Should I rebarrel my 1903 while it’s being rebuilt

[Remington92]

Hey all I’m finally getting around to sending my unsporterised 1903 off for a usmc sniper clone build. One of my last decisions is what to for the barrel. It is a 1.3mil Springfield and currently has a 44 Springfield barrel on it if I remember right( I’m in the office and away from the rifle at the moment but 40s replacement barrel at any rate). I don’t have erosion guages but when I drop at 30cal bullet in the end of the muzzle it stops just at the upper edge of the cannelure. I only shot the rifle one time before taking it out of the stock and with irons I was getting about 1.5” group at 100yds which very much could be the limits of what I can do with irons. The bore does show some frosting towards the end though. My other option is I have a NOS HS barrel that I originally bought for this build.

If it’s shooting this well with the Springfield barrel is it worth swapping while it’s getting overhauled or save the HS for another project?

[gigi79]

Good morning. Sorry for the translation errors. Personally, I don't see the point in modifying an A3 version into a sniper version if it wasn't originally intended that way. Collector, this distorts its value following modifications and removes elements from those who reassemble an original rifle. Having an original A4 myself, I struggle to have an original bolt body or barrel because of people modifying their A3 into an A4 clone. Afterwards, a sniper rifle normally has a good target grouping and does not fire thousands of rounds. To find a sniper configuration, it is therefore essential to have an excellent barrel.

[Remington92]

Good morning. Sorry for the translation errors. Personally, I don't see the point in modifying an A3 version into a sniper version if it wasn't originally intended that way. Collector, this distorts its value following modifications and removes elements from those who reassemble an original rifle. Having an original A4 myself, I struggle to have an original bolt body or barrel because of people modifying their A3 into an A4 clone. Afterwards, a sniper rifle normally has a good target grouping and does not fire thousands of rounds. To find a sniper configuration, it is therefore essential to have an excellent barrel.

Hey there this is a 1903 not an 03a3. It’s going to be a 1941 usmc sniper clone or tribute since I’m not going full clone correct. But I agree I specifically looked for a Sporter that had been d&t to build off of as so not to mess with an original clean rifle

[MAC702]

There aren't enough affordable true snipers out there. Nothing wrong with creating a clone. It's not the same as "sporterizing" one. For some of my collection, I shoot my clone snipers more often because they are more accurate (built with new barrels) and it keeps the true snipers in that much better condition. If you are getting 1.5 MOA from your existing barrel, don't expect better by changing it.

I had nothing but a receiver that I saved from a sporterized rifle. I used it to build my USMC M1941 sniper. I went with new barrel and new stock because I had to. I did everything myself except that I sent the barreled action off to an experienced gunsmith to have the scope mount bases installed.

It's one of my favorites for shooting, but unfortunately, our local matches allow only 6x maximum on the scope. One of these days, I'll try to get the 6x eyepiece for it. They have them for the Unertyl, but I just have the Malcolm replica and it's probably different.

[togor]

If you have a NOS barrel then a scoped rifle is a good place to use it. Mate quality with quality for maximum impact.