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Glenn, That spring will help for sure! Also, I bet the reason you didn't have any problems with the slug shots was that they are high brass shells. Once they get hot, 870s don't care too much for the cheap Wally World shot shells that have the short aluminum metal head if that was what you were using on the other stages.

Don't forget to lube your 1911. Here is a link to Dave Anderson's tips on how to lubricate a 1911. Some folks think he uses too much grease, but with a new firearm its a good way to help with the break-in. Don't get too hung up on the brand of lube. Most all of the major brands are good. I'm a Tetra Grease & Breakfree CLP user. JMHO & YMMV. Congrats on your new 1911.

Did you get your POST in Tennessee?

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WOW! That is a great meal. So...., If somebody was to Game this - - - Don't eat anything because the rest of the shooters will be Fat & Slow for the remaining stages after eating all of this good food.

OK, my check is in the mail. So...., what will we be having for lunch?

Give Guntroll a call. He is now doing Cerekote and is in Springfield, TN Middle Tennessee Gunsmithing

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graycrait, Great idea. This needs to be a sticky! One correction - - - The owner of Complete Gun Shop in Gallatin is Master Gunsmith Sam Hoster.

Ben Schade, the gunsmith at the Lebanon Gun Shop (615-547-9600), is a real deal shotgun smith and a heck of a great Trap Shooting coach.

Go Forth & Do Good - - - That Enfield deserves nothing less. One last pic of the 03 rescue. We'll see ya on the Firing Line!

Maybe a we need a "Post Your Rescue" sticky. Here is another pic of mine.

You do realize that Unertl scopes are frail, weak, and inclined to fall apart at any moment........ PM coming your way!

You are correct Sir. Its to mount the bases, like this one on the barrel. To build a USMC M1941 Sniper, you have to D&T the receiver in order to get the spacing right to mount the Unertl scope. BTW - - - The pic below is from an actual USMC M1941 Sniper. Its something I'd rather not do to a 1903 that has survived all these years unmodified, the main reason I built the one in this thread the way I did. So I'm looking for one that has already been "sporterized" by somebody who D&T the rifle long ago.

AND the Eastern Games at Camp Butner, NC in the spring. But...., I think I'll need to find a 1903 receiver that has already been D&T so that I can make one of these - - - USMC M1941 with the Unertl 8X. There is talk that Leatherwood might be bringing out a copy of the Unertl scope.

Also check with Ben Schade, the gunsmith at the Lebanon Gun Shop (615-547-9600). He has done alot of good work for me.

Thanks for all of the kind comments. Yup..., Somebody had put a beating on this poor 1903. However, once I got it to the range, even in its Bubba form I found that it was a sub MOA shooter. Not bad for a 1918 built rifle. 100 yards, Hornady Match ammo, issue sights, 6 o'clock hold, first three shots without any sight adjustments. So it was clear that this rifle was a keeper. I already have a few other 03s, so what to do with this one - - - how about a vintage sniper. I couldn't bring myself to D&T the reciever, so the early USMC sniper with the rear base of the rear sight mount was the answer. I figure that would make it a great 300 yard. 330 yards, 16 shots. First shot is the low one at seven o'clock. Still re-learning how to shoot one of these old-style scopes with the external adjustments. The 3x crosshairs just about covers the head pass 300 yards. So shooting out to 600 yards, which this rifle can do (we do it all the time in service rifle using iron sights), won't be easy..... ..... But It Will Be Fun!

Sometimes its great when you can rescue a little bit of history. I found this Model 1903 Springfield at a gun store early this year. It started out like this. It now looks like this. I built it as a recreation of a pre-WWI Sniper Rifle as used by the USMC in 1914 during the Veracruz, Mexico intervention and occupation. The scope is a Leatherwood 3X scope that comes close to the original Winchester A5 scope that the Marines used. Interesting to note that the Marines employed sniper rifles like this as late as Guadalcanal in WWII. Ben Schade the gunsmith at the Lebanon Gun Shop (615-547-9600) did the drill and tap for the bases of the scope, he also corrected the misaligned cuts on the rings. The stock is a Boyds that I refinished and then fitted using the National Match methods developed by the Springfield Armory. Next project will be a remake of one of the WWII sniper rifles.

Ed Brown double-diamond checkered Cocobolo grips with 20 lpi checkering. 1911 AUTO COCOBOLO GRIPS - Brownells Also might want to look at a different mainspring housing with serrations instead of checkering. 1911 AUTO MAINSPRING HOUSING - Brownells

PolePosition, Here is a link to some work that Xxxx Xxxxxxx did for me. http://www.tngunowne...lt-top-rib.html I would NOT recommend him.

It is. I put a little over 1000 rounds through it shooting a couple of IDPA matches and some other train ups. Agree that its a great round for the 1911..., makes me wonder why it took me so long to get one.

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Agree, lots of fun. And to think that some folks got up this morning to hit a little white ball.

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Sounds like something that GunTroll would be interested in. Middle Tennessee Gunsmithing