1903A4 Build

[BillNed]

Over the last year or so I have been slowly getting parts together to build my 1903A4 clone. Some were so coated with cosmoline it took a little work to get them clean. They finally all came together and the build was on. It ended up a pretty nice rifle. I have checked the chamber with the PTG 30-06 GO and NO-Go gauges and it was perfect. I still have to find a Gunsmith in the Southeast, Ma. area to drill and tap the receiver for the scope mount. It has a no Drill mount on it now.

 

[warwickben]

Nice

 

[BillNed]

The first round through the 1903A4 I built. Yes I used a string and on the next 3 also, I maybe Crazy but not Stupid. After that it was fire away.
[video]https://www.facebook.com/bill.niedzwiedz/videos/vb.1313914797/10207519991980623/?type=2&theater[/video]

I test fired from a stand first, it worked perfectly. I took it off the stand I had a little problem getting the rounds on the paper but I brought the target in to 25yards and got the scope set and then she was great
[video]https://www.facebook.com/bill.niedzwiedz/videos/vb.1313914797/10207519895378208/?type=2&theater[/video]

 

[mac1911]

Cool that's what I wanted to do. Although after pricing everything out I decided to just by a RockRidgeMacine built clone.
I also could not find anyone willing to take on the drilling and T&D of the receiver. That was in 2010.

 

[jpm]

Where did you find the no-drill mount?

 

[ColdDayInHell]

 

[BillNed]

Where did you find the no-drill mount?

They are at Brownells. The problem is you have to modify the inside of the stock a little and cut a little off the Hand Guard. I had an extra hand guard so it was no problem for me. I will be selling the mount and Hand guard and maybe the 3/4" rings as soon as I can find a gunsmith to drill and tap the receiver for the regular mount.

http://www.brownells.com/optics-mou...e-bases/03a3-springfield-mount-prod26102.aspx

 

[413dan]

nice job sir!

 

[1903Collector]

Never mind, didn't look at the last picture

beautiful build, I did this once years ago and vowed never to do it again....it got real expensive!

 

[DW357]

Nice! I'd like to grab a 03a4 (clone that is) to go with the Garand and carbine. Sometime next year I'll probably buy a rock ridge through the CMP.

 

[Sweeney]

Funny, looking at the pile of parts caked in cosmoline, I was trying to figure out what one of them was...then realized it was the trigger on top of the extractor.

Nice build!