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I can't believe I don't even have dies for one. I looked everywhere. Twice. ![[Linked Image]](http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deflave25_2008/P1020471_zps589cb07f.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deflave25_2008/P1020472_zps4c5c9857.jpg) 6 o'clock hold at the 300. Wind was pretty bad. ![[Linked Image]](http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deflave25_2008/P1020473_zps3693d80e.jpg) Last five are in the top portion of the cardboard/plate. That's holding center mass. ![[Linked Image]](http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deflave25_2008/P1020474_zps94d51917.jpg) Travis
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Nice Travis!!!
You did not get a 30-06.
you got the 30-06...
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Damn... I like that. I may have to use it.
After getting my dad a Garand I really got to thinking about a 1903. Shrap told me I'd get a lot more use out of the A3 version so that's the direction I went.
I really like this thing.
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Nice 03, it will be fun shooting that one.. Congrats on a fine buy..
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Laffin! Well how about that? Travis I bet you could kill something with it,too! 
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Laffin! Well how about that? Travis I bet you could kill something with it,too! I was thinking the same thing. Just hoping someone else would say it first...  . Awesome rifle Travis!!! Those are so much fun, just like the original m1917's. My buddy has them and heats them up so bad, that the stocks start to boil out the stain and cosmoline... . When he's done shooting them, the whole side of his face and his hands are brown...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Can you really have just one???
I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all.
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I had to load the first 50 with virgin brass and used the Competition seater from my .308's without the extended shellholder.
I can't wait to shoot some silhouettes with it now that I got some dope. The 200yd gong was in serious trouble in the offhand.
Just picking it up makes a guy want to kill a foreigner. I love it.
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I don't do wildcats. Travis
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Nice 03A3! I can't imagine not owning a 30-06. I've owned one or another since 1977.
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Nice grab, looks like a nice one.
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After getting my dad a Garand I really got to thinking about a 1903. Shrap told me I'd get a lot more use out of the A3 ... Agreed. Your dad will be jealous.
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About the slickest action ever devised. Be sure to pick up an extra striker or two, I've had one go south. Rare but does happen. http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/springfield.aspx?page=6
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Thanks SBTCO. But I already told this one not to break.
I already ordered 20 stripper clips and the bitchin' canvas 100 round cartridge belt.
I can't wait to go play soldier on some wabbits. Although gopher season is rapidly approaching.
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I cant believe this post went five replies without someone saying "drop it in an Edge and dont look back".
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Then you better get yourself a Brodie helmet and channel Sgt. York before charging the briar patch.
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Thanks SBTCO. But I already told this one not to break.
I already ordered 20 stripper clips and the bitchin' canvas 100 round cartridge belt.
I can't wait to go play soldier on some wabbits. Although gopher season is rapidly approaching.
Travis Are you and Safariman gonna be Suerhero partners?
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Needs a bayonet before charging the brier patch.
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Nice!
If there was a left-hand variant with a Type C stock, I'd own one.
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Just got back from some rock shootin'. This thing is straight UBER.
Does anybody know what load the sights are regulated for exactly? I'm using a moderate load of H4895 and the 155gr. Scenar.
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I meant speed wise.
I think they shot 150's back then but I'm not 100% on that.
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You picked up a good one there. mighty fine 03A3. They don't come any better. Hope it outlasts you in your house.
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A load using a 175gr bullet at 2650-2700 hit close to POA in my 1903 using the older-style ladder sight. H4895 is the way I roll too.
I also like the Oregon Trail 190gr cast bullet over 5744, 25gr hits POA and is a nice soft shooting load.
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I meant speed wise.
I think they shot 150's back then but I'm not 100% on that.
Travis 150 at 2700 is pretty close to the original ammo. My 175gr load is intended to dupe the old match ammo that used 172gr bullets.
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Try 53.0 of IMR4350 and Nosler 180 BT. My springfield eats em.
pretty pleasant load too.
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Never would have seen that coming from a Tikka CTR 308 shooter with a can.
I always thought it was kind of cool shooting game with the same cartridge your granddad or great granddad was killing Nazis with. Some of the Nazis could have been gay(we will never know) but the 30-06 killed them too.
Nice rifle dude.
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I meant speed wise.
I think they shot 150's back then but I'm not 100% on that.
