Hi Mehul and Marrakai,
that you for the posts.
I will be sure to that story Marrakai if I ever get the cahnce to stand down and lion.Have always wanted to the the Africa trip,mostly for a Cape Buff.Fist I nedd a proper double rifle thou.Only a cape and few bolts in the collection so far,all the doubles are shotguns.
Mehul,
I still need to slug barrel and perhaps a chamber cast but all the 1903's where 6.5X54M/S or so I am told so I suspect thats it.I have,from a friend in Texas who sent them,a box of them and some brass and the ammo chambers fine.I always keep my eyes open for ammo when visiting the gun shops here in New England (New Hampshire).I picked up a old box of Western 8mm Mannlicher Shoenauer a couple weeks ago for my 1908.There is also a guy I deal with for all my non common stuff who custom handloads in Long Island NY,not cheap but great stuff.
http://www.safariarms.com/index1.htm will probably have him do a couple boxes for this 1903 too.Be fun to take her out and see if I can get one of those 200lbs+ Whitetails to let down thier guard that wander around here in the North woods,not many but they are there.
best,
Dave