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	Springfield 1903 rifle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Springfield 1903 rifle (designation United States Rifle, Caliber.30, Model 1903; also known as the M1903 Rifle or simply the M1903) is a bolt action rifle of the United States of the 20th century.
		After the end of World War I, several thousand unserviceable Springfield rifles were collected from the field and re-assembled from their interchangeable parts, some at ordnance depots in France, and others stateside.
		The rifle was used by the U.S. military only in the opening years of the war, however, before being phased out in favor of the M1 Garand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Springfield_1903_rifle (3352 words)

	Model 1903 Springfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The inletting of the forend of the stock is distinctive (a) at the muzzle for the bayonet catch (b) at the breech where the sight base inletting only removes enough wood for two straps, not a complete solid base (c) near the lower band area where there is a bearing surface for the barrel.
		The barrel markings on this rifle are visible between the straps of the rear sight base.
		The very earliest rifles had a single ridge on the back of the bolt sleeve and the safety itself was much more like that on a 98 Mauser- dished on both sides, and shaped differently in the front.
	www.oldguns.net /rod1903 (1222 words)

	M-1903A3 Springfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Examples of the Springfield rifle were used till the end of the Korean conflict in its sniper version.
		M-1903A1 (1929), came with either a straight or pistol grip stock, and was the standard Army rifle until it began being replaced by the M-1 in 1936, and was in use during the early years of World War II.
		Remington Arms Company took over the manufacture of the U.S. Model 1903 "Springfield" rifle under a contract to manufacture the rifle in caliber 303 for the British Army to replace the rifles lost in the Battle of France in 1940.
	www.labradorman.com /Guns/M1903A3_SPRINGFIELD.htm (1207 words)

	Springfield Rifle and Carbine Model 1873 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This rifle and carbine were adopted in 1873 and remained the primary small arms weapons of the U.S. military for 20 years.
		Most of the troops at Fort Davis, beginning about 1874 and continuing until the fort’s closure in 1891, were armed with either the rifle (infantry) or the carbine (cavalry).
		The infantry rifle was accurate to 1,000 yards, while the carbine was capable of killing at 600 yards.
	www.nps.gov /foda/Fort_Davis_WEB_PAGE/About_the_Fort/RIFLE_1873.htm (122 words)

	M1903 Springfield Sniper Rifle
		The experimental rifle proved to be a quite workable design, so plans were made to continue work on the rifle for the new rifle gave good performance with a barrel of just over 24" in length, so a "short rifle" could be used by both the infantry and the cavalry.
		Even though the rifle had undergone several design changes during its early development, there were still problems with some of its accessories, most notably its bayonet.
		Wherever the American infantryman went to protect democracy and American interests, the Model 1903 was there with him, from the humid jungles of Latin America and the Caribbean, to the rice fields of China, the volcanic island of the Pacific Rim and the hedgerows of Europe.
	www.angelfire.com /ca6/ww2/1903.html (919 words)

	30-06 Springfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If rifle, cartridge, and reloading die sales, along with hunter opinion mean anything, the.30-06 is still the most popular big game cartridge in the world.
		The 30-06 Springfield is a United States military cartridge adopted in 1906 for the Model 1903 Springfield service rifle, which was based on the Mauser bolt action system.
		The 30-06 version can be chambered and fired in any rifle made for the original 1903 round, but the reverse is not true because of the difference in case length.
	www.reloadbench.com /cartridges/3006s.html (972 words)

	Springfield M1A Review
		The Springfield M1A is, in a nutshell, a high-quality reproduction of the U.S. M14 rifle used in the early years of the Vietnam war.
		The rifle is designed as an battle rifle for offensive (and certainly outdoor) use, so if you don't currently own any firearms, you're probably better off selecting one of the many excellent tactical shotguns or pistols available today.
		If the rifle is jammed, the manual says to use a rubber mallet to hit the operating rod handle downward, while of course warning others around you and keeping as much of your body clear of the rifle and especially the muzzle as possible.
	www.geocities.com /awatters2002/m1a (4330 words)

