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My cousin has an old 03 Springfield sporter that had the stock broken in an ATV mishap. Boyd's offers a walnut drop in sporter stock that I have heard good things about. Their website says their Springfield stocks are inletted for the 03/A3 action which I think is the action with the aperture sight. Any of you guys know if these will fit an old 03 without major surgery? Almost no information on 03 Springfields on Canadian forums as they are not real common.
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". . . . . . Any of you guys know if these will fit an old 03 without major surgery? . . . . ."
Should be a "near drop-in fit". I would hope no "major surgery" necessary. --Jim -
Assuming the 03 sporter has had the rear sight sleeve removed it should drop in with minimal work. The barrel contours are different at the receiver end so you may have to remove a little wood at that point but it will be minor. If you were putting an A3 in an 03 stock you would have a gap there so this is the better of the two.
KurtAs the late Turner Kirkland was fond of saying, "If you want good oats, you have to pay the price. If you'll take oats that have already been through the horse, those come cheaper."Comment
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if your doing a sporter,,,yes, they do fit ok, a bit over sized, but for the price its hard to beat themif it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.Comment
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I hope their sporter stocks are better than their military stocks used to be - they had a very bad reputation at one time.Last edited by Rick the Librarian; 03-20-2014, 05:43."We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst."
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Thanks for the info and yeah, can't beat the price for a finished walnut stock. I have a few walnut(black and English) stock blanks that you can hardly give away where 25 or 30 years ago there was a lot of interest.Comment
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