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Gunsmithing 1903 springfield

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Jun 13, 2008
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A buddy of mine just inherited a 1903 springfield from his grandfather in 30-06. He lives in OKC and needs it looked over and cleaned. Any recommended, trusted smiths up around there he could take this heirloom to.
 
Re: 1903 springfield

Probably just need to have the headspace checked. Most of the Springfield's just need to be shot. Take to any local 'smith and he should have a set of go/no go gauges and tell you if your rifle is in spec.
 
Re: 1903 springfield

So long as the s/n doesn't fall in the "Brittle" range which is 800,000 or lower for Springfield Armory and 286506 for Rock Island it's safe to shoot. I have a lot of 03's with some 03 NM's. They're easy to clean and really fun to shoot.