	MILITARY FIREARMS -- M1903 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE
		During the Spanish-American War of 1898, it was recognized that the Spanish Mauser, Model of 1893, exhibited characteristics superior to the "trapdoor" Springfield and Krag rifles carried by the United States troops.
		Rifle production was suspended in January 1905, after the Secretary of War received a letter from President Theodore Roosevelt criticizing the rod bayonet as being too delicate for combat.
		In 1929, the NM rifle was modified with a Type-C stock in place of the non-pistol grip Type-S or “straight stock.” In this new form, the NM rifle was designated as the M1903A1 National Match.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_other_firearms_rifle_m1903.php3 (582 words)

	Modern Firearms - Rifle Springfield M1903 M1903A1 M1903A3 M1903A4
		The Krag rifles were too weak for ammunition desired by US Army authorities, and lacked some vital features, such as clip-loading, so in 1900 the state-owned Springfield armory was set up to build a new rifle, based on the battle-proven Mauser design.
		New rifle was re-fitted with sights regraduated for new cartridge, and was issued to US troops, but with the outbreak of the First World war it was soon discovered that US has insufficient numbers of M1903s to arm their expeditionary corps in Europe.
		Second variation was the M1903A2, which was, basically, not a rifle, but a barreled action with mountings, intended to be inserted into and fired from the gun barrels for low-cost, short-range training.
	world.guns.ru /rifle/rfl07-e.htm (1396 words)

	Doughboy's Rifle
		The Pattern 1914 rifle was stronger overall than the SMLE and simpler in that it had fewer parts and could be field-stripped without tools, another requirement set by the War Office.
		The Springfield was replaced as the standard infantry rifle in 1936 by the semiautomatic Garand firing the same caliber round.
		But, the highly-accurate.30-'06 Springfield rifle Model 1903 with various modifications was in limited use in WWII (as a sniper rifle) and a generation later even in Vietnam.
	www.worldwar1.com /dbc/dbrifle.htm (2406 words)

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		Many shooters still own their first rifle or are unable to part with the first rifle they used to win a competition.
		What makes the Springfield Rifle Match so special, however is the appreciation shooters have for the old rifles and the era from which they come.
		Springfield or Military Bolt Rifle Matches may also be fired at 100 yards on the SR-1 target (200 yard SR target reduced for 100 yards).
	www.odcmp.org /1002/inc_spring.asp (1280 words)

	American Rifleman: U.S. Model 1903 Springfield rifle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Model 1903 or M1903 Springfield, most often called simply the "'03," was developed by Springfield Armory and made there and at Rock Island Arsenal beginning in 1903 to replace the Krag-- Jorgenson rifle then in the U.S. service.
		The M1903 rifles were all based on the Mauser '98 pattern, being five-shot, fixed box magazine, clip-fed turnbolts with dual opposed front locking lugs and full-length claw extractors.
		World War I-era rifles with Springfield serial numbers up to 800,000 and Rock Island numbers up to 285,507 cannot be recommended for firing as they lack the improved heat treatment mandated in 1918 because of fractures encountered in some too-brittle receivers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3623/is_200112/ai_n9009590 (871 words)

	The Price of Freedom: Springfield M1903 Rifle, .30 Caliber with Bayonet and Sling
		M1903 Springfield Rifle,.30 caliber, with bayonet and sling.
		Known as the "Springfield 03" this gun was adopted by the army as a replacement for the Krag-Jorgensen rifle.
		Over 1 million Springfield rifles were made by the time World War I ended.
	americanhistory.si.edu /militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=641 (136 words)

