Here are the pics of my drill rifle I finally finished. I left the chrome on it as the cost was to high to have it removed and I sure wasn't going to fool anyone in to thinking it was only restored! The one thing most impressive about it was despite the chrome it is a very accurate rifle. Most of the parts are NOS but the stock and barrel are not.as well as some small parts as you can(hopefully) see
Mix
Last edited by mixmaster; 11-13-2011 at 10:44 PM.
OK Here we go again
Having trouble posting pics
pics seem to be working
This pic does not show well as the as it shows up a mess when in fact there is only a small cut that hardly shows when you are handling the rifle
I hope you enjoy my pics as both the pics and the build were a lot of fun!
Thanks all
Mix
Last edited by mixmaster; 11-13-2011 at 10:45 PM.
You did well My Friend!
"The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of." -- James Madison (1788)
Was this one of CMP's demilled drill rifles, and you brought it back to life?
This was one on sale on GB for $59.00. No one bid on it and so I bought it to see what could be done with it. A later one was $69.00 from the same seller and it was never welded,It came as complete without the follower or follower spring. He still has a couple that are not plated for around $170.00 but those are ones that had been demilled. No one seems to bid on them so you might still find them for sale. I bought this one for the challenge of restoring it. My next one will be a demilled M1 from CMP, just waiting to hear how much damage was done in the process to see if it is worth the effort.
Mix
What all did you have to do to get her back to shooting status? I have been looking for a 1903. We used them as drill rifles and for gun salutes when I was an ROTC cadet. I did bot think they could be brought back.
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