Springfield M1903A4 Sniper Rifle

Springfield M1903A4


Caliber: 30-06


Action: Bolt Action











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The Springfield Model M1904A4 sniper rifle was a modified M1903A3 Springfield rifle specifically designed for use as by snipers. The M1903A4 was used during World War II, playing a part in the Normandy invasion in June 1944, until it was replaced by the M1C and M1D model Garands. The M1904A4 was also used in Korea and to a very limited extent during the early years of the Vietnam war. It was replaced by the Remington 700/M21 Sniper Rifle.
The sniper rifle was made standard on 14 January 1943. According to Springfield Armory records, on 18 January 1943 Remington Arms was directed to divert from production 20,000 M1903A3 rifles for conversion to the U.S. Rifle M1903A4. Rifles #3407088-3427087 from the first "block" of numbers were diverted, and the first "03-A3" converted was delivered in February 1943.
On 20 June 1943 an additional 8,365 M1909A4 rifles were ordered. The number block for these rifles and possible future orders was 4922001-5784000. After this block had been used to 4997045, the receiver marking was changed to 03-A4 and a new series of numbers begun with Z4000000. In March 1944, with receiver Z4002290, production of the M1903A4 was ended with a total of 29,964 M-1903A4 rifles produced.
Depending on the date of manufacture, some of the M1903A4 rifles had stocks with straight grips while some were equipped with A1 type stocks with semi-pistol grips which were called c-stocks. Markings on the A4 receiver confusingly said "MODEL 03-A3" but were moved so they are not covered by the scope mount.
The scope was mounted directly over the receiver magazine loading area, so the stripper clips cannot be used to fill the magazine. Cartridges had to be fed in one at a time.
Overall it was a very accurate and reliable sniper ans one of the best sniper rifles of WWII.


Here is a site with some good information: http://www.surplusrifle.com/03a3/index.asp

M1 Carbine

M1 Carbine


Caliber: .30 Carbine


Action: Semi-Automatic

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The M1 Carbine is a light weight semi-automatic rifle that became a standard weapon in the U.S. military during WWII all the way until Vietnam. It was a widely popular weapon in WWII because of its light weight its high magazine capacity and because it was semi-automatic.It was also used alot by truck drivers and para-troopers because of its light weight and manuverability. Many of them were produced by many different companies both during and after WWII. It is a widely used rifle by different militaries all over the world still and it is used by police forces and is widely popular in the civillian market too. Its bullet is comparable to the .32 Winchester round. It is not really as powerful as the M1 Garand because its bullet is more of a pistol bullet. There were different models made like the M1A1 Carbine that has a folding stock, or the M2 Carbine that is capable of fully-automatic fire.

Here is a link to a site with some info about the m1 carbine: http://www.surplusrifle.com/m1carbine/index.asp

Mosin Nagant

Mosin Nagant


Caliber: 7.62 x 54r


Action: Bolt Action


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The Mosin nagant has been around for almost 100 years. It was made by and used by Russia and Finland (Even though finland never made their own rifles, they just captured them from the russians and refurbished them to their specs). There were many models of the Mosin Nagant made over the tears, but they were all basically the same, except different barrel lengths. They were the main battle used by Soviet Russia during both WWI and WWII. They were made in several factories throughout the Soviet Union, some were Iszhvesk, Tula, and Sestroyesk. They shoot the 7.62x54r which is like a .308. The "R" in 7.62x54r stands for rimmed, not russian like most people think. There were several variants of the Mosin Nagant such as the M91, M91/30, M44, and the M38. The Finnish made some other variants out of captured Russian rifles like the M39, and the M28. During WWII the Russians used the M91/30 extensively as an infantry and sniper rifles. They made very good sniper rifles and they were used by snipers such as Vasily Zaitsev who had over 250 kills including several other German snipers. Recently it has become widely available for very low prices for a high power rifle and it is a very good rifle for the price, I own two of them and I scoped one and now it is a very good hunting rifle. The Mosin Nagant is a battle proven rifle that has been around for the past 100 years and will probably be around along time from now even.

