Originally Posted by
DonaldD
Hi
have come across a No4 (T). Rifle looks genuine - not too sure of the scope/mounts but not too bothered given the asking price.
The barrel is in pretty crap condition - it may or may not be recoverable. I would have to buy it first and see how it cleans up.
What's the feeling about re-barrelling? On one side the rifle loses some originality, but stays shootable. The other option is to keep it as is and have an original but non-shootable rifle (or worse have it deactivated)
Personally I'm more in favour of re-barrelling and having a shootable classic. Would appreciate any input.
Donald