Not something I ever want to do again…įirst the easy part: Disassembling the rifle I have replaced stocks on a view airsoft guns in the past but somehow this turned out to the be most annoying conversion. Took me many hours to complete, G&G dimensions are really off in a lot of places. But there was quite a bit of work needed to make the G&G internals fit. I bought a c-stock, which was not easy to find for a reasonable price, to replace the G&G s-stock. ? It’s an utterly awesome beer by the way ? Easiest way would of course be this:īut the “scope” didn’t work too well so I decided to put a little more effort into it. It remained in service through the Korean War. Marine sniper on Guadalcanal, he uses the Lyman scope which was found not well suited for combat.Īfter mixed initial reports (which might have been a confusion with Springfields fitted with Lyman scopes) the 1903/Unertl proved to be an excellent sniper rifle. The 8x scope was designed by John Unertl and was found to be clearly superior to various other scopes like the Lyman 5A and Winchester A5. Standard stock for the rifles was the “c-stock” with pistol grip instead of the straight “s-stock”. The polished bolt of the National Match rifles was blued. The specially selected Springfield M1903A1 National Match rifles were fitted with scope blocks and fine tuned by Marine armorers. It seems the Springfield was selected not because it shot better than the Winchester but among other things because of parts compatibility and sturdiness. Close contender was the Winchester Model 70. It was adopted in late 1942.Īfter a few tests and trials the Springfield M1903A1 National Match was selected as the rifle of choice. It is sometimes referred to as the “USMC Model 1941 Sniper Rifle” but I don’t know if this was an official designation. Well anyways, let’s start with a bit of history on the USMC sniper rifle Add ammo capacity and semi vs auto vs bolt action… it quickly becomes a matter of style over substance, as are probably many things in airsoft ? But at the end of the day the range and accuracy advantage over other airsoft guns is often negligible. Cool style factor of course and it can be fun sniping around.
I’m well aware of the G&G Springfields limitations but I find sniper rifles in airsoft a bit overrated anyways. Who knows when an A1 becomes available (considering my luck probably next week ? ). After some hesitation I decided to build me a Springfield / Unertl Sniper Rifle anyways. Unfortunately an A3 and not an A1 which would have been the correct version for a WW2 Marine Crops rifle. It looks awesome and ridiculous at the same time, hahaha ?įor years I waited for someone to release an airsoft Springfield 1903 (not counting the old KTW “wall hanger”), then G&G finally did. While large and heavy, it has the SAME lens boards and revolving back as the IV. Its a strange beast, basically a Technika IV front standard/bellows/rear standard mounted on an overly large monorail. The M 679 and the Techno versatile modular systems are an example of how Linhof represent the future of applied photography and printing and continue to offer the future of imaging – today.I always wanted an airsoft WW2 USMC Springfield/Unertl, my all time favorite sniper rifle. Linhof Color for Super Wide: If you are looking for a second camera for wide angles, this might be it. With Linhof, the traditional fine mechanical precision engineering of Valentin Linhof has fulfilled the requirements for digital and opto- electronic imaging. Thousands of photographers, artists, architects, scientists, engineers and printers worldwide are currently using new or previously owned Linhof precision cameras made in Munich / Bavaria. Autofocus, automatic features, miniaturized 35 mm cameras were all achieved, closely followed by digital imaging, networks and new image medias. In recent decades, radical changes in all fields of photography have taken place. Linhof’s cameras and equipment have always been synonymous of high quality photography. For over 127 years Linhof have been producing cameras, optics and other high end products which capture the time and moment in sharpness, detail and precision.