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God Bless Bullet Proof Vest.   There is a reason my wife and the mother to my LEO son has laid hands upon and prayed over his vest.   BTW - - - She would do the same to my Body Armour each and every time I deployed. 

The USMC didn't use the recoil spring. Since I plan to shoot this rifle in CMP vintage snipers matches, the spring had to go. I'm still getting use to pulling the scope back into the mounts after the shot. The rings and blocks are still the CHICOM Leatherwood parts. Not too bad, the adjustment clicks are repeatable, but with a little mushy. I replaced all of the screws with USA hardware since the Chinese stuff is know to be on the soft side and tend to break. A Unertl would have been nice, but the cost of those scopes have now placed them in the world of collectors. If I break this, I'll just order another one up from Midway. Break a Unertl and there are only about 5 or 6 guys left in this world who still know how to work on them, must less have the parts. Besides, I have to say that the glass in these reproductions is very good. Did I mention that I lucked out with the barrel. Its a Star Gauged National Match. Reckon bubba knew something when he tried to make this 03 into a hunting rifle and found a good replacement barrel. Just wish he hadn't put a grinder to the end of the barrel to take the front sight rib off in an aborted attempt at a sporting profile. He almost wiped out the star gauge marking (but the number is still on the barrel). Also note the date (this photo before the re-creation). That is the Last month and year that Springfield made Star Gauged 1903 barrels. If bubba haven't attempted his "smithing" it would have been a Very, VERY Valuable barrel. My guess is that the barrel was sold via the DCM post WWII and then found its way onto this 1903 Mark I receiver.

At long last my effort to build a M1941 USMC Sniper re-creation is finished and tested. It began as this Pawn Shop find. A M1903 Mark I that bubba had D&T to the point that it had more holes than a slice of Swiss Cheese. Now after all of the "Re-Creation." Interesting what you can do with all of the left-over stuff in your spare parts box. The pre-war Springfield C Stock and the cut-down handguard I had picked up at a collectors show a while back. I already had all of the 1903 metal parts to include a complete rear sight and Nickel Steel bolt and grooved National Match trigger and sear. Ben Schade (Gunsmith at the Lebanon Gun Shop (615) 547-9600) plugged all of the old holes and then did a new D&T for the Leatherwood Malcolm 8X USMC Sniper Scope. I was thinking about doing a re-park of all the metal, but with the stock's patina I felt that a fresh metal refinish would look out of place. So I used an old trick of using a heat gun on the metal and with 0000 steel wool, rubbed hard into the remaining finish with Brownell's Oxpho-Blue Crème. Afte a week or two soaking in CLP, the finish takes on a blacken look of the old Springfield finish. Before. After. And the best part of all - - - This rifle will hold the Ten-Ring at 600 yards using match ammo. Heck, I just might have to shoot a F Class Mid-Range match with it.

  But its an unsafe practice.   I've seen brass-pickers so intent on getting that last piece that they zone-out and fail to hear the SO's commands.   In the FTDR that I posted about the picker was following the score keeper, getting the brass as soon as it hit the ground - - -  All While The Shooter Was STILL FIRING the stage!!!!!!!!   Its also seems funny to me that brass-pickers would rather bend over to get brass...., but won't help to reset and tape targets.  They are no help to the squad.

Pickup Brass AFTER the Entire Match is Over.   The only FTDR that I have ever given in over 12 years as a SO was to one sorry SOB who (even after two warnings) would not stop picking up other folks brass - - - even while the stage was still being shot!  :ugh:

Gunrunner32's friend Brandon at Middle Tennessee Gunsmithing in Springfield has done the Ceracote on a couple of my firearms. I'm very impressed with the durability of the finish. Here is my Kimber Team Match in 38 Super that has the stainless frame Ceracoted in black. I shot this 1911 in IDPA so its no safe queen. After a couple of thousands rounds I cannot find ANY wear on the Ceracote - - - not even on the fine 30lpi front strap checkering. BTW - - - Colt now uses Ceracote on its 1911s that are not blued.

  The CTD booth..., or the Eye Candy at the EAA booth?  :dirty:

Spare Mag?  :stir:   BTW...., Nice Blade - - - Well Done!  :up:

  If you are talking about the meeting in Mt. Juliet, those speakers were full of it.  Nothing they said had any factual reference to Common Core.    Just the normal tin-foil hat junk from Lou Ann Zelnick.   :tinfoil:   Common Core is baseline standards for those states that agree to them.  Its not anything being driven by the Feds, state Governors begin to develop it back in the late 90s.  Local school boards are still in charge of their curriculum and the textbooks that support it.  Local schools boards can also (and most do) raise standards above the baseline of Common Core.  There is no dumbing down.

