New Replacement Barrels for .303's

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Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield

Well - reproduction barrels for one example.

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:lol:

There are also reproduction barrel bands, magazines, bayonets and wood sets. The wood sets get snapped up fast when they are available.

What allot of us non gunsmith types did is hedge the most essential parts when they came up, I started 15 years ago and have ensured my rifles will outlast with proper care and not having hot loads in them the rest of my time, my sons and hopefully his son. As a person not privy nor licensed with a dealership it is very hard to get the spider web collection of contacts nor do I have the capita to buy 5 or 6 complete No.4 stocks and as for MkIII's forget it too costly.

So repro parts it will be despite the millions of parts made some parts will never be finite and others will like actions, barrels, bolt heads all types, mags and complete bolts seem to be getting harder and more expensive to buy you only have to look at fleabay or sites like used guns, supply and demand with availability people that's the course we are on.

You place the fitting of a barrel my GS charges $300/AU to fit up a barrel add the cost of a new barrel say rounded to $500/AU = $800/AU you can get a reasonable shooter for that, I have enough 303's (thats what I tell the other half) but always looking for a Lithgow, my mate has a 1920 Lithgow I have tried to build a case to buy it (to keep my '21 company) but I get flashed and ashed when I mention it.............

In reply to Son this is the best way to listen.......Is it safe now Chief?

Without repro parts 250 or so No32 telescopes wouldn't be being used today.........

from reading a few threads on here i think we are getting close to the time when we will see people willing to spend the $ to repair worn out locking lugs rather than scrapping an action. whether it be the rifle that has been passed down 3 or 4 generations or a rare variant/year of manufacture.

with all of the knowledge here, would it be worth starting the discussion on how to do so safely and with an eye to keep as many of the original parts as possible?