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springfield 03A3 308
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Re: springfield 03A3 308
The 03A3 was never chambered in .308. In their original .30-06 they were <span style="text-decoration: underline">very</span> accurate. They originally had either 2, 4 or 6 groove barrels depending on maker and month of mfg.... most being 2 groove including many of the 03A4 sniper rifles.
I assume this is what you are referring to ? This one is mine, (poor pic) an all original Smith Corona (October 1943) M1903A3, 4 groove barrel... it's very accurate.
The 03A3 was never chambered in .308. In their original .30-06 they were <span style="text-decoration: underline">very</span> accurate. They originally had either 2, 4 or 6 groove barrels depending on maker and month of mfg.... most being 2 groove including many of the 03A4 sniper rifles.
I assume this is what you are referring to ? This one is mine, (poor pic) an all original Smith Corona (October 1943) M1903A3, 4 groove barrel... it's very accurate.
Re: springfield 03A3 308
Mine's a remington 4-groove. Hell of a rifle.
Why someone would want to rebarrel in .308 is beyond me...
Mine's a remington 4-groove. Hell of a rifle.
Why someone would want to rebarrel in .308 is beyond me...
Re: springfield 03A3 308
The only reason might be standardization. I briefly considered using a Navy Sleeve in mine since everything else I have including a Garand is .308. But the downside is that you would probably need to shorten the magazine follower and use a custom spring with a spacer block to prevent the shorter rounds from unstacking under recoil unless firing single rounds.
Too many cons, not to mention lowering the collector value of these fine rifles. They are already getting hard to find. Won't be long before they are as rare as Civil War Springfields. A lot of them were produced too, relative to the population level of the period.
Regards, Sherlok
The only reason might be standardization. I briefly considered using a Navy Sleeve in mine since everything else I have including a Garand is .308. But the downside is that you would probably need to shorten the magazine follower and use a custom spring with a spacer block to prevent the shorter rounds from unstacking under recoil unless firing single rounds.
Too many cons, not to mention lowering the collector value of these fine rifles. They are already getting hard to find. Won't be long before they are as rare as Civil War Springfields. A lot of them were produced too, relative to the population level of the period.
Regards, Sherlok
Re: springfield 03A3 308
Allot of these rifles have been sporterized by people just wanting a good deer rifle back in the day. Some no more than just the stocks have been changed.
Allot of these rifles have been sporterized by people just wanting a good deer rifle back in the day. Some no more than just the stocks have been changed.
Re: springfield 03A3 308
+1... my bet is it's a Springfield action "sporterized" as a hunting rifle.
+1... my bet is it's a Springfield action "sporterized" as a hunting rifle.
