interesting..
talk about re inventing the wheel..
these rifles were built simple for a reason..why make them complecated??
i agree, you can remove the coned breach, but why??
you loose some of the safety that a 1903 has over the K98icon Mauser.
took the other longer to write that , then it would for me to rebarrel an 03.
a couple other reasons to finish ream a new chamber..first is to have the correct headspace, and the other is to smooth out a rough chamber..
liked the write up though..thanks for sharing..