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So, is an early manufacture date (more fragile, single heat-treated) truly the kiss of death for early Springfields? Should we just throw those guns away, or is the hype overdone? Full disclosure, I own one of these, and have put a lot of modern .30-06 ammo through it. Should I still be concerned? Is there a "safest" choice of loads? Thanks. TT
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Yeah, my uncle has my great uncles Springfield and it is in the 9000 serial number range. We used to watch my great uncle shoot it when we were little,over 60 years ago. He used to kill deer with it in Iowa, before there were many deer to shoot, during the depression.My brother still has some ammo he gave us that is dated 1909.
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Respectfully, do a seach of this forum/subject, this has been about beat to death...
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