Milling service to cut an M1D barrel?

[1903Collector]

Hi again Jim, well most issues above were just a matter of semantics, but I get your point to the difference between a machine shop and a gunsmith. I just used overly generic terms, and mistakenly used "milling" instead of "turning". I am well aware the type of machining operation required is by lathe and I am assuming the base is press fit to the barrel. I was in fact asking for suggestions of who had the skills and knowledge to do the work...I understand your point of referring to them as a gunsmith, but that was my intent. It was late (for me these days) and I was getting lazy and sloppy in my typing and thinking...seems to be a trend for me lately.

So, yes, I am looking for a gunsmith experienced in turning a std M1 barrel into a M1D barrel. I was hoping someone on this site can steer me in the right direction.

For the record, I am a retired mech-design engineer and know enough of my way around a lathe to be dangerous.

A quick thought...do we know whether the scope base is pressed on the barrel before or after the barrel is fitted to the receiver?
Note: Ive never barreled a M1 Garand, but from what I recall of reading up on the method necessary to align the barrel and receiver correctly, it is a pain in the *** as there are no alignment scribe marks as far as I know. I begin to wonder if I really want to do this!

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Many thanks, I thought I had seen something like this some time ago in Firearms News. If I had $500 and if they had the .30-06 chambered version Id be tempted, but I already have a barrel to turn and a base...mount...whatever it is actually called. Also, I wanted to use a 1944 SA barrel for this project.

I noted they qualified the add with "mount modified by Criterion to securely tighten to the base mount and not loosen during fire. May still require leveling/truing by a qualified gunsmith." This last part means I may still need to find a gunsmith who knows how to do this!

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Good point. Ive had the mount for years and it came from a huge warehouse of surplus USGI parts located in Europe...Denmark if I recall correctly. It may still be a commercial mount, but Im hoping it is authentic USGI. Is there any way to tell?
I also wanted a 1944 SA barrel for this project. Im not partial to non-USGI barrels, but then again I do not intend to compete with it. The more replies I read, the more I think I may just drop this project...too many potential issues.