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I have had similar problems with some Greek ammo we were issued at a local Garand/Springfield match. Never had problems with my loads in Winchester brass.

Another little update after visiting my gunsmith. He was easily successful in breaking free the screw that was tight for me. Then he bore scoped it out of curiosity and found noticeable wear near...

A couple more notes after further review of this rifle. The bolt is electro penciled with the serial number 19061B and the reciever is stamped with a serial number about 1,000 higher. The barrel...

I looked over with a magnifying glass and see no repairs. The front action screw is so tight that I will have to carry it to a gunsmith to loosen so I can see if any repairs were made inside. I did...

Thanks to all for the notes!! In looking at it more this past week, I kind of thought it was in the military service at some point because the bolt was swapped as the serial number doesn't match...

First, I don't believe it is a Hoffer-Thompson. It looks and feels so much like just a regular issued 1903 Springfield. The stock is full length and parts and sights look identical. I tried to...

My camera is not good at all but I will send one from it.35064

Ok, I am no expert, but have a 22 I plan on firing for the first time this week-end. I cleaned the barrel and will pick up ammo tomorrow. I looked at the stock and only noticed a circled P until...

I have had a Springfield 1903 MII that I have never personally fired. It has a finger groove stock that looks to be presentation grade and upgraded at some period to have a M2 bolt plus the addition...

I have an update and another question for you guys. I printed off what Darreld suggested and carried this rifle to my gunsmith and asked him to trim the top of the magazine box a little to prevent...

I purchased an old 1903 NM for my son to shoot in a local Springfield Match. It is a 1930 rifle that was re-barreled with a '39 barrel. I was expecting this rifle to group in the x-ring, as the MW...

I found in my parts can a 1903 magazine box/trigger guard I thought about using for my son's rifle that doesn't group well at all. This box is different and has about a 7/10 inch deep V in the front...

Thanks for your quick response.

The rifle is a Springfield Armory 03, serial number 1361526. With my limited knowledge it looks to be a national match. I don't see any CV marked parts nor national match numbers in the wood...

Hello Jeff,
If these are the allen head screws that lock in the scope, I'll gladly take two. If something other, I am fine. Could you let me know one way or another?
Thanks,
Sherrill Russell

Maybe I'm just dumb but twice this week I had two of my reloads that failed to fire on their first attempt. I have loading thousands of rounds for our Garands, our M1-A and Springfields in the past...

My son mentioned last night he might want to shoot in the vintage sniper match this year at Camp Butner. So, I pulled out our DCM M1-D and was just toying with the elevation knob and realized that...

Thanks for all your thoughts and recommendations. However, I still plan to build my own upper using a non stainless barrel. The build cannont be that hard but using the right components is the key. ...

I am planning to do my first ever build on a good AR upper to shoot in local matches. My first question has to do with float tubes. I have looked at several on-line and liked the steel one Fulton...

Thanks guys! Just didn't want to miss something big. Just need to load some for a trip to Butner here in NC.

I load my son's rounds and mine for a local high power match held each month which is fired at 100 yards using reduced targets to simulate 200, 300 and 600 yards. Since he (my 21 year old) will soon...

Thank you for your efforts! I really appreciate it.

I witnessed a shooter having two rounds in a local match that were very tough to extract in an 03. Headstamps were all 60's and 70's. In my 03, I had problems with many with closing the bolt, but...

S/A Garand, serial number 5922711. Receiver and bolt reparkerized as well as chamber. Bought from a collector of marine stuff, so wouldn't be surprised if that is the heritage. Doesn't have a...

Help please. I was going through a relative's gun parts and found a nice looking 03 bolt body that had an NS stamped on the top of the safety lug and the letter "A" under the bolt root. My limited...