FWIW:
Just discovered that Cabelas has a fair selection of CCI primers in stock right now. Their free Christmas shipping promo and Cabelas club points apply. Makes a substantial discount with their Haz Mat fee of only $20.00.
RD
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Garyshome
posted this
08 December 2013
Not one in my area. The local shop has primers though.
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onondaga
posted this
09 December 2013
My local shop finally got primers in and they are Winchester. I bought some but prefer CCI.
Gary
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delmarskid1
posted this
09 December 2013
I'm having a devil of a time with those click bang Wolf lg. rifle primers. I seat them right too.
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onondaga
posted this
09 December 2013
The thick skin on the Wolf primers prefers the hard strike of Russian military or Russian sporting rifles firing pins.
The Wolf primers are actually dangerous to reloaders that think they are valid to use as a pressure indicator. They lie big-time and your rifle will blow up before Wolf primers indicate high pressure.
Gary
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RicinYakima
posted this
09 December 2013
There is a reason that the '03 has the heaviest firing train and strongest spring of military bolt guns. I've been shooting them for years and never noticed any difference in what primer is in the case. If it will fire, it will fire on the first strike. Ric
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onondaga
posted this
09 December 2013
My 03A3 is a great shooter too but there is a reason for Wolff Gunsprings company Too. You can get a better selection of striker springs from them and make your action feel and work a lot better if you have a weak striker spring:
I use the 20# striker spring and replaced the light one that came on my rifle. The stock military spring in perfect condition is a 14# spring. Mine was misfiring and I replaced it with the 20# from Wolff and ignition has been perfect since. I tried the 24# spring too but it was very hard to cock and brought trigger pull way up. Pull with the 20 # spring is a crisp 3.0 # for my USMC sniper trigger on my USMC 1903A3 model.
Gary
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Uncle Russ
posted this
20 December 2013
What do I look for to spot a 03A3 Marine sniper model? A variation I do not have in my collection. What marks identify the correct springs?
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onondaga
posted this
20 December 2013
The USMC model 1903A3 only has 2 simple modifications and either is easy to add or alter to complete a working USMC model.
The striker spring is the standard spring at 14 pounds and the standard replacement part is fine. The trigger work was USMC arsenal set at 3 lbs and any decent smith can do that.
The front sight hood is available aftermarket and easily installs so it is easy to copy that identifying part. Here is the part:
The USMC sniper model is a misnomer. There were none issued with scopes and scoped versions are collector creations of a myth. It was the skill of the USMC riflmen that turned these rifles into “Sniper Model” rifles, not a scope. There is a few really old Marines around that actually used these rifles, ask one.
Gary
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R. Dupraz
posted this
20 December 2013
Check this out.
www.americanrifleman.org/articles/usmc-sniper-rifles
RD
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onondaga
posted this
20 December 2013
The USMC customized various rifles for individual shooters then, as it does today. They did that for me with a Winchester model 70 in 1971. Mauser rifles were popular for that purpose during WW1 and WW2. These were not general issue rifles.
Gary
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RicinYakima
posted this
20 December 2013
I am sorry to say tht we are without a means of accurate determination of what Model 03A4's were supplied to what organization. The serial number blocks are reproduced in Brophy's tome on '03's. But what shipments, by serial number, went to US Army, US Navy (and USMC) and Coast Guard are not known. There are no special 03A4 parts, just the bent bolt handle (from regular production) and moved indicatia and three holes in the receiver and no front sight. We have a much better handle on early USMC NM rifles fitted with Unertl 8X scopes and issued from Philadelphia Naval Yard. Ric
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onondaga
posted this
20 December 2013
It is really not an odd tradition when you consider the source. The USMC armorers get what they need for their guys that pull the triggers and they really don't care about record keeping very much at all during war. This is not likely to change. They got me a Redfield 4-12X with a extra-fine cross-hairs because that is what I wanted.
Gary
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delmarskid1
posted this
21 December 2013
The thick skin on the Wolf primers prefers the hard strike of Russian military or Russian sporting rifles firing pins.
The Wolf primers are actually dangerous to reloaders that think they are valid to use as a pressure indicator. They lie big-time and your rifle will blow up before Wolf primers indicate high pressure.
Gary I've had this issue with several military rifles This last time I was shooting a model 70 from the 50's in '06. It may be the 2200 data powder giving me the real problem. I've got a bunch and it is not the best for cast. Lights up hard and leaves a big crud ring at lower pressure points.
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