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Thread ID: 19253 | Posts: 8 | Started: 2005-07-22
2005-07-22 19:28 | User Profile
I purchased a Springfield 1903 recently. I have a couple of questions that I hoped you all might be able to help me with:
1) Does anybody know of a place where I can buy inexpensive, reliable .30-06?
2) I have no idea how to work the windsights. Can anybody explain that to me, or point me to a webpage that would help me? Also, does anybody know what the default position is? Just flat down?
Thanks for any help you all can provide. I'm of a VERY small minority of people in Maryland, and none of those I know who doesn't think guns are a product of the devil knows much about '03s.
2005-07-22 21:19 | User Profile
I'm of a VERY small minority of people in Maryland, and none of those I know who doesn't think guns are a product of the devil knows much about '03s.
Maryland is a police state. Even park rangers have authority to go out on the highways and pull people over, searching their cars for guns.
As for info on the '03, there should be forums dedicated to the '03. (There may even be online instruction manuals on how to use the Springfield.) These forums always have leads and links to places which sell ammo at a reasonable price. Best cost per round is by buying 1,000 rounds or more at a time.
2005-07-23 02:08 | User Profile
30-06 from the Korean war at "CheaperThanDirt.com" about 375 rounds for $75.00......practice with this one and save the good ammo for the real McCoy.
Springfield 30-06? wasen't that the one that Sgt York used when he got his CMH?
2005-07-24 19:58 | User Profile
johnthepaleocon,
These sites have .30-06 Bulk and Surplus Ammunition
[url]http://www.ammoman.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.cabelas.com/[/url]
You might think about reloading ammo too:
[url]http://www.reloadammo.com/[/url]
You might like to read this article on subsonic centerfire rifle handloads. Might be something to play with.
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2005-07-28 14:20 | User Profile
1) Does anybody know of a place where I can buy inexpensive, reliable .30-06?
Still looking for this?
[url]www.sportsmansguide.com[/url] Item HX5A1-98570 is 192 rds of 30-06 for $35. It's packed on 8-round Garand clips, which won't be much use for your '03, but it's not a bad price for reloadable plinking ammo. Oh, it's '70s Korean production (PMC equivalent, basically).
2005-07-28 14:29 | User Profile
[url=http://www.assaultweb.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi][B]Here's[/B][/url] a fairly active forum that could give you any answers on guns.
2005-07-28 20:49 | User Profile
[QUOTE=johnthepaleocon]I purchased a Springfield 1903 recently. I have a couple of questions that I hoped you all might be able to help me with:
2) I have no idea how to work the windsights. Can anybody explain that to me, or point me to a webpage that would help me? Also, does anybody know what the default position is? Just flat down?
Thanks for any help you all can provide. I'm of a VERY small minority of people in Maryland, and none of those I know who doesn't think guns are a product of the devil knows much about '03s.[/QUOTE] I'm no expert on this subject, but, from what I have gleaned over the years, windage or kentucky windage as it is more commonly known, helps you offset for wind and gravity---plus all rifles shoot a little to the left or right at certain distances. So windage sights allow you to compensate for these factors.
This was important back in the days of trench warfare, when accurate harrassing fire at certain distances between trenches was very important.
Here's a url that I dug up that: [url="http://www.surplusrifle.com/1903/operations.asp"]http://www.surplusrifle.com/1903/operations.asp[/url]
I've never owned, and I don't remember ever firing an '03 Springfield, but I would enjoy doing a little plinking with one.
2005-07-28 23:07 | User Profile
I appreciate all the replies. They've been a great help.