1903 Springfield NRA Sporting Rifle pics

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  • Busterman
    Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 70
    #1

    1903 Springfield NRA Sporting Rifle pics

    0322171048.jpg0322171051a.jpg0322171047.jpg0322171053.jpgThanks to the advice of Steve Norton I bought a NRA Sporting Rifle a few weeks ago. I own 5 other 1903's & A3's but none compare to this particular Springfield made rifle. The fit, finish and action are superb. The rifle was made in 1925 and has a 10-25 barrel date. It has the star gage on the muzzle and star gage number on the underside of the barrel. I've only seen a few, all are really beautiful rifles and the wood on this one, while checkered probably by the original owner, is exceptional and I couldn't be happier.
    Steve found an SRS hit and I subscribed to US Martial Arms Collector Magazine and Springfield Research Newsletter to be able to order an SRS letter.

    Many thanks Steve!

    Best, Don
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    • Roadkingtrax
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2010
      • 7835
      #2
      Nice rifle, enjoy the SRS hit research.
      "The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced." ~BG D. Ullman

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        • Fred Pillot
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2009
          • 448
          #3
          Is it known if Springfield reshaped the barrel bands from military bands or made them from scratch?
          Fred Pillot
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            • Busterman
              Member
              • Dec 2009
              • 70
              #4
              Fred,
              I have read that when Springfield decided to make the NRA Sporting rifles they used the same stock and front band as on the M1922 as they were available from stock. I'm certain that the band was specifically manufactured for the M1922 .22 cal. rifle as both that rifle barrel and the NRA Sporting rifle were made to the same dimensions. I once had a M1922 "style" front band that was reshaped from a standard 1903 band. It was smaller and did not fit on a M1922 I own. The stock had reinforcing bolts added for the .30 caliber NRA rifle and that's the only difference.
              Regards,
              Don

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                • JimF
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 1179
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Busterman
                  . . . . . . . The stock had reinforcing bolts added for the .30 caliber NRA rifle and that's the only difference.
                  Regards,
                  Don
                  Actually, Don, there are TWO other significant differences twixt the .22 cal. and .30 cal. stocks.

                  .30 cal. stocks do NOT have the "inclined" mill-cut in the front wall of the magazine well.
                  .22 cal. stocks do NOT have the "scooped" mill-cut for the magazine cut-off "switch".

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                    • Busterman
                      Member
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 70
                      #6
                      Jim,
                      You are correct about the differences being more than just the addition of stock screws. I own two M1922's and should have stated the other differences in my post but it didn't occur to me then.

                      Regards,
                      Don
                      Last edited by Busterman; 03-23-2017, 06:17.

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                        • EriCal
                          Member
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 44
                          #7
                          My NRA Sporters and a M2:

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