That is an awesome story! Thank you so much for sharing. We are so lucky to have brave soldiers like your grandfather who fight for our freedoms . God bless you!

Thanks so much for sharing, that sounds like an amazing gun! I mentioned to another comment that the bolt on my gun is in fact made by Remington ("R" under bolt handle) and it appears to have been reparkerized (green) which means it was likely jazzed up for WWII. That is still cool in my book.

Watch that Goddamned firing pin! Sometimes the Springfield's two-piece firing pin can weaken and separate, causing the rifle to fire when the bolt is run home. This happened to Jack O'Connor, and the poor bastard nearly lost the thumb on his right hand! Of course, it also splattered him with unburnt powder, etc. He should have got Eleanor to try it out first!😛

@@DJones476he tough guy act impressed no one.

Mine is also a low number Springfield Armory receiver from 1906 249391. But mine is kind of special it was one of the low number receivers turned back into Springfield Armory then stripped down of all parts and the receiver left in a bin for later use. Some years later it was pulled out and rebuilt into a new rifle with a new Nickle/steel bolt new barrel and new stock. When I got this rifle last month it was from a estate sale for $45 just the complete barreled receiver assembly and the original stock no handguard magazine buttplate and no screws. But I finally finished getting it put back together today. Oh and the barrel is pristine too.

My late 1918 Rock Island saw a lot of action. Refurbed at least twice. Once with a 1929 dated barrel. Ended up as Lend-Lease to Greece. Bore is pretty rough, like a refurb Mosin-Nagant. It still shoots something that resembles a group. Probably won't mess with it. Just keep it as is.

@@donwyoming1936 Awesome, love the Rock islands, cool it went to Greece too

Yes! That is so cool. The history is amazing

Thanks for the nice comment. The gun is super cool. I am going to make a follow up video, because there are some things I learned, like I think the finish was green parkerized for WWII and the bolt looks like it is replacement from Remington.

@@themedhunter Hunter some of my M1 carbines have that green ting. Some collectors say that comes from being in COSMOLINE for a long time. but that is not a sure thing. I know that there are different makers of cosmoline and some could make the finish that light green. I like that light green.

Thanks so much for sharing! That is the best par to posting videos is to hear peoples' stories. Do you know the serial number on the receiver? You can look up the year it was made on line if you are interested.

LOL!

The 03-A3 is probably my favorite rifle and second is the K31 Swiss

He must have had the "3003" version which is super cool!

That's awesome!

how did you do it i wonder, i own some deacts myself but i couldnt think of a way to remove the pin

It is funny you should ask because I just bought this book through Amazon. It is really well written. www.amazon.com/dp/1780960115?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Brophy’s or Poyer’s books on the 1903.

Probably the best way to get one is through the civilian marksman program (CMP); It is a little bit of work because you have to fill out paperwork and send it confirmation of their requirements, but the guns are great shooters

That's awesome. I got one from the CMP which is a good shooter, but not much of a collector (new barrel, new stock)

Thanks! I couldn't resist either, it was very fun to shoot and I could really feel the history.

Unfortunate that most 1917's were destroyed. I read that they were superior battle rifles to the '03.

@@jessestreet2549 the sights are awesome. York used one in his exploits.

I did, it was amazing!

It's too bad those long bayonets bent & broke so easily. So many lost to damage.