Here is a link to a site with some good info on mosin-nagant rifles:http://www.surplusrifle.com/russianmosin189130/index.asp

M1 Garand

M1 Garand


Caliber: 30-06


Action: Semi-Automatic


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The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic battle rifle used by the United States, or any other country too. It was invented by a man named John D. Garand, and it was officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936 and it replaced the m1903 bolt action rifle. The M1 was used heavily in WWII, The Korean War, and to a lesser extent the Vietnam War. The Army, Navy, And the USMC all used it. It was replaced by the select-fire M14 in 1956. The M1 Garand shoots the .30-06 bullet which remains a very popular hunting round and it is used in several other sniper rifles to this day. It uses an 8-round clip that ejects when the rifle is out of ammo. Its quick reloading semi-automatic action was invaluable when in combat. And many people think that if the U.S. did not have the M1 and Germany or Japan did the war would have turned out very differently. General George S. Patton once said it was,
"The best battle impliment ever devised."

This is a good site for info on the m1 garand:http://www.surplusrifle.com/garand/index.asp

Mauser 98k

Mauser Karabiner 98k


Caliber: 8mm Mauser


Action: Bolt Action

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The Mauser 98k was the primary rifle of the Wermacht. It was used in every theater of war that Germany participated in in WWII. It had the mauser model 98 style action which is considered the best bolt action design ever made. Nearly every bolt action rifle made today is based on that design. In WWII it was used mainly by Germany and some of its allies. They shoot the 8mm Mauser bullet which is pretty much the same as the 30-06. The rifle pictured above is actually a WWI mauser that was reconfigured into a k98. I own one of these rifles that I bought for cheap because it was sporterized and I restored it to original condition. These are very cool rifles and they are very accurate and reliable. It is also my favorite of all the guns that I own.

This is a good site for more info about the mauser 98: http://www.surplusrifle.com/mauser98k/index.asp

Legal Marijuana

Proposal one was passed and many people think that because of it now anyone who wants some can just go down to the local pot shop and say that they got cancer and then everyone'll be pot heads. But really it is pretty much completely opposite, there are all kinds of rules and papers that you have to have to have just to get any. And it helps people that are fighting cancer or recovering and it helps them to keep down food so they can get better, and there is no other kind of medicine for that that works as good as that. That is my thoughts on medical marijuana.

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Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1*

Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1*


Caliber: .303 British


Action: Bolt Action

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The Enfield No.4 Mk.1* Bolt action rifle was made during World War 2 in Canada, Great Britain, and in the U.S. by the Savage Arms Company. They were used mainly by the British, The Canadians, and also the Australians and Polish to an extent. They shoot the .303 Caliber bullet, which is roughly between a .308 and a .270. They weighed roughly around 9 pounds. The sights on it are peep sights, and there were 3 different types of peep sights for them, the adjustable micrometer sight, the flip up peep set for 300yds. and 600yds., and another type of flip up peep sight was set for 200yds. and 400yds.The bolt action was different than any of the other mauser type actions because it was a "cock on closing" action where mauser type actions "cock on opening" the bolt. The bolt works very smooth and it was designed to be able to be worked rapidly so you can get more shots off in a short amount of time in a combat situation. It is fed by a removable 10 round magazine, it had the highest capacity magazine of any bolt action rifle of WWII. They are also generally very accurate and they made some of the best sniper rifles of WWII out of them. The Lee Enfield .303 rifle was used continuously by Britain for around 60+ years which was argueably the longest service life of any bolt action rifle, Is is even still in use by other countries to this day. There were also several other types of Lee Enfield Rifles, some of which were the No.1 Mk.3, the Jungle Carbine and The No.4 Mk.2. I own only one of these and it is a No.4 Mk.1* that was made by Savage in 1944, but someday I hope to get a No.1 Mk.3.
The Lee Enfield rifle was considered by many the best bolt action rifle of World War Two.

This is a link to a site with some more info on the lee enfield rifle: http://www.surplusrifle.com/no4/index.asp