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I HAVE A 4570 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE IN GOOD CONDITION THAT I FIRE IT IS A 1903 MODEL . Bill McCary lindale Ga. 30147
This is probably a "Low Number" '03, meaning that the receivers are somewhat brittle and have been known to break. Quite a bit has been written about them and I'm not sure all the questions have been answered. "Low Number" '03s made by Rock Island Arsenal went up to about s/n 280,000 and I have one with a date stamp on the barrel of 1918, which suggests that all the '03s used in WW I had the brittle receiver. As I recall the story, the problem showed up after WW I and it may have been due to people trying to fire an 8mm German cartridge which if it goes into the 30-06 chamber at all headspaces on the bullet and of course the chamber pressure would be horrendous. Nevertheless, the arsenals went to a double heat treatment that resulted in a receiver that could stand about anything, and these are "High Number" rifles. I believe the Springfield "Low Number" rifles ran up something over s/n 900,000. The National Rifleman had an excellent article 20 or 30 years ago. It advised people not to shoot "low Number" rifles. Bill Rees Duluth, MN
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Your serial number 1313139 shows that your Springfield model 1903 rifle was made in the year 1929.
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Cannot be answered without you providing a serial number to your Springfield model 1903 bolt action rifle.
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