	UGCA 1099main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Model 1866 rifles were quickly issued to troops scattered at frontier posts throughout the west, and in the occupied (former) Confederate states.
		It was not until 1892 the.30-40 Krag rifle was adopted as the first standard issue bolt action rifle, and its production was delayed for two years while patriotic politicians tried to reverse the selection of a foreign design instead of a U.S. invention.
		The new shorter rifles were shipped out with the packing blocks in one location, but the chest was made long enough to be used for shipping the longer M1855-1866 rifles by simply moving the packing blocks.
	ugca.org /firepower/firepowermain.htm (2230 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		Commonly known as the Springfield '03, it was a firearm that would achieve great fame in the hands of the United States Marines.
		On June 20, 1903, the rifle was officially adopted by the Army.
		The Springfield '03 continued to be the Corps' primary infantry weapon over the next two decades as Marines redeployed to Central America and elsewhere.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/nov_03_46.php (757 words)

	Real Guns Book Review - Loading Cartridges for the Original .45-70 Springfield Rifle and Carbine
		It was also one of the few books regarding the.45-70 cartridge and Springfield rifle that had more than 100 pages and offered a great deal of original content.
		The basic premise of the book is that Trapdoor Springfield firearms, in various configurations, have the potential of being exceptional and reliable performers for both short and long range shooting.
		There are sections addressing the Springfield's original metallic sights, as well as sections that addresses the selection of factory brass and modification for optimal use with fl powder.
	www.realguns.com /books/review78.htm (557 words)

	Springfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Bush Rifle may be small in stature, but it is full-size performance.
		Springfield's National Match rifle offers incredible competition performance with features such as air gauged national match medium weight barrel, custom match grade recoil spring guide, national match gas system assembly, national match front sight, national match hooded rear sight assembly, national match trigger assembly and flash suppressor.
		Springfield's latest proprietary development for the Super Match is the rear lugged receiver.
	www.srtsupply.com /pages/firearms/springfield_r.htm (820 words)

	Red River War-Weapons
		Prior to the Indian Wars of the mid-1870s, the preferred weapons of the U.S. Army were the Spencer repeating carbine and.50 caliber, single shot Springfield rifle and Sharps carbine.
		The Army selected the Springfield.45 caliber rifle in 1873 as the weapon for the infantry and the shorter carbine of the same caliber for the cavalry.
		Therefore, even though the Spencer, Winchester, and Henry repeating rifles could fire more rounds in a shorter amount of time than the single-shot Springfield, it appears the Springfield, with its longer range, was the superior gun of the Indian Wars.
	www.texasbeyondhistory.net /redriver/weapons.html (780 words)

	M1903
		The M1903 series rifles were originally issued to the many proud and selfless Americans that answered freedom's call during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
		These rifles are not new from manufacturer and some have seen considerable use.
		Rifles are coated in grease or cosmoline and will require a thorough cleaning after purchase.
	www.odcmp.com /Services/Rifles/m1903.htm (293 words)

	Real Guns Book Review - The Model 1903 Springfield Rifle
		I never ceased to be amazed by the history contained in each one of these airplanes, and the subtle and not so subtle differences in form and configuration from one plane and one model to the next.
		The first chapter defines rifle variations by service mission, but presents none of the bureaucratic intrigue in testing and contract awards found in books like "Johnson Rifles and Machine Guns".
		I would have liked to seen more of an expansion of Springfield oddities; the Hoffer-Thompson Cartridge Holder that permitted firing 22 shorts from the '03, or the 22 caliber gallery versions of the rifle, or even the Pedersen device.
	www.realguns.com /books/review90.htm (603 words)

	Dad's Springfield
		The rifle was different than most other deer rifles I had seen because it had a "blonde" stock, not a brown one.
		This rifle was my first opportunity for up close and personal familiarization with a Springfield rifle.
		I sighted the rifle in to hit two inches high at 100 yards, where it was printing groups in the 1.3 to 1.5 inch range.
	home.earthlink.net /~hwsportsman/DadsSpringfield.html (2335 words)

