[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Arms makers seldom refrain from imitating the latest greatest design. One simple change to the firing pin fixed the lawsuit.

Having used both types I have some preferences... In my opinion the Springfield is the vastly superior weapon. For a hunting rifle I prefer the Mauser...

The Springfield is fast, the bolt can be cycled effortlessly and the sights are easier for me to acquire. There is a lot of hollow in the Springfield and a lot of noise in cycling the bolt.

The Mauser is tight, good fit of metal to wood, and I think, generally, the trigger is a bit better. But, the sights are darn near hidden.

With that said,

I have a number of custom rifles built on both actions and I have no preference one over the other on those other than that the 03 actions are finished to a greater degree than the 03A3s...

Alan

 

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

They are all 03s... The 03A3 had an aperture rear sight and some other differences.

As most likely know, firing a 30-06 round in a 30-03 rifle is extremely dangerous. I used to know the reason for the change to a 308 bullet, but it's late and I forgot...

Alan

A Tale of Three .30s

In the time span between 1892 and 1906 the US Army adopted three .30 caliber cartridges for their various infantry rifles. Two also became popular among we civi

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[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Yes, 9:30 is late....

Alan