Spotted this at a local gun shop, 1903 Springfield chambered in 30-06 with a heavy barrel that would dwarf most precision rifle barrels
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Pull out your wallet and slap cash down on the table and tell them to stop being a bunch of Fudd fucktards, and to hand you a 4473 and a pen... While pulling out your license to hand them.They wouldn't pull it off the rack for me to get a profile picture of the rifle.
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What the hell? They wanna sell guns or not?!They wouldn't pull it off the rack for me to get a profile picture of the rifle.
Damn, I’m missing out. Need to stop by there more often. Drive by it several times a day.Spotted this at a local gun shop, 1903 Springfield chambered in 30-06 with a heavy barrel that would dwarf most precision rifle barrels
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I'd buy the shit out of it, and then find a way to import it, for that price! Being that it's an old antique "collectible" weapon (C&R eligible here in the U.S.), they might be able to transfer it to a U.S. dealer after it passes through customs?Last I checked they wanted $1100 Canadian for it, so about $800 USD plus taxes.
$800 bull gun is hard to pass up
$800 bull gun is hard to pass up
WTF, eh?I actually drove the 40 minutes there only to find out they were closed due to Canadian Thanksgiving. They'll reopen on Tuesday.
Canada. Probably need a note from the state authorizing the handling of a firearm. I wish I was only 1/2 joking.They wouldn't let you check it out? That's crazy.
I know buddy, what’s he talkin’ aboot, guy?WTF, eh?
Funny story about Canadian accents. I had never heard one until 1987 when I did a summer exchange training program with the Royal Canadian Navy as a USN Midshipman.I know buddy, what’s he talkin’ aboot, guy?
Funny story about Canadian accents. I had never heard one until 1987 when I did a summer exchange training program with the Royal Canadian Navy as a USN Midshipman.
Growing up in PR my exposure to English accents was limited to the people I dealt with at the Naval Academy.......who were mostly northeasterners.
As soon as I started hearing people talk on that Canadian ship my brain was like...........wtf did he say?
Your brain was required a bit, quite simple !?Funny story about Canadian accents. I had never heard one until 1987 when I did a summer exchange training program with the Royal Canadian Navy as a USN Midshipman.
Growing up in PR my exposure to English accents was limited to the people I dealt with at the Naval Academy.......who were mostly northeasterners.
As soon as I started hearing people talk on that Canadian ship my brain was like...........wtf did he say?
Your brain was required a bit, quite simple !?
Not.. ?
Did you pick it up or pass?
Yes... A nice pic, isn't it ?That is some amazing shooting for a 1903!
Yes... Despite that: what about the accuracy of such a heavy-barrel M1903 ?Took a closer look at it and decided to leave it for someone else. The barrel is the same width as the receiver and is straight for the entire 22". There is some chips out of the stock on the foregrip. Double checked the price and it is $1300 Canadian ($940 USD). I just don't really want to spend that much on something like that at this time.
I called them and asked for pictures since I'm looking for an old school heavy barrel 06, but I agree with OP, it's not exactly what I thought it would be. I like the peep sight but the barrel seems too thick and new? Also the stock looks recently refinished. Here's what they sent me:
What a barrel...I called them and asked for pictures since I'm looking for an old school heavy barrel 06, but I agree with OP, it's not exactly what I thought it would be. I like the peep sight but the barrel seems too thick and new? Also the stock looks recently refinished. Here's what they sent me:
I like the target model..What a barrel...
I'm getting "jealous".. .
This Springfield M1903-Barrel remembers me - in a somewhat stimulating way - a bit to the heavy Winchester M70-Barrels.. Of course
A younger prospect, but with matching content, IMHO
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I called them and asked for pictures since I'm looking for an old school heavy barrel 06, but I agree with OP, it's not exactly what I thought it would be. I like the peep sight but the barrel seems too thick and new? Also the stock looks recently refinished. Here's what they sent me:
Typically, an increase of one inch of barrel length, will add around 25 feet per second to the velocity.Such a thicker and longer barrel... What would this ballistics be ?
Any experience, please