Travis The 03-A3 was a WW2 version of the '03 Springfield rifle. We used the M-2 load in WW2 which was 150/152-grain bullet at roughly 2,800 fps.
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
Too big for rabbits and too small for elephants.
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There were a few iterations of ammo for the 1903. I'm no expert by any means. There was a 220gr round nose at about 2300 fps, then a 150 gr at 2700-2800 fps, then there was a 172gr at about 2600 fps.
Then there were the different iterations of the 1903 itself. I don't have a clue what ammo the sights were calibrated for in any or all of the different variations.
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
Too big for rabbits and too small for elephants. But good enough for everything in between.
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There were a few iterations of ammo for the 1903. I'm no expert by any means. There was a 220gr round nose at about 2300 fps, then a 150 gr at 2700-2800 fps, then there was a 172gr at about 2600 fps.
Then there were the different iterations of the 1903 itself. I don't have a clue what ammo the sights were calibrated for in any or all of the different variations. IIRC, from an old Jack O-Connor article, the original .30-03 load was with a 220-grain bullet at 2,200 fps. Then in 1906 they developed the .30/06 load with a 150-grain bullet at 2,700 fps. The M-1 load, not the rifle, was developed in the 1920s and it was a 172-grain bullet at 2,600 fps. Then the M-2 load was developed in the 1930s, for the M-1 rifle, and it was a 150-152-grain bullet at 2,800 fps. That's the load that we used in WW2.
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Thanks, that's good detail.
I would assume the Garand sights were calibrated for the M2 load. But the 1903A3, maybe the M2, maybe the M1 load?
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
Too big for rabbits and too small for elephants. But good enough for everything in between. Exactly.
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Thanks, that's good detail.
I would assume the Garand sights were calibrated for the M2 load. But the 1903A3, maybe the M2, maybe the M1 load? That's a good question because the Springfield rifle was used by many competitors at the National Matches between WW1 and WW2. I'd think that the 172-grain load would be better at long range due to the better ballistic coefficient.
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
Too big for rabbits and too small for elephants. But good enough for everything in between. Exactly. Yup.
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Somebody gave me an 03-A3 about 35 years ago. It had been partially "sporterized" by his father, with what appeared to be pocket-knife checkering.
I finished the job by adding a Fajen stock, having it drilled and tapped for a scope, added a low-swing safety, and bent the bolt handle.
It has an original 2-groove barrel with the "flaming bomb" ordnance mark and dated 9-43.
The barrel has a long throat but it shoots both the Sierra 165-grain HPBT and the Hornady 190-grain BTSP pretty well.
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Thanks, that's good detail.
I would assume the Garand sights were calibrated for the M2 load. But the 1903A3, maybe the M2, maybe the M1 load? That's a good question because the Springfield rifle was used by many competitors at the National Matches between WW1 and WW2. I'd think that the 172-grain load would be better at long range due to the better ballistic coefficient. I agree. I believe the M1 172gr had a BC of about .490. The M2 150gr was about .400 BC.
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Thanks, that's good detail.
I would assume the Garand sights were calibrated for the M2 load. But the 1903A3, maybe the M2, maybe the M1 load? That's a good question because the Springfield rifle was used by many competitors at the National Matches between WW1 and WW2. I'd think that the 172-grain load would be better at long range due to the better ballistic coefficient. I agree. I believe the M1 172gr had a BC of about .490. The M2 150gr was about .400 BC. Also, I think it was O'Connor that wrote that the 172-grain load had to use a slower-burning powder which caused high port pressures and bent M-1 operating rods. So, the solution was to develop the M-2 load with DuPont 4895 powder, using about 49 to 51 grains, depending on lot number. Another theory was that the 172-grain load had a maximum range of 5,500 yards which exceeded the safety zone of many target ranges. I think the 150-grain M2 load had a maximum range of 3,500 so was more easily contained within the safety zone. Again, I'm posting from memory of what JOC wrote many decades ago.
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To add to the numbers:
Hatcher's Notebook
1903 220 gr. rnd nose 2300 fps.
1906 150 gr. spitzer 2700 fps.
1926 150 gr. type E 9 deg. BT. 2700 fps
WWII
M1 174.5 gr. 2674 fps.
M2 152 gr. FB. 2805 fps.
M2 AP 168.5 grs. 2775 fps
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The 03-A3 was a WW2 version of the '03 Springfield rifle.
