My new (to me) 1903 Springfield rifle ...
Well, after watching and searching for about the past 3 years I finally found myself a 1903 Springfield .30-06 with a decent barrel at a price I could afford! It'll mostly be used for shooting boolits, but will see the odd jacketed round mostly for comparison.
It's wearing a 1929 dated barrel which is "star" stamped at the muzzle which mates up with the serial number for year of mfg. It has been used for target shooting and includes a Redfield aperture target rear sight, a Lyman 17A front sight, and a military target style sling. The bore looks perfect after soaking in Hoppes #9 for the past few days. It is NOT stamped "NM" on the trigger guard so I really don't believe this rifle to be a true "National Match" Springfield, but I'm not worried about that. I just wanted a decent 1903 with a really good barrel for some target shooting and this one definitely fills the bill.
Was out to see a gunsmith buddy of mine today and he even donated 16 rounds of 1962 LC Match .30-06 ammo for initial testing! Can't wait to get it up to our local range and get a few rounds through it ...
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