1903 barrel?

[trigger_happy57]

i work for a trash company in indy and had a customer tell me he was cleaning out an old house and some how we got on the topic if the person was in the military. anyway he said they found a barrel in the house and started to describe it and i told him to bring it in and i might be able to tell him what it goes to. well he brought it in and its a 1903 barrel marked with the flaming bomb cartouche and date 2-44. he actually said you can have it. its got a little surface rust very light actually on the outside and the bore is nice and shiny. any thoughts what to do with it?

 

[steif]

barrel

If you are not planning to build an 03, pass it on to another that is building one, look around, I think nice bore barrels are a couple hundred bucks if it has not been sporterized.

 

[Colt556]

I could use it since one of my 03s has an iffy barrel. Who is the manufacturer?

 

[Hondo]

Check the barrel with a 30-06 round in the muzzle to be sure it isn't shot out...I have a Garand barrel lying around my house because it was shot out and I had it replaced...got the old barrel back but in it's current state it isn't worth much...just sayin

 

[trigger_happy57]

Its stamped ra under the crosse cannons dont know a whole lot about 1903s a lil about carbines though

 

[Sgt7330]

RA - should be Remington Arms, they made some of those rifles. I am more up on Garands but I know Remington made 1903A3 rifles. I would look on the civilian marksmanship site forum, those guys know that stuff.

 

[Colt556]

It's a bbl for a 1903A3 made by Remington in 1944. I'd be interested in it if you're wanting to sell. I could tell you more if I could see it or pics. It could be a replacement bbl for an 03 but if dated 1944 I'd suspect 1903A3. Caliber is 30 06 btw.

 

[trigger_happy57]

I honestly wouldn even know what to ask for it. I dont really have a usefor it unless i could use it on a drill rifle to make it fuctional.