Tell me what I have

[buffalowinter]

OK, bought this several years ago as a Springfield NRA Sporting rifle, didn't pay alot, and now I'm not sure as there appears to be some anomalies It might be one of the early ones in a 1922 stock. Here is what I do know. Year of manufacture is 1925. Barrel is SA ord dated 5-25. Barrel is star gauged with the correct barrel stamp on the undeside of the barrel B1188...there's a big plus. Correct Lyman sight. Stock is a 1922 stock that appears to have a cut for a barrel band. What is this and what is its' value?

 

[Calfed]

That looks like a Springfield Sporter. I checked the list and it comes back as a Sporter. The buttplate is not correct. Not sure about the stock.

Is the serial number lightly electro penciled on the bolt body?

With the correct bolt and a questionable stock, I would estimate a value of $1000 to $1200.

 

[HarryBC]

You should post pics over on the CMP 03 forum, 03 experts like John Beard hang there. I assume the search was a SPringfield Research Service (SRS) database search and the bore is in good shape, may be worth more.....

 

[pmclaine]

The stock looks like its from a Springfield M2 .22 caliber rifle.

The butt plate has no door for cleaning gear as it should and there are no stock reinforcing bolts for the 30-06.

You will need to have someone do a SRS check to see if the barreled receiver comes back to a match rifle.

@cplnorton may be able to add some info.

My M2 has a similar stock but with the sporting BP....

 

[Calfed]

I checked the SRS list--it comes back as a Sporter.

 

[buffalowinter]

I checked the SRS list--it comes back as a Sporter.

Thanks, do you know what this might go for?

 

[sandwarrior]

Thanks, do you know what this might go for?

There's no way to know what it's worth until you know exactly what you have. I'm not even close to being an '03 expert, but some of the posts I've read here bring up articles, and when you go to them they bring up even more. But, what you have what looks like competition rifles I was seeing in some of those articles being used in the late twenties. Back in the day before "free-floated" barrels were understood much less accepted.

 

[Calfed]

Thanks, do you know what this might go for?

Is the serial number lightly electro-penciled on the bolt body?

 

[buffalowinter]

Nope

 

[Calfed]

Nope

Well, I'm not sure if that is significant or not. If it had the serial number ep'd on the bolt, it might have been significant, but I've heard that the early sporters did not have the s/n ep'd on the bolt.

I have a sporter which is about the same vintage as yours, but it has a clearly non-original bolt.

 

[pmclaine]

That WL3 Bolt is a sought after item. They were preferred by match shooters along with one or two other bolt designations as the metal they were comprised of was less "sticky" than the nickle steel bolts. They were supposed to be real smooth.

I have a mil config 03A1 that has a WL-3 Bolt, reverse safety and seems to have been match conditioned. Very fine shooting rifle.

The lack of stock bolts on your stock and the butt plate indicate to me an M2 .22 caliber rifle stock.

Your rifle would be a fine candidate for my new in the wrap, NOS, pre WWII M1903 C stock.

 

[Defender3]

I checked the SRS list--it comes back as a Sporter.

I have the four SRS volumes and didn't find it, do you have the CD version?

I also can't seem to find my Summary of DCM Rifle Sales volume right now or I'd look in there also.