We can’t provide numbers as to how long any rifle will hold up, but our test inspection showed this to be a well-made and well-fitted rifle. With the M1A you get an investment-cast receiver, but Springfield has sold a whole lot of M1As with a great success record. Springfield Rifle is a 1952 American film directed by Andre De Toth and starring Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, and David Brian. I have two Lyman .30 cal moulds 311299 and 311672 which I cast 50/50 lino/lead and size .310. My handload using the Lyman 405-grain Flat Nose at 1300 fps put ten bullets through one ragged hole at … AA-5744. 1904 production receiver rebuilt for WWII at the Raratan arsenal. Posing with the Marlin 1895 CB: I tested this rifle with various factory loads and several of my favorite handloads. All my cast bullet handloads for military rifles or sporters have Accurate 5744 in them, even the little .30 Carbine. Has a 1941 dated Springfield barrel. Springfield Rifle is an American Western film directed by Andre DeToth and released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1952. CMP matches with the 311672 and 23.0 grs. Springfield Armory even copied Whitworth’s twist rate. The film is set during the American Civil War and stars Gary Cooper, with Phyllis Thaxter and Lon Chaney Jr.. 3) This bullet can then be cast or sized to about 0- 0.002 less than the groove diameter, thus allowing a slip-fit in an fired but unsized (in my rifle, at least) case. Making it the longest serving rifle in US military history. I would not buy one if I … "Springfield 1903 .30-06 caliber rifle. Springfield Rifle is the first movie that Gary Cooper made after winning the Oscar for High Noon. The Winchester Model 70 Match Rifle's "marksman" stock of the early 1950’s is an excellent example of the refine-ments possible to the Type “C” stock. Currently, Springfield manufactures their M1A receivers out of durable precision investment cast AISI 8620 alloy steel, while the original rifle was produced through the more tedious and expensive drop forge process. M-1903 and M1903A3 rifles were still issued to some units of the Alaska National Guard , as well as some US Navy ships, as late as 1970. Last May it took a first place in the Springfield category with 17 entries and everyone else shooting jacketed bullets. Springfield Armory receivers are cast as are Ruger rifles and all handguns but the .22 auto. New parts were manufactured for the M-1903 rifle by Springfield and Remington as well as Smith Caronia and hundreds of subcontractors until 1945. Individual adjustments can make the basic design very usable for almost any shooter. Cast receivers, of themselves, are not bad. 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