Springfield 1903 Rifle. 1914 Manufacture date. Stock Has Cartouches.

[KenD]

Ad Type

1. For Sale
2. For Trade

Price

$600

Manufacturer

Springfield Armory

Caliber

30-06 Springfield

City

Elma

State

Washington

Zip Code

98541

I dont know a whole about it, I have had it about 5 years. It is a Springfield and the serial number starts with 57 which dates it 1914. It has a hatcher hole on the side of the receiver and a B2 marked bolt which were usually things the usmc did their rifles but the barrel isnt marked. Its a rebuild of some sort but im not sure. The stock seems to be in really good condition and has a few spots with cartouches present on it. The bore is really good on it. Barrel is marked RA 7-44. Rifle must be picked up in newport or shipped if buyer is willing to pay for it. My father recently got out of the hospital and making road trips is basically out of the question. Price includes the transfer. The only trades i might interested in is other US manufactured military surplus rifles, a WWII 1911 or Japanese swords. More pictures can be texted on request. Just message me your number.

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[03A3Sporter]

Interesting rifle for certain but its not a military overhaul, that is an Remington 03A3 two groove barrel and hand guard . Makes me think this gun was put together from parts by someone outside the military . A military overhaul would have had the rear sight collar installed on the barrel and a standard 03 hand guard installed. That appears to be a Williams receiver sight.

 

[nk02442]

I have a k31 setup as a sniper repro with scope mount and Weaver 4x with a 2x device that makes it 8x. Let me know

 

[KenD]

I have a k31 setup as a sniper repro with scope mount and Weaver 4x with a 2x device that makes it 8x. Let me know

That sounds really cool. My main interest are us made military surplus rifles though.

 

[Mark W.]

I believe a 1914 would have come with a finger grooved stock. Also that receiver would be a low number and owners are cautioned not to shoot them due to the chance of improper heat treatment. Collector item only.

 

[chickenman]

I believe a 1914 would have come with a finger grooved stock. Also that receiver would be a low number and owners are cautioned not to shoot them due to the chance of improper heat treatment. Collector item only.

80% correct there not safe to shoot with modern full loads. m1 grand loads work fine, and most factory Remington loads.
what interests me is what barrel is on the girl sense she is a parts gun. could be a nice a3 barrel.
might be worth making into a repo a3 sniper clone

 

[Mark W.]

80% correct there not safe to shoot with modern full loads. m1 grand loads work fine, and most factory Remington loads.
what interests me is what barrel is on the girl sense she is a parts gun. could be a nice a3 barrel.
might be worth making into a repo a3 sniper clone

not going to argue I'm not your mommy just telling you what has been the accepted rule since the 1920's

 

[chickenman]

for one not wanting to argue that was As passive aggressive as 2 women at a K mart trying to race to the blue light special.
Like I said your information is not fully incorrect, But people have experimented and figured out what are the tolerances on the barrel.
Like Remington's researching department for ammunition.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

A classified sales ad is not the place to discuss the merits of shooting a "Low Number" 03 Springfield....
As well as..
Whether or not this is a armory re-build or put together parts rifle.
Those discussions are best left to an actual thread or PM.

Lets not clutter up a sales ad , thank you.
Andy

 

[KenD]

Lowering price to 600 which includes the transfer.

 

[Nibbs]

In the past I have had & seen Many Many Pre 800,00 SN SA '03s sporterized LONG ago, used by hunters w/ Whatever ammo & they worked just fine...
Many Were Rebuilt by the Military & put back into service...

Out of 800,000 from SA there is a total of abt 28 cases involving failure of some kind,
& IIRC only 3 or 4 had to do w/ JUST the Receiver & still some Extenuating & Mitigating circumstances.

There was a post on the NET where somebody told a story from a friend who had an uncle who had a horse that knocked his early '03 over & the rcvr shattered liks Tempered Glass.....

So, that being said, and because of a group called Attorneys who Sue over anything, watch Out n Be Careful...

This rifle is worth more in parts than the OP is asking for it...

GLWS!!!

 

[rpowell75]

I'm interested in the girl, but I'm curious about the rear sight on the rifle. Can you give me some information on it?

 

[KenD]

I know its a williams adjustable peep sight. I cant remember anything else about it though