Need help!! 1903 Springfield

GunHawke

March 04, 2003 19:05

Thanks ahead of time, as always....

I got a 1903 A1 shooter so my 85 year old father-in-law could have some fun at the range. Here's the problem....

It has a front sight mounted on a 1903 A3 barrel and NO rear iron sight. I bought one just to find out that the A3 barrel won't accept the A1 sight. The A1 receiver had a scope mounted somehow....there are 4-tapped scope mount holes, but I have no idea what mount it used.

Aside from lacking enough grey matter to stay out of these fixes....what should I do to get a rear sight/scope mount???

I'm going to my room now to read up on self torture.

Jim
GunHawk



"They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull a trigger. I won't!" J.B. Books

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  Der Gebirgsjager

  March 04, 2003 19:22

  Whoa! Hold off on that torture! While there's life there's always hope. If it's a 1903A1 that has been rebarrelled with a 1903A3 barrel, but used to have a scope mounted on it, why not utilize the rear holes and mount a peep sight? The hole spacing may or may not work with an '03A3 peep, but chances are good that it will work with a Williams. In any event, a brief trip to your local gun shop and comparison to the hole spacing of different mounts and sights should solve your problem.

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  MIKE WISKEY

  March 05, 2003 04:56

  THE HOLES 'SHOULD' BE FOR THE WEAVER #59 AND 45 BASES, THESE ARE CHEAP AND EASILY MODIFIED IF THE HOLES ARE FOR SOMTHING ELSE.

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  GunHawke

  March 05, 2003 05:28

  Thanks! Those are two more leads than I have had to date!
  
  I'll look into your possible solutions right away.....life CAN go on.
  
  
  Jim
  GunHawk
  
  
  
  
  "They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull a trigger. I won't!" J.B. Books

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