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1903 Springfield Bbl/Mauser Large ring Bbl
Rifleman188
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1903 Springfields are derivatives of Mauser actions so will a commercial mauser barrel fit a 1903A3 action I have a customised 1903A3 and was considering rebarrelling and chambering in .35 whelen since the current military barrel is totally shot out. any input would be appreciated
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Get hold of a copy of "Bolt Action Rifles" by de Haas. He has the above data for various rifles in his reference section.
The Springfield M1903 barrels and variants are 10 square threads x 1.040" diameter with a coned breech and extractor groove while the Mauser M98 barrels are 12 TPI x 1.100" 'V' threads and a flat breech.
Best.
The barrel contour would move back and create a gap if you had a stock set up for that barrel contour.