Springfield 03-a3 6.5-06

[efw]

In addition to the stock that Dave gave me I got a much less racy Walnut one from GB that I stripped and refinished but when I saw this it looked "vintage" and nicely suited to a Springfield for some reason.

Thanks everybody for the compliments!

I am taking my nephew out for his first to Wyoming for a couple pronghorn does this fall and we're gonna shoot this rifle all summer in preparation and then gonna shed first blood with it!!!!

Thanks again all!

 

[DrMike]

Here's to great success for you and your nephew when you look for those speed goats!

 

[efw]

Thanks Mike!

My nephew has never been hunting and a lot of his "firsts" (camping, fishing) have been with me. My oldest son (14) and my hunting partner (who also is my partner teaching 5th & 6th grade Sunday School) both have buck tags, and it'll be my hunting pard's first western hunt. We're camping in the yard of a buddy of mine and cruising a ton of walk-in acreage over the opener. Gonna be a friggin hoot. I SO love helping people on their "firsts"!!!

Anyway, I decided that I couldn't bear trimming or neck turning so neither 270 nor 30-06 cases would do, and I have 100 Prvi Partisan 25-06 cases coming Friday. Put a proven Burris FFII 3-9x40mm on it the other night. Been looking at the quick load thread here and at Nosler's online resource for load data. Been a long time since I've shot!!!! Whew ha!!!

Thanks again all!

 

[SJB358]

Hope that sucker comes together quick for you

 

[efw]

Leupold shipped a VX3 3.5-10mm 40mm Plex/CDS for this rifle; got a box of 130 VLDs & of Prvi Partisan 25-06 brass also. Gonna load and plan to shoot it next weekend!!!!!

 

[efw]

It’s been a while here fellas but I wanted to give a report on this rifle.

Unfortunately the barrel I purchased wasn’t twisted as advertised (1-in-9”) so the 130 VLDs & 140 NBTs were keyholing. The 120 GMXs made what could better be described as patterns than groups.

The blemished 100 GR AMaxes I’d purchased for fireforming, however, did great so I got some 100 GR TTSXs & with a max load of IMR4955 I’m in the MONEY.

With that and a Black Hills buck tag I’m thinking some South Dakota whitetail is gonna get a 3400FPS kiss here in a couple of weeks!!!

I hope everyone is having a great fall!


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[Guy Miner]

Well, it's a shame that the barrel wasn't as advertised. Phooey.

But, am glad those 100 gr TTSX's work.

 

[efw]

Yeah I was more than a little irritated; after this season it’ll go to Shaw for a SS 1-in-8” tube & then I’ll mount a SS 6x42 MQ on it and be ready to rock way out there.

 

[DrMike]

Was this a private sale or an install by a commercial firm? That is disappointing, without a doubt. However, it does sound as if you found a good work-around for the tube.

 

[efw]

Purchased the tube as a short-chambered, contoured, & ready to install item on GB. People were liquidating a gunsmith’s estate. I have a 338 WM tube for a Springfield from that estate as well; pondering a .33 Noz w/ that?

Anyway seller said they’d measured and “best they could tell” it was 9” which ought to have been a clue.

$490 shipped & installed through Shaw and I’ll know what I’ve got and it won’t be a complicated 25-06!


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[SJB358]

I am sure that'll be a demon at 3400...

 

[6mm Remington]

Glad to hear its coming together Eric. Can't wait to see how it works out for you especially with a better barrel on it. Looks like it will work just fine for this year though.

David