CODE 03-132-903

NAME – Springfield Model 1903 (Original)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1903

CALIBER – 7.62×65 mm (30-03)

OVERALL LENGTH – 110.26 cm (43.41 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 61.48 cm (24.206 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)

LOAD – Round-nosed Ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 14.26 g (220 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 671 m/s (2200 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3206 j (2365 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.05 kg (8 lb 14.9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.20 kg (9 lb 4.2 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front Sight- Blade, Rear Sight – Round notch on Tangent slide, Adjustable for windage, Tangent graduated from 183 to 1829 meters (200 to 2000 yards) in 91 Meter (100 yard) increments

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)

OPERATION – Manual, Bolt-action

TYPE OF FIRE – Repeater

RATE OF FIRE – 15 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 5-round internal magazine, Stripper-clip loaded

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.007 kg (0.25 oz) 5-round stripper clip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.152 kg (5.36 oz) 5 rounds on stripper clip29 g

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eighteen 5-round clips (90 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.74 kg (5 lb 13.7 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Springfield Armory

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Very little active service with US Military