Hello everyone,
I have a quick question. I have an 1891 Mauser that was sporterized some years ago. (Not by me)
I like this gun for some reason, and enjoy shooting it, with cast lead. The barrel is worn and while it shoots so so, with cast lead I have been thinking about re barreling it.
The reason is that I have a new take off 3006 barrel that came off of a Thompson compass with the "5R rifling".
I have read that the major thread diameter is .985 and the threads are 12 per inch.
So I am thinking about cutting the new barrel down, and re-threading. Depending on how much I loose off the barrel, we will have to re-cut the chamber. Thinking about cutting it back enough to re-chamber for the 308, because I have hundreds of empty 308 cases around, and not so many 3006's
My gunsmith buddy has both a 308 and a 3006 chamber reamer, so we can re-cut the chamber.
I know the limitations of the 91 action and I just want a lead shooter, that has a good barrel.
What are your thoughts on this project?