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1903 Springfield 22 Cal. ?

RadarRadar Member Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭
edited May 2018 in Ask the Experts
I got some rifles from a very good friend that passed away and in them were a couple of 03 match (30-06 ) and a couple of 22 cal. match One has the action and bolt changed and takes a mag. the other has a reg. centerfire bolt,long action,reg in all other ways except the barrel is 22 cal. ( SA 10-15 ) even the chamber will take a fired 30-06 round.Did they have a adapter of some sort that held a 22 round and fed into the rifle then ejected like a reg. fired cartridge ?
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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The rifle without the magaine is called a Hoffer-Thompson. It used an auxiliary cartridge that was chambered for the .22 short. The auxiliary cartridges can be found but are usually very expensive. It seems that these rifles had a problem with the extractor breaking on one side.

    The one with the magazine is probably one of the 1922 Series Springfield Gallery Practice Rifles. The models were Model of 1922, Model of 1922M1 and the M2. All three are collectable if in original finish. If you will post pictures or provide receiver ring marking, barrel date (behind the front sight) and complete serial number I can help you determine exactly what this one is.

    If you are lucky the .30 cal. ones may be either National Match or NRA Sporters. Both were used by rifle competitors prior to WWII. Of course one or both may have been modified issue type 103 rifles.
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  • RadarRadar Member Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The one is a M1922 M1,Barrel is SA 1-29 Ser# is 183XXB with a sporter stock.The other 22 cal. is US Springfield Armory,Ser# is 4625XX. Barrel is SA 6-15 not 10-15 as stated before and it has a normal 03 full stock. Yes 30 cal's are match as he started with 03s then M1 and M14 shooting for the National Guard.He got Distinguished,Pres. 100 and many more awards over the years,his team was great he couched one of his team to be the best National Guard shooter in the US one year.
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  • HerschelHerschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 1922M1 should have an extra 1 or I stamped after the model to indicate it was upgraded to 1922MII by replacement of the bolt and magazine with the M2 type. When the upgrade was done the B suffix was added to the serial number. Without the complete serial number I can't see if it was on the Springfield Research Service list but many of the 100 rifles in the 183XX group are shown to have been issued to gun clubs or colleges. Those are known to collectors as 1922M1/MII DCM club issue rifles. The barrel date on the 1922MII is appropriate to be the original barrel. Both the .22 cal rifles are collector items with value depending on condition and originality of parts. FWIW
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