My friend has a bolt action rifle that was custom made. the receiver has "US, remington" on it. The action is a Mauser style. Would that be a WW1 action? ( maybe an enfield)? I had an '03-A3 and I don't remember it being Mauser style.
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I have a Remington 1903 and they are stamped "U.S. Remington" on the receiver. You state it is Mauser style. The 03 is a LOT closer to a Mauser than the 1917 (which happens to be my favorite Military rifle). Easy way to tell even without pics...where is the safety? If it is a "rocker" on the right side of the receiver, it's a 1917. If it is mounted on the rear of the bolt cocking piece (mauser style), it's a 1903. The 03 is a copy of the Mauser, the P14/1917 has some features (stripper clip, extractor, ejector etc..), but definitely a different rifle
The 03 also has a magazine cut off on the left side marked "on/off"
The 03 also has a magazine cut off on the left side marked "on/off"
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Hey Dogface. Did we adopt the design for them or did we make it "for" them to supplement their capacity. I believe it was cocking on closing of the bolt instead of opening like the Mauser. Also had the big hump on the rear of action for sight.
I hope you already got your deer. Its too cold and rainy out here for you...
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Both actually. The Brits designed the P14 Enfield and contracted with U.S. companies to build then during WWI since they had not yet converted production from the No1 Enfield to the P14. Plus it supplemented rifle production to meet the increased need for rifles fast. When the U.S. entered WWI we did not have the quantities of 1903's that we needed nor the capacity to meet the demand. The contracts with the Brits for the P14's were coming to a close and the machinery was available. So, the U.S. modified the P14 from the 303 Brit round to the 30-06 round, called it the M1917, and contracted with those companies (Win, Rem, and Rem opened a 2nd factory... Eddystone)to build them. The conversion is also why the M1917 holds 6 rimless 30-06 rounds in the magazine as opposed to the 5 rounds of rimmed 303 British the P14 magazine holds
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I haven't seen a deer. Maybe I'll hit the club and shoot one on the trap field.......if it stops raining.:laugh:
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