A Sedgley sporter,,30-06,,built on a Low# '03 Springfield (I'm assuming) and it's still in one piece after all these years. Probably done in the late 20's or '30s.
Shoots great. Lyman 48 rear sight. Very accurate,,sees mostly light cast bullet loads. Still puts 5 into 1 1/2" @ 70yrds with my old eyes doing the looking.
Military markings removed and Sedgley serial number added to action in the sear raceway.
RFS bought the LN '03 actions and parts as scrap metal from the Gov't and built them into sporters.
Barrels and butt plates were from Winchester. Stocks were his mfg. They made a 'deluxe' sporter also. This is the plain model.
The ever popular Model 1893 Romanian Mannlicher (orig built by Steyr) in 6.5x53R.
Built into a sporter carbine probably sometime between the Wars. Original barrel cut to 17"+ length, 1/4 rib w/site added. New mfg full length stock, not a cut down military, DST w/trigger guard alteration done to shotgun type. Some light engraving. No makers/gunsmiths name on it.
Sights are small bead front and 2 leaf U notch rear. Getting tough to see but fun shooter. Reloads from 303Brit or 30-40Krag brass reformed in 6.5 Mannlicher Schoenaur dies. Likes the 160gr Hornadys best.
Was a bring back from WW2. I got it at a gun show for $25 plus a worn 12ga Western Field shotgun that I had just bought at the same show for $125.
With it came 1 enbloc clip and one lonely round of Dutch military ammo headstamped 1917 (IIRC).
Have a couple of Lee Speed Sporters, two Haenel (sp?) 88 Commission sporters but those were all purpose built that way,,not redone military rifles.
A Mauser 98 sporter by JP Sauer which I also think was a sporter from the start and not a conv. military.