We used the M-2 load in WW2 which was 150/152-grain bullet at roughly 2,800 fps.
Thank you Jocko. That's what I was looking for. I hereby promote you. Dave
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The 03-A3 was a WW2 version of the '03 Springfield rifle.
We used the M-2 load in WW2 which was 150/152-grain bullet at roughly 2,800 fps.
Thank you Jocko. That's what I was looking for. I hereby promote you. Dave I'm both honored and delighted.
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
Too big for rabbits and too small for elephants. Wrong and wrong. Travis
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Thanks, that's good detail.
I would assume the Garand sights were calibrated for the M2 load. But the 1903A3, maybe the M2, maybe the M1 load? That's a good question because the Springfield rifle was used by many competitors at the National Matches between WW1 and WW2. I'd think that the 172-grain load would be better at long range due to the better ballistic coefficient. Now you two are making my head hurt. I'm going to run the 150ish grain stuff @ 2700 and see if they match the sights. Travis
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That would look uber with a "hotrod" sportster and some surplus chit duct taped on...
You should see my canteen. It's straight UBER. Dave
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Very cool rifle; looks like the Strother Martin model from The Wild Bunch!
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Hey D where did you manage ta find one so clean and with the rear arpature sight...ScottyO.
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Nothing wrong with 03's or 03A3's either, have 4 myself not a one of them a dresser like yours. When they are minty looking like yours all original they bring damn good money. Mine had all been sporterized before I got them. Shooters every one of them, my Smith Corona 03A3 has 03 bottom metal,cleaned up trigger in a thumbhole stock with the original chamber run out to 308 Norma Mag. My Remington 03A3 was drilled and tapped for a Redfield Jr one piece mount with the little flip up peep on the back to work with the orig frt sight. (there are about 5 different GI blade heights for the frt)It's also d&T for a Redfield rec sight. Like a P64 M70 they are a solid rifle no pastic sheet anywhere. Keep your eye peeled at the next gunshows you do, seems like somebody is allways peddling some 60's LC Match ammo less than Wallyworld prices or just M2 ball. Then you have a reference load. Some 168 hp boatails and H4895 will make her talk hard. And snag any clean black tipped AP you find, never know when your gonna need to shoot thru an inch of steel to get the rabbit behind it. To bad you didn't get it earlier for elk season. Magnum Man
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Have a "sporterized" Springfield 1903 and it's load is a 220 gr Hornady RN at about 2350+ fps.
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Travis,
I can buy the dies here easily any time. They run about $35-37 plus 6% sales tax, $2 cheaper at the gun show last weekend.
Lee or Hornady are readily available. Give me a shout and let me know what you want. Be glad to ship you a set.
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WHERE'D YOU GET THAT OLD THING? DID YOU SAY 30yds OR 300? IT WOULD DEFINITELY KILL A DEER AT 300. JUST PUT THAT BABY ON THE CENTER OF THE SHOULDER AND SHOOT. powdr
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Too cool all around. I shot my first deer with my Dad's Remington 03A3 (sporterized) at age 13 in 1974. I always hoped to inherit it someday but it's long gone. I've wanted a Springfield ever since but haven't found the right one. I'm envious - yours is exactly how I'd want one...
Edit to add: not sure if this helps with the ammo question, but we always practiced with milsurp ammo and hunted with Remington 150 factory rounds which shot to the same point.
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
Too big for rabbits and too small for elephants. Wrong and wrong. Travis I've never shot a rabbit or elephant, just going by what I read on the internet.
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Too cool all around. I shot my first deer with my Dad's Remington 03A3 (sporterized) at age 13 in 1974. I always hoped to inherit it someday but it's long gone. I've wanted a Springfield ever since but haven't found the right one. I'm envious - yours is exactly how I'd want one...
