Re: USMC M1903 A1 / 1941 Sniper Rifle Project begins
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Frank Green</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Before you blue the bolt you should double check this. All of the USMC sniper rifles where either 1903 National Match rifles or built to Match rifle specs. If memory serves me correctly the bolts where left polished. When I did my rifle I had the bolt polished and left it that way.
Maybe if someone else has more information they can help out.
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels </div></div>
Thanks Frank
Yes, you are right the NM rifles were left polished.
But in Canford's book he mentions that M1903A1 specs called for the bolt to be blued and that the blue had a unique "watery" appearance (possibly similar to that noted on the scope above? Not dark, but a "thin" silvery blue?).
He also mentions that both blued and polished bolts are found and ,post WWII, unnumbered parkerized bolts were also used.
Poyer specifically mentions that bolts were polished and then blued to eliminate glare.
I can't check my copy of Senich's WWII & Korea book as Paul has it.
But, whilst Poyer publishes the NM spec, none of these books actually publishes a copy of "the spec".
It would be great if any member knows where to find one and could post a link or even a scan of it!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Frank Green</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Before you blue the bolt you should double check this. All of the USMC sniper rifles where either 1903 National Match rifles or built to Match rifle specs. If memory serves me correctly the bolts where left polished. When I did my rifle I had the bolt polished and left it that way.
Maybe if someone else has more information they can help out.
Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels </div></div>
Thanks Frank
Yes, you are right the NM rifles were left polished.
But in Canford's book he mentions that M1903A1 specs called for the bolt to be blued and that the blue had a unique "watery" appearance (possibly similar to that noted on the scope above? Not dark, but a "thin" silvery blue?).
He also mentions that both blued and polished bolts are found and ,post WWII, unnumbered parkerized bolts were also used.
Poyer specifically mentions that bolts were polished and then blued to eliminate glare.
I can't check my copy of Senich's WWII & Korea book as Paul has it.
But, whilst Poyer publishes the NM spec, none of these books actually publishes a copy of "the spec".
It would be great if any member knows where to find one and could post a link or even a scan of it!