. The 18" bayonet is probably an interpretation of a 1918 stamp on it.

Jonnyo55, too darn funny!!!

Kurt

Somewhat popular at one time. I have a Rem 03 that retains the barreled rear sight but has the Lyman 48 as well. All in an A3 stock with an 03 hand gaurd.