  There are so may incorrect statements in your post that I must reply.   - Anyone old enough to remember the DCM?  Me   - It was actually set up to teach civilians who could legally own firearms how to shoot and allowed them to purchase military surplus firearms.  Still is. Read the mission statement on the CMP home page.  http://www.odcmp.com/    - Kinda like keeping our folks knowledgeable about shooting skills.   That is why I am a CMP Master Instructor.  We instruct at No Charge to the shooter.   - Let's not go there right now because the real issue is all they do now is take in surplus rifles, run a safety check on them and then pretty much sell them to the highest bidder.  Only on the auction site for rare examples.   http://cmpauction.thecmp.org/   - I remember you could go to a DCM shoot, qualify with a Garand and walk away with one new in the box for $200.  Yup, back in the 1980s.  Mail orders took up to a year to two years.   - If the rifles were meant for U.S. folks then they should ALL be put up for sale on a first come, first served basis with a set price and no auctions along with 1 per customer. Still selling direct, go to the rifle sales section and send in your order.    http://www.odcmp.com/sales.htm  

Here is an example of a solid Remington 1903 for sale on the CMP forum.   http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=108411   Muzzle wear measures only a one and it comes in a WWII Keystone replacement C stock.    Should make a very good shooter. 

Not weird at all, it could be 100% correct. Late 1942 Remington 1903s will be found with 03A3 parts since those rifles were coming online at Remington as they closed down the 1903 run. These are often referred to as the transitional Remington 1903s. Mine in a Dec 42 production and all of the supporting hardware other than the upper band bayonet lug is 03A3. Getting back on topic... Agree with the OP. My Swede is from 1915. I'm amazed at the high level of detailed gunsmithing that these rifles have. Not to mention that the 6.5 Swede is a great round!

Luck was with us and the rain held off.  We were able to get both matches in without any problems.   Congrats to Marshall H. who posted a 476-7X to win the 50 round NRA match.  :up:   Tim K. won the 30 round vintage match using his 03A3 for a score of 275-8X which included a 100-4X in prone slow fire.  :stunned:   leftyk82 was there and brought along his sporterized 03A3 that he posted about in this thread.....   http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/56997-received-this-30-06/   It is a well done example of the gunsmithing art.  No Bubba Job here!    Next match will be 15 June.    

Also look at a super-wide notch rear sight, all black with no dots. Allows more light to frame the front sight. Novak makes one with a .170 notch. I run these on all of my 1911s that have a Novak cut.

I told folks before the last election to have enough ammo to continue at the same pace that they had been shooting for the past two years.   That gets you to the next election cycle.

We shoot the matches every third Saturday.   The link below does a good job of how High Power is conducted.  The vintage match is run the same way, but only using 30 shots.  I'm working on getting those sanctioned by the CMP.   http://www.6mmbr.com/highpowerbasics.html   We always have several NRA High Power Coaches at the meets (I'm one of them).  So even if you decide to shoot both matches, there is always folks that can help you get going and assist during the match.  We try to squad new shooters with a coach.   Send me a PM if you wish to discuss more.              

WOW.  That was fast.

  Renewal or initial issue?

The high power match will finish up around noontime (+ or - a hour, depends on how many relays we have).  If you get there sometime before 1200, you should be OK for the vintage match.   There will be a separate safety briefing and squading for the vintage match.  So far we have been able to shoot it using a single relay. 

  Well Hey There Airborne!  Didn't know that you were back home in the Land of the Big PX.   I'm shooting my match AR first, then one of my 03A3s for the vintage.

See You on the Firing Line!  :up:       MAY 18, 2013 GALLATIN GUN CLUB ------------------------------------------------------------- MATCH# 1:  MONTHLY NRA HIGH-POWER MATCH GREAT TUNE-UP OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT AEDC NRA High-power Rules and Classification System in effect 50 shot National Match course of fire from the 100 yard line Entry Fee: $10  Registration from 0700-0830 NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER 0830 Squad from 0830-0845 followed by safety briefing and 15 minute unlimited shot sight-in session that precedes each relay --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATCH# 2 VINTAGE MATCH Reserved for Vintage military rifles. 30 shot course of fire for slow-fire standing, rapid-fire sitting, slow-fire prone from the 100 yard line No alibi's for rapid-fire a 15 minute unlimited shot sight-in session will precede match CLASSES: M1 Garand, M14, CENTERFIRE military bolt-guns of 1956-older vintage.   All rifles are to utilize GI iron sights and maintain GI configuration. NRA competition slings allowed with shooting coats Entry Fee: $10.  Registration begins during final stage of NRA match ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT:Mark Long at marklong@tds.net or call 615-681-1710 aft 6pm cst mon-fri  

King also voted for the first AWB in 1994.   He is hardcore RINO!  :yuck:

Here is one of the better run downs of all of the New Rule Book comments by "bombmaster" on the IDPA forum. http://idpaforum.yuku.com/topic/10391

Depending on condition, $699 for a Remington Model 1903 would be a fair asking price.     For WWII, Remington made 348,085 Model 1903 rifles on Rock Island Arsenal tooling that had been in storage since post-WWI.  The Remington 03s were in production from Oct 41 until Mar 43.  In Feb 43 Remington switched over to making the Model 1903A3.

Michael,   That really is bad news that the TT input was overlooked...., Bad Indeed.  :stunned:   Makes one wonder if any of the comments on the RB will even be looked at by HQ.    Funny that our names are listed on each comment we make on the IDPA website about the RB, but yet the names of those reviewing that input are unknown to us.   Well if it doesn't work out I'll just Bitch to the KY/TN Area Coordinator.  :stir: