All right guys, I tried this another time and everybody let me down. Anybody have pictures of big bore springfields they can post? Just sitting here thinking about what I would like to see, that fits the bill for tonight. Thanks.

Red

35 whelen 0r 400 whelen is the biggest calibers ive ever seen on a springfield and i dont have the pics ....sorry.paul

Will a .400 Whelen do?

.400Whelen

The biggest I have seen on a 1903 is a .400 Niedner. This one is on a standard Mauser.

.400 Niedner

I've seen 35 whelen.. and head of 416 taylor... i did one in 300 win, which means you probably could get a lott in one

jeffe

Well I know the Taylor is possible, there is one in the works right now. I was just wondering how many others were around. Those pictures by the way Michael are beautiful, I love the stock design on them. I was thinking about shots that would show a big round crammed into the action.

One guy from on here told me he had one in 458, but this was a couple of years back and he said he would send me some pics after he had a surgery. Sadly I am guessing it didn't go so well since I never heard back from him

Maybe I just need to focus on having big bore springfields made since they are such a rare thing. (don't even tell my wife I made that joke, I'll be sleeping in the garage from now till eternity).

Red

Rare?
I have a .45, a .50 and a .58, but not one of the .69 rifle-muskets.
Cheers from Darkest California,
Ross

Note a super big bore, but a beautiful rifle.
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Frank

Frank

That is truly a beautiful rifle and very unique.I don't think I have ever seen another Springfield takedown.
Is this your rifle?
I would love to have pictures of the takedown mechanism. Any possibility of getting some?
I would compensate you for your time.
Sorry for the interruption but I love takedowns.

James

That is really amazing. I have never even heard of that being done before. Who owns it and what are the details? I too would love pics of the mechanism.

Thanks very much.

Red

Frank, Nice rifle, tell us more!!!!!!!

Many of the pre-war custom gunmakers made take-down 1903’s. Some like Worthen specialized in them.

>>>WORTHEN<<<

Yes indeed it is a beautiful piece of work. I don't want to hijack this thread so I will post more info and photos on a seperate thread very soon.
It was built by August Pachmayer and I currently have two of them. Alas they are not mine. I am doing some research on them and photographing them for a dear friend. The takedown mechanism is truly a work of art as are all the components.
Frank

August Pachmayr was THE MAN!

I know one PH in Zimbabwe who did have a 458WinMag built on a Springfield. I believe it was done by an African smith and was /is as nice a bigbore as you could want. Very plain working rifle but absolutely top craftsmanship.
This is the only bigbore Springfield I have ever seen in over 55 active years of active interest in bigbores.

Thats as nice a gun as one would see !!