Springfield 1903 Rifle

[Butchered35]

I have recently purchased a Rock Island Arsenal model 1903 with the serial number 105731. Where can I obtain parts as in the stock mainly . It is in mint condition and was reworked by SA in 42 can it be fired with the old army ammo ? The stock looks as though along the way someone was going to sporterize it but thankfully gave up .

[johnwaynegacy94]

@Giann57Angelito Do I know you?

[zeek3177]

Damn that scopes as long as my penis

[beethovenmetalhead]

the 1903 was one of the most accurate rifles ever made

[SnuffnROOSTER]

its assholes like you! youre the reason i cant find any true classic combat/sniper rifles. i guess im gonna have to stick with my Nagant and Gewer

[Mauser2012]

May I ask what a star guage means?

[joshwood44]

I also have a sporterized m1903 Springfield made in 1931 and it is missing the flip up sight. Does anyone know where i can find a place to buy one? and maybe a good original style stock?

[ramtron1775]

OK, I just traded a model SA1922 .22 cal for a 1903 mark1. the 22 had the wrong stock, no rear sight and no mag, but the guy traded me straight up. I hope I dint make a mistake..............

[cannonmn]

If the barrel and receiver haven't been altered it may be worth purchasing the correct stock and re-stocking the rifles. There are sources for both used and unused original Springfield stocks, handguards, etc. Sorry don't know answer to yr question, but maybe someone else will read this and comment.

[rai83ders]

you can't load a scoped sniper rifle with a stripper clip can you?

[Offspring502]

how much would a springfield m1903 with a a-5 scope be worth and were could i get one because i am really into the long scopes

[kickazzdrummer666]

What kind of wood did they use in making these wonderful rifles?

[cannonmn]

walnut.

[The1970lemans]

Question I have an m1903 springfield serial#12719## reciever with barrel the barrel is dated 3-26 and has star guage marking and I want to rebuild her but i'm missing the bolt with the headless cocking piece. Is there a place that makes repros or do you know where I may find one? thank you

[cannonmn]

Try Numrich Arms in NY, they are aka Gun Parts Corp, West Hurley NY.

[lvman64]

great collection,,,,i have a early number rock island,,,1293,,,,,i was worried about shooting it,but it does shoot great. Does any one know why its so hard and so expensive to buy a 1923m sling for these?Are there that few around?I paid 220.00 for a original sling.

[The1970lemans]

have you ever heard of a headless cocking piece that has the rod milled on both sides it looks like it was done to reduce weight? the rod also is almost an 1/8 shorter than the regular firing pin rod.

[YusefDeeb69]

DOES ANYONE HAVE A PEDERSON DEVICE?

[fdingen]

Nice collection and a very nice video, thanks.

[asams10]

Pedersen Device was semi-auto, not fully-automatic as you state in the video.

[cannonmn]

And I'm sure the one you have is LL also. Kindly return it to me.and I'll turn it over to the government straight away.

[kiwitedferny]

Tell ya what - I'll turn over my Springfield to you, if you persuade Obama to cut us a Free Trade Deal, and re-admit NZ to the ANZUS Alliance. LOL.

Just found out that mine was manufactured in 1919; has a Pederson Device cutout on the receiver; and was refurbeished by Springfield in 1942 (that's the date stamped on the barrel.

It probably wasn't LL, as most LL rifles had 'NZ' stamped on the top of the buttplate.

for info - cost US $1100.

[kiwitedferny]

Fantastic vid. Great info. I have just brought one at a gun auction here in NZ.

I see on the info card below the last rack of rifles that it was a Lend Lease to New Zealand!!

[CallofDaniel]

Those are VERY nice rifles.

Question: Can anybody explain to my why so many americans are so opsesed with the Springfield1903 while it is actualy an very good copy of the Mauser 1898?

[CorruptedCurse]

1. it's a VERY famous rifle

2. America is a very proud nation.

[CallofDaniel]

So americans are proud of an gun with the didn't design. oke that confusing but oke.

[CorruptedCurse]

Springfield was commonly used by U.S snipers.

[althesmith]

@CallofDaniel I heard the best Mauser 98's were actually built by the Czechs in Brno.

[314299]

Excellent video sir! Thanks for sharing this.

[spatsee]

An amazine collection, priceless pieces of american military history, thank you for sharing, and thank you Ed for preserving these rifles.

[TokenTombstone]

I use a Springfield model 1903-A3 for deer hunting....perhaps it should be stored in the closet instead of seeing occasional use?

[thedryliner]

i bet its a good feeling though to make use of such a piece of history. i love these rifles.

[TokenTombstone]

It is a fantastic piece of history and it's also nice that my now deceased grandpa gave it to me about 8 years ago. It was not his battle rifle, it was given to him some time ago when he was a member of a small town VFW/Legion hall. I think he would want me to enjoy it. The ergonomics of the rifle are spot on along with the action of the bolt. Too bad 30-06 ammo is somewhat cost prohibitive to shoot much of.

[Rivieratime]

Great display. Thanks for posting this. !!