President Teddy Roosevelt's Sporting 1903 with documentation (picture heavy)
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Bertfish
Throw bread on me
This is exactly why I am so enthused about firearms. The history is unbelievable yet often goes unmentioned outside of our circles.
oldsarge
Old & Crusty
I would think that since the work was performed by the manufacturer, it is not considered "bubba'd" but a factory modification.
somd_mustangs
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- Jul 1, 2012
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Reagan was also a firearms guy and NRA member (despite the 1985 Hughes mess) and owned of all things an MBA Gyrojet pistol, which he loved to shoot.
mawkie
C&R Whisperer
Man, too bad Ronnie has passed. How cool would it have been to get something like a bit of MBA advertising signed by him.
Reptile
Ultimate Member
Maybe he was hoping Roosevelt would balk at the price, rather than telling him the real reason for not wanting to do the requested work. Apparently the technology at the time wasn't mature enough to ensure that the barrel wasn't damaged.
Very interesting. To tell the truth, I didn't realize he even paid for the rifle. Thank you for your research and posting!
Doco Overboard
Ultimate Member
I don't think it would be so much the barrel as the checkering on the front ring of the action. The receiver is case hardened and would have to be annealed near the bolt lugs or the work done before final hardened and protected from scale because of the detailed work.
The roll-mark is also on the left hand side which means they would have to hold it (the receiver) a different way to make that happen.
Maybe the process was just described in general or layman's terms as "the barrel" hoping someone would agree.
Cutting the Bull Moose a rifle with soft bolt lugs is probably something someone didn't want on their resume. No fact check on dates but TR may have already disapproved of the rod bayonet by the time the rifle was built.
SmokeEater would know, that conversation may have also been part of the discussion with the request for the rifle maybe.
The rifle reminds me of a Sedgely without the bling or extra weight.
reverendbeer
Stiff Member
"I want the butt just like my present butt, only one inch shorter."
Way cool. Thanks to the OP for posting!!
cdstraw
Active Member
Fascinating info... please keep up the interesting research! 
303_enfield
Ultimate Member
Rifle 0009. So is it the 9th receiver off the line or the 9th custom 03 made?
atomix8
Member
Fantastic! Thanks for documenting!
Doco Overboard
Ultimate Member
I havent seen a 0 prefix on an issue rifle maybe so. Looks like the front of the ring has been radiused too as best I can tell from the pictures.
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