K98 barrel fix

[Patrick Chadwick]

"Nothing like adding a ton of expense to a minor problem and paying someone that's most likely clueless on this particular arm to tell you they can't find anything wrong with it."

100% agreement. This is cosmetic damage. A new barrel is only indicated if the present barrel is non-functional. It's an RC K98 - not exactly the rarest rifle in the world, can't be more than a couple of hundred thousand around, so I would first of all totally ignore the cosmetics and find out how well it can shoot!

Then, if it shot well enough to be worth the bother, I would peen down the raised edges of the dimples. For that you need light, fast blows with a jeweller's hammer. Like Woody Woodpecker. Not clobbering it with a lump hammer from the builder's yard. With a bit of patience this will already noticeably reduce the size of the dimples. Fill with a metal-loaded epoxy (is JB-Weld something of that nature?), file smooth with a diamond lap, patch up the bluing, and what remains will hardly be noticed among all the other dings and scratches. Or leave it as it is and use the well-worn excuse for doing nothing "it's part of its history".

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[browningautorifle]

(is JB-Weld something of that nature?),

Yes it is...

[mcorbei3]

Hmm, thanks gentlemen these are all good ideas, although I do not plan on replacing the barrel. It is actually quite bright with excellent rifling. For the time being I'll leave it as is while refinishing the stock, but expect a thread revival should that change! I'm leaning towards using the JB weld fix.

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You think the barrel on this one has problems, check out this one: 1941 Swedish Mauser needs a LOT of help

WOW! that rifle was in some really tough shape, nice fix!