Edit to add: not sure if this helps with the ammo question, but we always practiced with milsurp ammo and hunted with Remington 150 factory rounds which shot to the same point. These days nobody but a dumbass would rework an original 03 or 03A3 into a sporterized configuration, they are just plain worth to much money as originals. I prefer an 03 but my eyes say the 03A3 is easier for them to focus with the rear bridge sight. The trick to get a nice sporterized Springfield these days is to keep hitting your gun shops and watching the used rack. As our greatest generation is dying off their heirs are reducing dad and uncles legacies of sporterized Springfields and Mausers from the post WW2 era into a few $ to buy rubber dog sh*t with . The guns just don't mean anything to them even if they could tell all the stories behind them. Lot of these guns have a Williams bolt handle, low swing safeties, d&t'ed for Weaver bases or a one pc Redfield jr., had their barrels whacked off behind the frt sight, after market triggers, changed out bottom metal(03 preferred), and a sporter blank from Herter's ,Bishop or Fajen. They only sell for $2-300 bucks. The ones that haven't had the barrels bobbed off bring more because more than a few guys will take and restore it back to a dresser. Still a lot of milsup parts floating around out there. 3 of mine I have less than $150 each in, you know they make the finest truck gun there is as they are dead reliable and chambered for a cartridge that is never wrong. Magnum man
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Isn't Shrapnel friends with Mike Venturino? He'd know what to recommend.
Yeah. I just met him the other week but I didn't think to ask. Travis
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Hey D where did you manage ta find one so clean and with the rear arpature sight...ScottyO. shrapnel finds all. Travis
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Nothing wrong with 03's or 03A3's either, have 4 myself not a one of them a dresser like yours. When they are minty looking like yours all original they bring damn good money. Mine had all been sporterized before I got them. Shooters every one of them, my Smith Corona 03A3 has 03 bottom metal,cleaned up trigger in a thumbhole stock with the original chamber run out to 308 Norma Mag. My Remington 03A3 was drilled and tapped for a Redfield Jr one piece mount with the little flip up peep on the back to work with the orig frt sight. (there are about 5 different GI blade heights for the frt)It's also d&T for a Redfield rec sight. Like a P64 M70 they are a solid rifle no pastic sheet anywhere. Keep your eye peeled at the next gunshows you do, seems like somebody is allways peddling some 60's LC Match ammo less than Wallyworld prices or just M2 ball. Then you have a reference load. Some 168 hp boatails and H4895 will make her talk hard. And snag any clean black tipped AP you find, never know when your gonna need to shoot thru an inch of steel to get the rabbit behind it. To bad you didn't get it earlier for elk season. Magnum Man shrapnel has one that is even prettier looking and has Elmer Keith's inspection stamp on the stock. Travis
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Are you gonna put an Edge stock on it?
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They don't inlet.
Already called.
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Poor baby. Now you're going to be spoiled by a little bit of '06 reality.
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Nice rifle. What manufacturer?
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For my last '06, even though I had regular dies, all I used was a Lee Loader to size and the RCBS competition seater. 46 gr. H4895 and 150gr CT Partitions ($7.95 a box).
When you gonna AI it?
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Poor baby. Now you're going to be spoiled by a little bit of '06 reality. I was hitting stuff at 500yds with it yesterday. I had no idea they could shoot that far. Travis
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Nice rifle. What manufacturer? Smith Corona. Travis
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Already got the reamer in the drill chuck. Just waiting for the shakes to dissipate. Travis
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Here's a shot of the markings on the stock. I don't know what they mean but got the impression they are something buyers look for/at? ![[Linked Image]](http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj220/deflave25_2008/P1020481_zpsac9180d8.jpg)
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Mike Venturino did a great article on the O3A3 with loading data in the November 09 issue of Rifle magazine no. 247.
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Already got the reamer in the drill chuck. Just waiting for the shakes to dissipate. Travis So, like never then?
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They usually subside around noon.
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That thing is UBER. I've always loved Springfields.... You'll have to bring it next time you out here.
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Deflave, That is a great story about Shrapnel having a 03 that Keith inspected!!!! You are so right Shrapnel has it all!!
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I have even heard that bullets from a .308 Winchester will make it to 1000! Never have done tried myself, of course....
Longest kill I've made on big game with a .30-06 was just about 500 yards. It seemed like there might be a little energy left in the bullet.
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I shot a coyote at a little over 400 with a 30/06 but the bullet took one skip before it got there.
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I have even heard that bullets from a .308 Winchester will make it to 1000! Never have done tried myself, of course....
