I have a beautifully restocked 1903 Springfield with Redfield receiver sight I keep the slide in trapdoor buttplate and a Jaeger QD side mount - was an '06 since I bought the original gun for $85 bucks in '76 until I went down the road to Krieger for a 22" .35 Whelen barrel. Good accuracy out to 400 yds. Recoil very tolerable in a very carryable package. Kills elk - My goal is an alaskan bear.