CODE 03-132-928

NAME – Springfield Model 1903A1

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1928

CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06)

OVERALL LENGTH – 110.5 cm (43.5 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)

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

LOAD – 30 M1 Ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 11.21 g (173 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 793 m/s (2600 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3521 j (2597 m/s)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.81 kg (8 lb 6.4 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.95 kg (8 lb 11.3 oz) with 5 rounds M1 Ball

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear Sight – Adjustable for windage, Ladder-type aperture with Battle Sight notch, Ladder graduated from 91 to 2606 meters (100 to 2850 yards) in 46 meter (50 yard) increments, Battle Sight zero is at 500 meters (547 yards)

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) – 0.14 kg (4.9 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Twenty 5-rounds stripper clips (100 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.96 kg (6 lb 8.4 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Springfield Armory, Rock Island Armory

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – US Military

     This model Springfield was fitted with the full pistol-grip “C” stock. The stock was fitted to the M1903A1 rifle, a number of which were built to National Match specifications as competition weapons. As rifles came in for refurbishment, they too were fitted with the C-type stock.