I'll start a little project now....

[30cal_Fun]

That is good to hear, I had almost forgot about this thread, luckily I have it under my favorites.

Maybe you haven't noticed, but I have always had a weak spot for the 1903.
Sounds like a very interesting rifle coming together, show us the pictures when you are finished.

I haven't done much to my mosin in the past months but I have bought dies to start reloading in some time.

Louis

[Hal O'Peridol]

OK, got the barreled receiver back, I am going to try a few pics.


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Well, doing good on the project, the Dupage stock came today, looks real nice and just drops in. Now to find small ancillary parts!

[Hal O'Peridol]

After a long time it is finished. Too dark for good pictures.

Just a quick recap:

Started with a barely demilled drill rifle. Then I found a Lyman Alaskan scope at a local gun show for 24 dollars, has the post and crosshair reticule. I had planed on using the Springfield for static display in the jeep, but I decided to do this instead.

The local gunsmith I bought the drill rifle from had new GI barrels, for 150 dollars I got a new barrel put on and headspaced, Redfield mount and Lyman horizontal split 7/8" rings put on the rifle.

I bought a "gunsmith special" "C" stock from Dupage, several holes were drilled off, or too large, but was able to fix those.

The bolt came from another local gunsmith. Got it all put together.

Had a local guy, highly recommended, do the bolt handle relief. Which looked like total dog turds. Was able to rescue that somewhat, so at least looks like buried cat turds instead.

Put on a nice checkered buttplate too. I also have a nice Weaver K 2.5 scope to mount also......

Now for pics......

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[Hal O'Peridol]

Here's how it looks with the Lyman Alaskan........

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[Hal O'Peridol]

I went with the Lyman Alaskan. Optics were a little better, I think the Weaver needs to be disassembled and cleaned.

Took it to the range today, Sighted it in at 25 yds, showing very nice tight groups. So I headed out to the 100 yd range and set up. First three shots were upper left, so I adjusted 1 click right and 4 clicks down. Next two went right in the center, and then I pulled the third round, sending it about 3 inches down and two to the right.

This is from a recovered drill rifle, in a reject stock, put together by me with no real training but what I read, using 1975 dated Korean 30-06 ammo. This rifle SHOULD pattern like a shotgun, but the time I took to get it right apparently paid off. Total cost:

$150.................drill rifle.
-$30..................sold drill rifle stock
$24...................Lyman scope
$150.................NIW 2 groove barrel, installed, headspaced, D&T, mount and rings
$75...................Dupage "Handyman Special" C stock
$20...................bent handle bolt from local gunsmith's junk box

3 years of my tinker time..........priceless. Total monetary outlay 389 dollars. I'z a happy camper~

[Rick the Librarian]

Excellent job - you should be justifiably proud!

[4F4Nam]

Nice job, Hal! Looks like you have a real shooter! Nice looking rifle, too!

Ed

[Hal O'Peridol]

Thanks! I was worried about the clearance inlet for the bolt handle. The guy I had do it pretty much just chiseled out a straight line trench in the stock, nothing close to the pictures I provided. I worked on it some, and got it looking a little better I think.

[PeteDavis]

Great job and new life for an old rifle. I've done a few and it's always fun to work slow on them and finally print to paper.

PD

[0440]

made up A4

Had gun smith do a remake on my 1903A3 to an A4. Put about $800 into it. '44 barreled action C stock. Bent bolt Lyman All weather scope with redfield base. Shoots well, but that was last year

[Fred Pillot]

I love it when things come together. It's like on a smaller scale, when you go the store and the bill comes to $8.58. and you just happen to have $0.58 in coin in your pocket. You get to go home with no jingle in your pants or coins falling out of your pocket landing under the car seat. You just feel good.

[Hal O'Peridol]

Had gun smith do a remake on my 1903A3 to an A4. Put about $800 into it. '44 barreled action C stock. Bent bolt Lyman All weather scope with redfield base. Shoots well, but that was last year

0440, nice looking rifle. I was surprised by how nice the optics were on the Lyman Alaskan. Regarding your last sentence, did yours stop shooting well?

[0440]

Hal
didn't stop shooting just not got back out to range since last year. At 82, I don't do anything fast any more............