I posted this rifle up in the rimfire section but figured I'd bring it over here because it saved a low serial 1903 action and a lose m2 bolt.
As stated, low serial (jacked up heat treat) Springfield 1903. Bolt is a loose M2 from a Springfield M22. To make it work, a custom insert is machined to fit in the magazine well and fit the mag catch. The barrel is a 16 twist Douglas chambered with his match reamer. Stock is a Minelli with a custom made top side, milspec hardware. Inlet was cleaned up and barreled action was bedded. All the hard parts except the bolt are parkerized. Trigger was replaced with a Timney 209. Earle Unertl based added. Once assembled the mag insert and catch are hand fit and worked over to make the mags feed, catch/release and get the firing mechanism consistant.
It's a ton of work, but saves some history and I think makes one cool ass rimfire without tearing apart an M22.
Scopes are borrowed for the time being, but it'll wear a 16 or 20x 1.5" Unertl with calibrated head.
My buddy, who built this and most of my other rifles, spent the better part of a year acquiring all the parts and then a couple weeks on the fitting, stock work and tuning. I can't thank him enough. He's only making seven, split between single shot and repeaters. I badgered him into building it. Took a couple years for him to forget how much he hates building them for him to agree.
As stated, low serial (jacked up heat treat) Springfield 1903. Bolt is a loose M2 from a Springfield M22. To make it work, a custom insert is machined to fit in the magazine well and fit the mag catch. The barrel is a 16 twist Douglas chambered with his match reamer. Stock is a Minelli with a custom made top side, milspec hardware. Inlet was cleaned up and barreled action was bedded. All the hard parts except the bolt are parkerized. Trigger was replaced with a Timney 209. Earle Unertl based added. Once assembled the mag insert and catch are hand fit and worked over to make the mags feed, catch/release and get the firing mechanism consistant.
It's a ton of work, but saves some history and I think makes one cool ass rimfire without tearing apart an M22.
Scopes are borrowed for the time being, but it'll wear a 16 or 20x 1.5" Unertl with calibrated head.
My buddy, who built this and most of my other rifles, spent the better part of a year acquiring all the parts and then a couple weeks on the fitting, stock work and tuning. I can't thank him enough. He's only making seven, split between single shot and repeaters. I badgered him into building it. Took a couple years for him to forget how much he hates building them for him to agree.
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