Longest kill I've made on big game with a .30-06 was just about 500 yards. It seemed like there might be a little energy left in the bullet. What was it necked down to? Travis
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Deflave, That is a great story about Shrapnel having a 03 that Keith inspected!!!! You are so right Shrapnel has it all!! Shrapnel is a great guy but he only listens if the story involves him. I have to tell him most everything twice. For example, I was on a quest for a 29-2 or older with a 4" barrel. He calls me one morning explaining how much money he just made on a 29-2 with 4" barrel. I tell him again that I am looking for one so he explains he'll try to buy it back with my money. Which he did. That's how I got my 29-2. The 03A3 was somewhat similar but he didn't buy the first one he found. I expressed frustration that he didn't call and this led to him figuring out what my "top dollar" would be if he found another. Once that information was acquired, he magically found this one. I don't know how much money he makes off me in a year but I do know he always has a big smile when I drive to Bozeman to pick up my stuff. Travis
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It was the 7.62x63 wildcat, an oldie but a goodie, using an 11.7 gram bullet at 890 meters per second.
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It was the 7.62x63 wildcat, an oldie but a goodie, using an 11.7 gram bullet at 890 meters per second.
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Nice rifle. What manufacturer? Smith Corona. Travis My experience is the Smith Caronas really shoot. I have had two, both full military, and both MOA shooters. My memory is both two-groove barrels, too.
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It was the 7.62x63 wildcat, an oldie but a goodie, using an 11.7 gram bullet at 890 meters per second. Sounds like a vast improvement. Good call. Travis
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Nice rifle. What manufacturer? Smith Corona. Travis My experience is the Smith Caronas really shoot. I have had two, both full military, and both MOA shooters. My memory is both two-groove barrels, too. Oh. She shoots. AND, I just moved a few things on my bench and found a brand new, never opened box of small base, RCBS 30-06 dies. WTF? Travis
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Deflave, That is a great story about Shrapnel having a 03 that Keith inspected!!!! You are so right Shrapnel has it all!! Shrapnel is a great guy but he only listens if the story involves him. I have to tell him most everything twice. For example, I was on a quest for a 29-2 or older with a 4" barrel. He calls me one morning explaining how much money he just made on a 29-2 with 4" barrel. I tell him again that I am looking for one so he explains he'll try to buy it back with my money. Which he did. That's how I got my 29-2. The 03A3 was somewhat similar but he didn't buy the first one he found. I expressed frustration that he didn't call and this led to him figuring out what my "top dollar" would be if he found another. Once that information was acquired, he magically found this one. I don't know how much money he makes off me in a year but I do know he always has a big smile when I drive to Bozeman to pick up my stuff. Travis You must be very proud of the part you've played in financing his fine collection
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Here's a shot of the markings on the stock. I don't know what they mean but got the impression they are something buyers look for/at? I think the "I J A" markings are short for Iwo Jima. It may be someone carved that in there during the battle. When i was a kid my dad gave me an O3 that I love, though i prefer the A303's aperture sights.
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If there is a reason to get a rifle in the not really gay more just stupid 30-06 this is it. Wish there were more than a very few springfields around this side of the line.. instead of surplus Enfields which carry about 1/10 the cool and don't shoot worth a pinch of chit. Enjoy that rifle.
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'flave, any plans for glass? I won't answer for him, but I suspect "Refill it" is his plan. Unless it's an IPA, then he'll just toss it and grab another. He'll be back about noon...
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Here's a shot of the markings on the stock. I don't know what they mean but got the impression they are something buyers look for/at? I think it's a FJA stamp. http://www.trfindley.com/pgsnstmps03.html
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'flave, any plans for glass? I actually am contemplating buying one of those re-barrel jobbers from Creedmoor. Travis
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168's @ 2700 sounds kinda cool. Travis
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If there is a reason to get a rifle in the not really gay more just stupid 30-06 this is it. Wish there were more than a very few springfields around this side of the line.. instead of surplus Enfields which carry about 1/10 the cool and don't shoot worth a pinch of chit. Enjoy that rifle.
Agreed and thank you. Travis
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You must be very proud of the part you've played in financing his fine collection
So proud.... Travis
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You are all wonderful resources of knowledge. Travis
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I think it's a FJA stamp.
... Nah. Who the hell would spell Iwo Jima with an F? I never heard of Fiwo JIma.
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Plus I would like to think they didn't saddle anyone with a Springfield when Garand's and BAR's where available!
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Just got back from some rock shootin'. This thing is straight UBER.
