Sorry but no before pics.
This is the first of my two Rhineland kit conversions. Don't have a donor rifle for the second kit yet.
Anyway, Getting the old barrel off was a bit of a chore. Ended up twisting the barrel in the vice which surprised me. After that we chucked up in the lathe and with a parting tool cut it down to the depth of the shank threads. Popped right off then.
The stock on this rifle was sporterized so I didn't have any concern of making it a bit shorter to match the barrel. Spent most of a day sanding off the thick dark brown finish which reveled some decent wood that I oil stained.
Had to make a barrel nut wrench out of scraps since I didn't have one. Looks funky but works great.
Bore sighted it with iron sights then went out back and shot 25 rounds. Was able to hit 6" gongs at 50 yards off hand. I have the L type flip sight on the rear which is ranged for 300 & 600 yards. Was hoping that once the 300 yard aperture is sighted in at 50 yards than the 600 yard would be good for 100. We'll see.
It's working but still tweaking a few things. I'll finish the metal once its dialed in.
Edit to correct spelling.