Bubba...Undeniably evil, but good for a deal...

Well, I sold my Mak and M1917.:( I paid off the work related debts, did my Christmas shopping, and bought this. And with money to spare.:)
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g27/aguy123/poo002-1.jpg

.45Guy--Nice find! That looks to be a beautifully sporterized '03 or '03A3 Springfield! Is it still in .30-'06? And what is the 'scope on it?

And most importantly, how accurate is it and do you like shooting it?

Quick rundown of specs: .30-'06 Douglass barrel, Bishop stock, and the scope is the Realist my neighbor Don gave me. It's no m1917, but it's a great shooter.

That isn't a bubba. That's a sporter. For pics of a bubba send a message to krochus.

Not bubba at all. This has a nice WOOD stock! I like it a lot.

gotta admit, that is some nice looking furniture

The only thing I'm not too terribly keen on is the "daintiness" of the stock. There isn't a whole lotta wood where stock and pistol grip meet.

Nice floor. Is that laminate or hardwood?

LMAO, it's hardwood. One of the good points of owning an older home.

There isn't a whole lotta wood where stock and pistol grip meet. I agree, but I see a lot of stocks of that period with the wasp waist cut behind the pistol grip. Seems the amateur stockmaker of the day wanted a real clearly defined for dang sure Pistol Grip.

I don't understand why the builder bought a barrel, bought a stock, bent the bolt handle, drilled and tapped, put it all together, polished and blued... and used the ugly stamped A3 bottom metal. A milled 03 trigger guard would not have been very expensive at the time and would have made it look a lot better.

Isn't the stamped guard a little larger to allow for gloves or what not? Might be a Wisconsin necessity, though I never wear them.

My Sporterized 03', shoots great for an old girl:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/NORTEXED/Springfield.jpg

Nice rifle, glad that you found a home for your 17. Dave

Here's a better shot of the furniture, since it seems to be getting commented on quite a bit.http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g27/aguy123/poo004.jpg

Horrible.

Furniture is too pretentious.

Color is all wrong.

Someone needs to save you from that piece.

I volunteer.

Hmmm....that may be a good deal, but how much did you pay for it??

The only thing I'm not too terribly keen on is the "daininess" of the stock. There isn't a whole lotta wood where stock and pistol grip meet.

Depends on what ya wanna do with it, beat someone over the head with it or go shoot a deer with it. :D Looks GREAT to me!

:eek: I want!

Best looking non-military rifle I've seen in a while.

Hmmm....that may be a good deal, but how much did you pay for it??
It was definately on par with the prices of used Savages in the area, maybe a tad less. Certainly less than a used Ruger, Remington, or Winchester. BTW Alaska Dave, you wouldn't happen to post by the same name on MWT?

while Im generally against seeing a milsurp sporterized because they are becoming increasingly hard to find,I must say your rifle in the photo looks wonderful !

To bad you sold your M1917 though,it was a good looking rifle but well done!

Beautiful rifle.

Nice rifle :)

.45GUY ;Bubba has NEVER laid hands on your rifle. That's a fine piece that ANYBODY should be proud to own.

Thanks for all the compliments guys. It is one heck of a shooter. Though I must caution on the shooting of Korean surplus. I actually had a round come apart on me:eek: As in fragment upon firing.

Beautiful. Makes me even sadder that somebody stole the one my grandfather did. (Stolen from the cousin who inherited it.)