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Centerfire Rifles - Manually Operated Lever action, bolt action or other non gas operated centerfire rifles. |
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1903 NRA Sporters and sporter conversions
I just added a NRA sporter to my 1903s and thought you might like to see all of them.
They are: .22 cal M2; Sedgley conversion, probable G&H conversion and actual G&H conversion; and three true NRA sporters. Newest addition on the bottom. Note the "Speed Lock"/reversed safety on the rifle third from the bottoms. Cheers |
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Those are seriously nice. A very under appreciated Springfield 1903 area of collecting!!
I once owned a M2... But traded it decades ago... Most guys look at these and only see a "sporterized" military rifle. Real gems of US rifle history you have there. I can imagine there is a great story related to how you obtained each of these beauties!! I still look at the muzzle of ever early Springfield 03 or sporter I see at gun shows looking for the star "spider".
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Wow, incredibly nice and beautiful!
I once found a 1903 sporter barreled receiver lying on the floor of a gun shop and bought it for $15. Star gauged barrel and all. It had massive scope mount blocks on the receiver and barrel. I put it in an 03A3 stock and handguard with milled bits. It still had the Lyman 48 receiver sight on it. What a great shooter! Traded it off of course. No one at the shop knew where the barreled receiver came from. |
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Wonderful OP, thank you so much for sharing.
It brings back memories from the early 70s
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