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To change barrels or not.
I have a Winchester M1
that has a worn out barrel. All parts are Winchester. The stock has been sanded(I believe because of water damage not arsenal rebuild)
Should I buy a Winchester barrel with a chromed gas port to improve the value or keep the original, worn out barrel? Thanks in advance.
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Last edited by SRiverrat11; 11-13-2014 at 10:52 PM.
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You can still keep the old worn out sewer pipe. Then when you decide to sell, you throw in the original barrel. All parts being manufacture correct may not even be the key here. Are they right for making a correct grade? Are you going to shoot this or collect it? Personally I prefer a good barrel for shooting though.
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You can still keep the old worn out sewer pipe. Then when you decide to sell, you throw in the original barrel. All parts being manufacture correct may not even be the key here. Are they right for making a correct grade? Are you going to shoot this or collect it? Personally I prefer a good barrel for shooting though.
I have a couple of M1's for shooting, so shooting this one is not
a concern. I'm trying to figure if a $525.00 Win barrel with an all correct rifle will raise the value of the rifle enough to justify spending that much. Thanks Jim.
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It might...it's always a crap shoot...you might just break even.
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Originally Posted by
SRiverrat11
I have a couple of
M1's for shooting, so shooting this one is not
a concern.
I'm trying to figure if a $525.00 Win barrel with an all correct rifle will raise the value of the rifle enough to justify spending that much. Thanks Jim.
No it would not. You say the barrel you are looking at has a chromed gas port. A Winchester barrel with a chromed gas port would be no more correct than an SA or aftermarket barrel.
Last edited by latigo 1; 11-13-2014 at 06:46 PM.
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Do you mean a Korean War era Winchester replacement barrel with the script "Winchester" stamped on it? I've got to go with latigo on this one.
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[URL="http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=452199412It has WRA where the handguard covers and a WP in oval but the gas port is VERY shiney. I say chromed. The chromed gas port caused me to pause, but I think its a WWII barrel, but I really dont know. its on GB and was thinking of buying it but wanted to check here before I did. The barrel on the rifle now has a 1 0 and a WP in oval on the muzzle end when the op rod is pulled back. Well, That is the link but I obviously don't know how to do links. Sorry, No one ever showed me how.
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Need pics or a link to the auction.
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Originally Posted by
SRiverrat11
I have a Winchester
M1 that has a worn out barrel. All parts are Winchester. The stock has been sanded(I believe because of water damage not arsenal rebuild)
Should I buy a Winchester barrel with a chromed gas port to improve the value or keep the original, worn out barrel? Thanks in advance.
Bore worn out - not good as a shooter. You could correct that - for a hefty price.
Stock sanded - not good for collecting. You can't undo that.
So it will never be "all correct", regardless of what you do.
Use your money to buy a better rifle, sell the spoilt one for whatever it brings.
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