dakota.potts
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Contemplating building a Sporter 1903 or 1903A3 (from a stripped receiver or existing sporter, not an intact rifle) for a relative who expressed interest in a .30-06 with iron sights and a wood stock. I'm assuming that I can't get a hold of a donor rifle or action with a good condition barrel on it (which I doubt will happen) and will have to rebarrel it myself.
For those who have rebarreled them, what route have you taken? I could start from a blank like ER Shaw or even Douglas and get a pretty good quality barrel for the money, but there is a fairly extensive amount of machining involved. For not much more money, I could get either a NOS barrel or a new barrel from Criterion (or for a good bit more money, one from Krieger) which is short-chambered and finish chambering by hand. That process I haven't done before.
Looking for experiences from those who have tried it, as well as further reading resources before I get into the project which will probably be a month or two away
For those who have rebarreled them, what route have you taken? I could start from a blank like ER Shaw or even Douglas and get a pretty good quality barrel for the money, but there is a fairly extensive amount of machining involved. For not much more money, I could get either a NOS barrel or a new barrel from Criterion (or for a good bit more money, one from Krieger) which is short-chambered and finish chambering by hand. That process I haven't done before.
Looking for experiences from those who have tried it, as well as further reading resources before I get into the project which will probably be a month or two away