Does anybody know what load the sights are regulated for exactly? I'm using a moderate load of H4895 and the 155gr. Scenar.
Travis When I was young 13-14 I used a 150 gr. seirras and 47.5-48 grs. of IMR3031 , it was accurate and the load was used by someone my family knew that used them to be onsights for a garand and 03. Velocity was probably around 2750ish.
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Nice rifle 'flave. I like buying and shooting older rifles. have Krags,SMLE's,1917's from win,rem and eddystone along with a stable of various mausers. Need to add an '03.
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Plus I would like to think they didn't saddle anyone with a Springfield when Garand's and BAR's where available!
Mike Their use was limited for sure. Travis
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Neat find! Out near the front sight will be a stamp that tells you the month and year of production. Also neat if you ever get a misfire, just reach up, yank the end of the striker to re-cock it, and it might just fire on the second try. I have a O3A3 that was sporterized some years before I bought it. When my eyes were younger I shot some groups around an inch at 100 yards, despite the two groove wartime barrel. Eventually a few years later I realized the dark spot in the barrel was actually a slight bulge. I haven't shot it since, but I might again some day.
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Something in the 2700 fps range (150 grain) perhaps.
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Available is the key word I think. Marines were not issued M1 rifles in the Pacific until after most of the fighting on Guadalcanal was over. They used 03 Springfield's there and during the banana wars prior to WWII to pretty good effect.
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Neat find! Out near the front sight will be a stamp that tells you the month and year of production. Also neat if you ever get a misfire, just reach up, yank the end of the striker to re-cock it, and it might just fire on the second try. I have a O3A3 that was sporterized some years before I bought it. When my eyes were younger I shot some groups around an inch at 100 yards, despite the two groove wartime barrel. Eventually a few years later I realized the dark spot in the barrel was actually a slight bulge. I haven't shot it since, but I might again some day. I actually did that yesterday. The striker rubbed against my gloved hand when I was shooting rocks and it didn't go bang. Ripped it back and tried again. Sure enough, BANG! Travis
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I think it's a FJA stamp.
... Nah. Who the hell would spell Iwo Jima with an F? I never heard of Fiwo JIma. If you had been there you'd know it was actually called F'n Iwo Jima. Just sayin'...
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Something in the 2700 fps range (150 grain) perhaps. I added more powder to my latest batch. Travis
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Cool rifle Flave but too bad it's in such a lame cartridge.
The 30-06....
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The 30-06 is on of my favorites. i have more of them than any other cartridge. I have two garands, one with a heavy krieger on it that shoots .3" . Neither of them had any notches in the stock.
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shrap,
Is that a horse in the bottom pic? I'd love to shoot a horse if you know of any more.
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shrap,
Is that a horse in the bottom pic? I'd love to shoot a horse if you know of any more.
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All I see is the backside of a handsome man.
What am I missing?
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Wish I'd seen one of those horses. I hate those things.
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For Sale:
Swivel shooting bench, $350.00
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For Sale:
Swivel shooting bench, $350.00 Seems reasonable. Dave
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Your going to need a original long 1903 bayonet with that rifle.
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And not a SMLE bayonet, 'cuz they won't fit...
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Your going to need a original long 1903 bayonet with that rifle. They seem pricey. Travis
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Mine loved 150 sst with 4320 @ 2700,worked with the sights.
Is that a smith corona,with a Remington bolt?
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11.7 gram @ 890m/s, that's about 180 grains @ 2920 fps, pretty warm for a 30-06. 
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11.7 gram @ 890m/s, that's about 180 grains @ 2920 fps, pretty warm for a 30-06. That works out to 5,351,457 furlongs per fortnight. That's smokin. No way I would want to run a 30-06 over 5,125,000 furlongs per fortnight with a 20.57 gerah bullet.
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I'd like to politely remind you guys this thread is about me.
Travis
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Travis who? 
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All shrapnel does is try and peddle his schit and show off on my threads!
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hey trav,is that a smith corona? I said it slow this time.
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I LMAO every time I see that picture.......
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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Nice rifle. What manufacturer? Smith Corona. Travis fluffy, This question has been addressed! As far as the Remington bolt, I do not know how to tell if it is or isn't? But I can take a pic of it. Travis
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I see now. 
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IIRC,remington bolts have an "R" on them and are blued.
smith corona bolts are parkerized,in fact all smith corona metal is parkerized.
look to see if you have a 2,4 or 6 groove barrel.
