And it quickly earned a reputation as one of the, if not the, most accurate of the breed. The shorter bullet required that the cartridge neck be shortened, reducing case length to 2.494 inches (63mm) and requiring rifles already in service to have their barrels shortened and re-chambered.Īs produced by Springfield Arsenal and the Rock Island Armory, the pre-1917 Model 1903 was probably the finest made and finished bolt-action military rifle in history. 30 Caliber Ball Cartridge, Model 1906 (a.k.a.30-06), its 150-grain pointed bullet was driven to a velocity of 2,700 fps. 30 M1903 cartridge to use a pointed spitzer bullet.Īdopted as the. By January 1906, approximately 200,000 rifles had been built by Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal when it was decided to modify the. Changes to the sights, bayonet, and stock resulted in the outline that is now so familiar to generations of American servicemen, shooters, and collectors.
#Springfield 1898 magazine cutout issue series
30, Model 1903, the rifle underwent a series of changes over the next two years. government agreed to the payment of royalties totaling $200,000 for the Model 1903′s charger-loaded magazine.Īdopted as the U.S. An out of court settlement was reached, whereby the U.S. service rifle and threatened a series of patent infringement lawsuits. The management at Waffenfabrik Mauser took umbrage at various features of the new U.S. (As a Krag aficionado I hate to say that.) So much in fact that within five years, Springfield Armory had developed a rifle that used obvious copies of the bolt, magazine, and loading system of Mauser’s Modelo 1893 and Infanteriegewehr 98 rifles.
Army a rude lesson as to the shortcomings of the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. In 1898 Mauser-armed Spanish soldiers taught the U.S. 30, Model 1903″–the “Aught Three” of fame and legend. And while it has produced everything from flintlock muskets to selective-fire assault rifles, when the name “Springfield” is mentioned around any group of firearms aficionados, the image that immediately comes to mind is the “U.S. From its establishment in 1794 up to 1968, the Springfield Armory was the primary R&D and manufacturing facility for the small arms used by the armed forces of the United States.
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