Thread: My First Springfield 1903!!

lol yea it levels out, the little knob was loose, and it gets crooked. I guess for such an old design of a rifle, the rear sights were seemingly complicated, but they can be utilized with 5 different methods of use! And the windage adjustment knob is convenient. So I was pretty impressed with that. I really like the peep sight too.

That was when the barrel was made. It could have been rebarrelled years later than 1942.

The R A on the barrel does mean Remington Arms.The star guaged barrels were barrels that checked as close to a perfect from end to end with no variances as possible with the tools available at the time.They were marked on the muzzle crown with a "*" looking symbol.If you do a google search for "star guage barrels" you will find William S.Brophys book The Springfield 1903 Rifles available on google books to...

Your rifle was made sep. of 1937. I et if you check real close you will find it has a star barrel.

congrats Iron Colonel the only thing i know about the 1903 is that i want one. the pictures are great. enjoy it. i'll be looking for a range report.

You got yourself a nice one. Possibly it was rebarreled for WWII. You don't need the sight cover. If I remember correctly, they were not designed to be used as a permanent cover. They do look cool, and they protect your front sight blade and keep it from tearing out the interior of your gun case.

Quote: Originally Posted by M14man The CMP did not/does not have to stamp rifles... because the rifles are still government property when they're returned to the U.S.. They are then donated by the army to the CMP.

That's a great find Iron_Colonel. Yep, stock is or has lots of charactor. Good price too. Hope she shoots better than she looks

Good looking 1903 Colonel! I picked one up this summer from CMP but still havent gotten the hang of shooting it (mine shoots low at 100 yards... maybe because its for further distances... not really sure) You will enjoy it though that is for sure!

. I envy you Iron_Colonel and the others here that have 1903’s in original configuration, I have to settle (for now) with a sporterized one. I’m happy to have it though and I’m working through some small malfunctioning with it (with the help of the good folks here). I have to say that your photos are great, nice macro detail too. I did notice your sight was off a tad but you’ll be adjusting that at the range anyhow. Wishing you the best...