About 10 years ago when CMP started selling the Danish M1s I got a WW2 era rifle with an excellent VAR barrel. It was pure luck of the draw at that time. I took it to my local military gun shop and the armorer there talked me into converting it to 7.62 NATO. He swapped it out for a USGI barrel (SA 1965 IIRC) and reparked the receiver. Turned out perfectly IMO and shot well. I paid $300 plus the VAR barrel for the job. How rare are these barrels and what are they going for now? In retrospect I guess I got a good deal. :thup: