Initially the 1903 springfield was chambered in a new 30 03 caliber.
Left hand springfield 1903.
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Open breech by operating bolt drawing up and back to work action.
The cartridge employed a rimless necked down case with a 220 grain round nosed bullet that left the muzzle of the 24 inch barrel at some 2 300 feet per second fps.
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With left hand grasping piece at balance of stock and right holding piece at small or wrist of stock.
The m1903 springfield formally the united states rifle caliber 30 06 model 1903 is an american five round magazine fed bolt action service repeating rifle used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.
Must have been hell of a work to do this also wondering why they would use a m1917 bolt.
The 1903 springfield as originally adopted used a rod bayonet and a 30 caliber model 1903 cartridge 30 03 with a 220 grain round nose bullet.
Approximately 74 500 rifles were finished by the end of 1904 and being issued to the army.
It was made for a left handed shooter so it has the cheekpiece on the wrong side of the stock.
Bolt action rifle through world war ii and korea even with its replacement by the semi automatic gas.
It was officially adopted as a united states military bolt action rifle on june 19 1903 and saw service in world war i it was officially replaced as the standard infantry.
