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2K views 13 replies 10 participants last post by  broom_jm 
Even if that converted 03A3 didn't have a scope mount on it, $350 is still a heckuva deal, especially the way you described it! Also, if you had a 308 Norma Mag, would you really need a 300 H&H ? Seems pretty redundant, to me, with their numbers being dang near identical.
 
I have done a bunch of hunting witha 0-3 Springfield. this is what I do NOT like about them. the safety SUCKS. there's nothing you can do to make it better, it just sucks...going thru the brush, it will be bumped and go off safe....BAD ! very bad. the dad-gum bolt selector will inadvertently get grabbed by a brushpile and get hung in "Neutral" and the bolt will open and fall out. I also don't think the Springfields are near as strong as the 17 Enfield, (P-14) and the 17 has the very best safety on a bolt gun, EVER. much better action for whatever you're gonna do just my .02c ......
Outlaw,

If you were doing most of your hunting out of a stand or ground blind, would those problems concern you very much? I ask because my wife will most likely be using one for our out-of-state hunts this fall and I don't want her struggling with a bad safety or a bolt falling out. What measures did you take, if any, to prevent these problems?

Did the gun shoot accurately and reliably?

Jason
 
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