Replica M1903A1 USMC Sniper rifle

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Replica M1903A1 USMC Sniper rifle

Post by Miller Tyme » Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:04 pm

Picked up a new toy yesterday that was such a deal I took off from work and drove over 3 hours each way to pick it up.
It's a Replica M1903A1 USMC sniper rifle. It is an original 1916 Springfield 1903 that had a replacement NOS High Standard barrel manufactured in 1944 installed along with authentic set of Unertl rings, and a Hilux USMC replica scope. It was from an estate of a gentleman from Fort Wayne that use to shoot at Camp Perry so I have little doubt it will be a shooter.
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Post by Niner » Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:53 pm

Nice rifle. That's a serious looking scope on that thing too.\

That sight guard reminds me that I bought one for my Remington 1903 A3. It has an R on the side for Remington.
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Re: Replica M1903A1 USMC Sniper rifle

Post by PeterN2 » Sun Nov 07, 2021 5:28 am

That is nice, thanks for showing it. My gun safes are quite full, but I would find room for that rifle.
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Re: Replica M1903A1 USMC Sniper rifle

Post by Miller Tyme » Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:03 pm

Thanks Gentlemen, as soon as we get the OK to resume operations at my local range in a couple of weeks (long story) I will give an update on it.
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