Also,IIRC,smith stocks did not have the "FJA" stamp,they were unmarked as are most smith parts,unmarked.
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I used to shoot a s-c in the cmp matches at my old gun club,look identical to yours.
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There is an R on the bolt.
Not sure about the FAJ. That link posted previously says all Smith Coronas were marked FAJ.
Unless I read it wrong...
Travis
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I'd like to politely remind you guys this thread is about me.
Travis Yes. Use an American Bayonet. Do not try to use a German, English, or Japanese bayonet.
(not that you'll ever be close enough to elk to employ the bayonet...)
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Somethin' don't jive in this mofo! http://www.trfindley.com/pgsnstmps03.htmlBut of course, I only care about shooting it. Manufacturing details are for Mauser [bleep] and guys that like those rifles with the lever thingies on the bottom. Travis
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there is conflicting info everywhere you look.
the one I had ,had a six groove barrel, rather unusual.
there are font sight hoods available,but they are easily damaged and lost.
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Yeah. I tried figuring out where a Mauser came from one time.
I'll file 03's in the same category... grin.
Travis
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So, if you have a rifle stock stamped "O.G.E.K." how do you know if it's Ed Klouser or Elmer Keith?
Keep your gun-hand ready and your eyes peeled.
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So, if you have a rifle stock stamped "O.G.E.K." how do you know if it's Ed Klouser or Elmer Keith? You pay the appraiser. Travis
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So, if you have a rifle stock stamped "O.G.E.K." how do you know if it's Ed Klouser or Elmer Keith? who would be able to argue,either way?
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So, if you have a rifle stock stamped "O.G.E.K." how do you know if it's Ed Klouser or Elmer Keith? Elmer Keith's car-touche looks like this and makes your 03-A3 much more desirable. Elmer's has a box around his initials... ![[Linked Image]](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/rifles/117_2563.jpg)
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Are those about 200 elk to your left about 100 yds out? Why didn't you shoot one of those? An 03A3 would work.
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Even a typewriter rifle would work...
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Mike Venturino did a great article on the O3A3 with loading data in the November 09 issue of Rifle magazine no. 247. Went back and re-read that article, very informative. Mike
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I need to look for mine.
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Even a typewriter rifle would work... I sense envy... Dave
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1903 ??? Anyone. I have a 1903 Springfield ser#499277, bolt marked 277, barrel marked SHIVELL, over 30-06 No other markings on metal or stock,has a waffle steel butt plate with cleaning rod pull down tab, no other markings, Ghost ring peep site with windage and elevation markings looks like a circle with a deer or elk marking on elevation side at the top.Shoots 150 gr. core locks 1 1/2" at 100 yrds off of table with bags, I traded d a Taruas Judge pistol for the rifle so you can't hurt my feelings . rio7
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1903 ??? Anyone. I have a 1903 Springfield ser#499277, bolt marked 277, barrel marked SHIVELL, over 30-06 No other markings on metal or stock,has a waffle steel butt plate with cleaning rod pull down tab, no other markings, Ghost ring peep site with windage and elevation markings looks like a circle with a deer or elk marking on elevation side at the top.Shoots 150 gr. core locks 1 1/2" at 100 yrds off of table with bags, I traded d a Taruas Judge pistol for the rifle so you can't hurt my feelings . rio7 It's a POS. But I'll buy it off you. Travis
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Blue, the lower serial numbered 03's (under 800,000) were a concern for many years, as a few dozen of them blew up due to brittle actions. At this point I suspect it's probably not a concern, but I would not push the loads very hard: http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/rifle_sales/m1903-m1903a3/not an 03 expert but sounds like yours was rebarreled
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Pat, I have heard that some where, but i figured the Rem. Corelocks couldn't be to hot for this rifle, so I got a box from one of my ranch hands and fired about 10 rds. through the rifle, it was about a foot low and a foot to the left, got it zeroed at 100 yrds and put it away, was wanting to know who Shivell is ??? guy i traded for the rifle said it was his grandfathers,and he thought it was to old to shoot. rifle runs great and very clean. rio7
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deflave, I don't need another crappy pistol.rio7
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It's a POS.
But I'll buy it off you.
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Low-numbered Springfields are wall hangers.
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