Drill Rifle

[Chuckindenver]

barrels from Drill rifles are nothing more then scrap...dont shoot them, or use them for anything other then scrap.

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[Da CSP 1903shooter]

I believe your question was about using drill rifle receivers. But some how you got answers about the barrels??? As to the receivers, I have used two, one a high number N.S. receiver & one remington A3 receiver. I used the N.S. receiver to build a 220 Swift, I have shot over 2 thousand rounds Very High pressure loads through that rifle with no problems. The other A3 receiver was used to build a 6 mm Remington, I have shot several hundred rounds through that rifle. I check headspace often and there has been no problems with headspace. BUT your results could vary!!! I know one guy that has used several to make a couple of 45 ACP carbines. He also used a couple other barreled receivers to make a 44 cal on a shortened 30-06 cartridge case and another in 375 on a shortened 30-06 cartridge case. Both the 44 and the 375 are kept below 2000 fps, so pressures must be fairly low. He also used the drill rifle barrels by boring them out and installing liners in them. But boring out the 'plug' and the weld is not real easy. There are a lot of 'hard' spots because of the weld and it is a lot easier just to buy a new barrel. If you do decide to use a drill rifle receiver, buy a "No-Go" headspace gauge as a safety measure and use it often to make sure the receiver is not stretching.