Fell into this at a gun show Sunday. Couldn't pass it up. Looking for opinions from the forum. Here it is!
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Addition to the stable
Fell into this at a gun show Sunday. Couldn't pass it up. Looking for opinions from the forum. Here it is!
Early one.
"The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced." ~BG D. Ullman
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Very pretty. Are you going to shoot it?
...a fool and his money were lucky to get together in the first place...
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Probably not. I have others that I can shoot. Very nice bore for a barrel this age.
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Lots of good info on this site:
www.m1903.com
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As you perhaps may know, your rifle was originally manufactured in .30-'03 caliber. The rifle has since been altered to .30-'06 caliber circa 1908-10. The barrel and receiver are an original post-alteration combination. The stock with two crossbolts dates from 1917 or later, so it's not the original stock.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
J.B.
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Thanks for replying John. I was hoping to hear from you. I too thought the 2 bolt stock was late. The ladder sight as been replaced as well as the butt plate as it should be smooth. Everything else appears to be period. I jumped on this as these are so hard to find. Don't come up around here. I feel I got a good buy at $700.00. Anything I have seen have the barrels replaced and no GG stocks. Thanks again for your wisdom. It has always been appreciated John! Thank you!
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