	American Rifleman: Springfield M1A Rifle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since its acceptance for use in the service rifle class of competition by both the DCM and the NEA in 1974, the.308-Win.-cal. M1A and, to a lesser degree, other such M14 clones have risen from obscurity to ubiquity in the hands and minds of shooters ranging from Vietnam vets to ranchers to highpower rifle competitors.
		So armed the latter were the force to be reckoned with on the firing lines at the Camp Perry, Ohio, National Matches during a two-decade period that finally gave way to the current era dominated by.223-Rem.-cal. AR-style service and "space" guns.
		Engage the safety (53) and place the rifle, sights down, on a bench with a block under the cartridge clip guide (13) to keep the sights off the bench.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3623/is_200407/ai_n9427389 (928 words)

	DELTA GREEN 1939-1945 : EQUIPMENT : RIFLES : Springfield M-1903A3 Rifle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The service rifle of American armed forces before the war, the latest incarnation of the venerable Springfield, the M-1903A3, remained in service even after the M-1 Garand was adopted.
		The Marine Corps began the war with the Springfield as their standard-issue rifle, and would not convert to the Garand until well into the war.
		Based on the Mauser design, the Springfield was an extremely accurate rifle, and in 1943, a version fitted with a 2.5x telescopic sight was issued to snipers as the M-1903A4.
	home.comcast.net /~furrylogic/m1903springfield.html (105 words)

	Which Springfield Armory rifle? (M1A and others!) - TheFiringLine Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Springfield is calling some of their M1As "new loaded" is this different then the "loaded" versions?
		The AR10's have had some failure to feed problems, and are not a battle proven rifle.
		Springfield worked on it for a month, I guess that there where headspacing problems of some kind.
	www.thefiringline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=15387 (609 words)

	SAR-8 Springfield Armory Rifle - TheFiringLine Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Springfield Armory used to market a SAR-8 battle type rifle which was an aftermarket copy of an HK civilian semi-auto G3 battle rifle.
		This looks like one hell of a rifle but I guess it was banned or something because Springfield stopped selling them.
		The new Springfield SAR8 is their version of the various G3 clones.
	www.thefiringline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=14103 (221 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The bolt-action rifle became the principal weapon of the American soldier during World War I. During that conflict, the Springfield and Rock Island armories, both in Illinois, produced 300,000 of the rifles, reaching a peak production rate of 2,500 rifles per day.
		From the beginning, soldiers found the Springfield to be durable and reliable.
		The Springfield was inspired by the Mauser rifle used by the Germans.
	www.armytimes.com /print.php?f=0-ARMYPAPER-2494356.php (580 words)

	History of the Springfield Armory
		In 1777 "The Arsenal at Springfield" was established to manufacture cartridges and gun carriages for the American Revolution.
		These, along with the additional 47,251 rifles produced by the Rock Island Arsenal and the weapons already in service, were enough to supply the war effort.
		This was the famous M1, or "Garand rifle" as it came to be known after the name of its inventor.
	www.nps.gov /spar/history.html (1475 words)

	1873 Allin Springfield Trapdoor
		The sight is graduated to 2,000 yards incorporating a long range slide and an azmiuth knob which traverses the entire sight.
		MISC NOTES: The Springfield was first fitted with it's implement compartment fitted into the buttstock in 1878, being applied to the last of the M1873 carbines.
		The M1879 Springfield rifle and all subsequent rifles carried the implement compartment.
	www.militaryrifles.com /US/73-88Allin.htm (326 words)

	Scott Duff: From My Library; Books for Collectors and Shooters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Volume I, The Black Rifle remains available and is the beginning of the M16 story, Black Rifle II is the continuation of the story of the military rifle that has been the standard issue rifle for a longer period of time than any other long arm in history.
		The 1st Edition of The Krag Rifle Story was published in 1979 and has been out-of-print for a number of years.
		Covered from the collector's perspective are: edged weapons, handguns, rifles, sniper rifles, M1 carbines, combat shotguns, submachine guns, automatic rifles, machine guns, bazooka, grenades and launchers, mortars, recoiless rifles, and flame throwers.
	www.scott-duff.com /Books.htm (4782 words)

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