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WHAT ARE THESE .30-'06 BARRELS?

ENBLOCENBLOC Member Posts: 327 ✭✭
edited November 2010 in Ask the Experts
I just came upon three "used" commercial barrels in an Estate sale. All three seem to be .30-'06 (case fits) The first one has the Winchester proof mark has Vee threads on shanks, breech face is flat, no extractor notch milled out. Shank is approx. 1.103" dia. x .618 long. What did this come off of[?]
The next two are same as Shank & Breech face. Shank measures 1.053" x .736 long with "square cut" threads. Breech face is concave with extractor notch milled out of side approx. .407" wide x .186" depth. These last two appear to be for Springfield from what I see on GunBroker.
I also acquired a few K-98 bbls. AND a small ring 7 x 57mm bbl. too. They all have surface rust and some wrench marks. What are they worth if bores look decent?
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    High resolution CLEAR pictures are essential.
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,102 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 2 with square cut threads and extractor cut do sound like Springfield barrels. In original configuration, they would have a milled band for the front sight with a production date.The 03 had rear sight in front of the chamber area and 03A3 did not (they had a receiver sight).
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  • ENBLOCENBLOC Member Posts: 327 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thank You. The two bbls. that have the square thread are different tapers 22 1/8 inch long has 1.205" at chamber end, .643" at muzzle; the other is 22 1/2" long 1.138" at chamber end, .538 at muzzle. So these fit a Springfield receiver. What would these tapers be called?
    Still need to identify the one with Winchester proof mark at chamber end. Breech face is flat, no extractor cut, vee thread 12 threads to the inch with shank being approx. 1.103" dia. x .618" depth. Does this fit a pre-64 or later Winchester model 70?
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  • cussedemguncussedemgun Member Posts: 985 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ENBLOC,

    Sounds like the 2 with sq. threads were intended for a Springfield action. The one with 12 TPI 'V' threads was probably a used Winchester barrel that the shank was cut off & rethreaded for a large ring Mauser. Winchester barrels (M54 & M70, pre &post) all had 1.00" shank with 16 TPI 'V' threads.

    They all probably have been altered to such a degree that they are now misc. parts only of interest to a hobbyist. (shortened or recontoured to the extent they are no longer restorable to original)

    To place a value on a piece of another's project is nearly impossible. Start them at auction at $1 & no reserve. The ending price will be the true value. Could go for nearly what a new economy barrel sells for, whom knows?

    Jim
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  • ENBLOCENBLOC Member Posts: 327 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Dear Cussedemgun:
    Thank You for your excellent advice and insight about this. I've listed them starting @ $1.00 AND....yep one has a bid on right now at that Dollar! We'll now see what the Value is to be for sure. Take care.

    ENBLOC
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