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This range report is for a US Rifle Model 1903A3. Manufactured in September 1943. It is Remington manufacture and all internal parts are Remington. The Rifling is crisp, and show absolutely no signs of corrosion or pitting. This was my first time taking the rifle out to the range. The rifle exceeded my expectations as I haven't been shooting as frequently as I would like recently. Heres the report.
Conditions:
Partly Cloudy
Temp: 81F
Wind: Moderate 5-8 MPH
Humidity: 67%
Me: slightly tired (I include this because emotional state does affect performance)
The firing sequence consisted of 5 shots of 3 at 100 yards. The first group was at about 2 o'clock and high around 7 inches. It was almost off the paper. The second group was on level with the bullseye, but were still about 3.5" off bull. Third group was on center as was fourth and fifth. The picture below was from the fourth group (It was also the tightest grouping of the 5.) The average grouping was about 1.5" with the smallest being about 1" and the largest being 2" Time between shots was 1-2 minutes. All groups were fired from sitting off of a bench rest. I stopped after the fifth because during the fifth the wind began to pick up and gust as a storm is moving in. Ammo was commercial Federal American Eagle 150 grain FMJBT. I plan on going out next week with some handloads using 168 grain A-Max bullets.
I would have posted pictures from the range, but the batteries in my camera were dead.
Conditions:
Partly Cloudy
Temp: 81F
Wind: Moderate 5-8 MPH
Humidity: 67%
Me: slightly tired (I include this because emotional state does affect performance)
The firing sequence consisted of 5 shots of 3 at 100 yards. The first group was at about 2 o'clock and high around 7 inches. It was almost off the paper. The second group was on level with the bullseye, but were still about 3.5" off bull. Third group was on center as was fourth and fifth. The picture below was from the fourth group (It was also the tightest grouping of the 5.) The average grouping was about 1.5" with the smallest being about 1" and the largest being 2" Time between shots was 1-2 minutes. All groups were fired from sitting off of a bench rest. I stopped after the fifth because during the fifth the wind began to pick up and gust as a storm is moving in. Ammo was commercial Federal American Eagle 150 grain FMJBT. I plan on going out next week with some handloads using 168 grain A-Max bullets.
I would have posted pictures from the range, but the batteries in my camera were dead.