A Couple of Sweet 1903's!!

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taylorce1

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Before the purist jump all over me I bought these two rifles as they are now there is no way I'd customize a full dress 1903 Springfield. Here are two of my favorite hunting rifles although not proven game getters in my safe as of yet. I know they will defiantly kill game as they are both proven cartridges, just I haven't been lucky enough to see legal game while hunting with these rifles. Both rifles were built on Remington Actions.

My .338-06!





 
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SIGSHR

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Excellent photos, and some of us are old enought to remember when "sporterizing" an old warhorse was a very chic thing.
Are those genuine 03s? I bought a sporterized 03 years ago, toyed with the idea of "restoring" it, when I finally looked at it closely I realized it was a National Ordnance 03 and the previous owner had not commited sacrilege.
 
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taylorce1

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Both say Remington 1903 Springfield under the one piece bases. Both are in the 3 million range on serial numbers before anyone brings up the weak action warning again. The Whelen needs a little work in the recoil pad area, it literally hurts to shoot.:D

Both rifles wear a VXIII scopes only the .338 has Butler Creek caps covering the pretty gold ring.
 
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elkman06

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My 03A3 was sporterized by my grandfather back in the early 60's. Bishop stock, etc. Very nice shooting rifle. I truly appreciate that he didn't do what most did in shortening the barrel. Mine is full length. Dusted a mule deer buck in the adams apple at about 400yds w/ it a few years back.
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taylorce1

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I owned three of them at one time, but I sold one that was still in .30-06. I probably shouldn't have done it, but it went to a good home. I couldn't think of anything I wanted to build on it and it was D&T for a scope so no point in restoring it. That one was a Smith Corona action.

Very nice. I've been sniffing around for a nicely priced, nicely done sporter myself.
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They are out there, I paid a little over $1100 total for both the rifles. I bought the .338 locally which was a rare find and picked the Whelen up off of gunbroker.com after I watched it no sale 4 or 5 times. So they are out there just got to keep watching for them.
 
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