Rock Island Armory 1903 - Oldschool Bolt Action Hunting Rifle Rebuild - Part I - Overview and Intro

"One would be hard-pressed to find an American shooter, arms collector or firearm enthusiast who is not familiar with the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber, .30, Model of 1903.” Developed by the Springfield Armory and adopted in 1903, the rifle is so closely associated with that venerable National Armory in Massachusetts that when someone refers to a “Springfield rifle,” it is almost axiomatic that they are referencing the M1903. It is sometimes forgotten, however, that another U.S. government ordnance facility also manufactured M1903 rifles from the time of the rifle’s adoption in 1903 until just after World War I. That entity was the U.S. Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois"
In this part 1 of a short series, Geoff goes over this relic sporterized rifle, it's components, and features, and how to correct and improve upon it. Demonstrating how everything works, disassembling the entire rifle whilst commentating on interesting facts about this WW1 era freedom dispenser. We are by no means experts on these old military rifles, just admirers out of genuine respect. This rifle will be completely rebuilt into an extremely accurate classic hunting rifle, accurizing certain aspects of the action in preparation of a new Shilen barrel to be fit and chambered for a traditional 30-06 SPRG.
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[@stevenicholas5651]

Awesome! Looking forward to the whole series on this rifle!

[@AccurateRiflesandRestorations]

Part 2 is out today! Thank you for watching!!

[@davidbingen2377]

I bought one of these for my first rifle back in 1966. I still have it, though I haven’t shot it in maybe 30 years. I will definitely be following this series.
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[@AccurateRiflesandRestorations]

That's great! Is it also a 30-06? Thank you very much for watching and for the nice comment! We truly appreciate it! As you can see, we can rebuild it and turn it into basically whatever you want.

[@davidbingen2377]

Yes, it is a 30-06. The gentleman who would take me hunting had a 30-06 and reloaded so that was the main reason I purchased a 30-06. Good times!

[@user-OG-g]

I can imagine it made tight groups