.303 British rechambering and identification
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mustanger98
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They might be misinformed, but I seriously doubt they would be malicious; then again, I am naive.
It is the very best gun shop around. I don't want to derail (again!), but l'll just reiterate that the Québec gun culture is quite different from USA's. You know, as when someone says a neighbor's kid is different.
I will not say bad things about my home, I will not say bad things about my people, but I will say we are different!
I'm not trash talking your people or mine... not saying you should either. I do think in this case they're badly misinformed, or maybe only looking at a higher end of the market. This isn't exclusive to Quebec... there's probably several variations between your area and mine and it can get interesting several ways. I don't want to call it outright malice either.
It looks like I'm not the only one here who thinks your rifle looks like an interesting piece. This isn't always based on $$$. Some old guns will shoot a lot better than their outward appearance would lead you to believe... seen it. And then there's "if this old gun could talk". In your rifle's case, it's probably mostly hunting stories... mostly not the sort of thing to make your hair stand up, but just as interesting.
Vern Humphrey
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The manufacturer's name will be stamped on the receiver ring, either Winchester, Eddystone or Remington.
If the barrel is rusted out, it isn't rechambering you want, it's re-boring (and re-rifling). There are smiths that will do that, and I suggest waiting until you consult with the smith before choosing a new caliber -- he'll be able to tell you what's possible and what isn't. Probably you will want to go to at least .338 caliber.
Thanks Vern, that's what I wanted to say, you expressed my initial thought with better words. I am trying to improve my English vocabulary everyday, these comments are always welcomed.
I wrongfully employed rechambering, which does not always imply re-boring and re-rifling, when it was really what I was thinking about given all the rust coming out of the muzzle. I suppose it would cost even more to do that!
mustanger98
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I've been fooled by rust a couple of times, too. In both cases I used 3-in-1 oil and 0000 steel wool and the rust came off easily. On one rifle, I found no pitting. The other, an old single-shot shotgun, was heavily scarred. I re-blued both, and in the second case, at least stopped the damage... assuming the owner kept it oiled.
mustanger98
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I recall seeing "ERA" in at least one pic. That's Eddystone... IIRC from another recent thread here, they were actually a locomotive manufacturer, and not originally a rifle manufacturer.
Sometimes a barrel gets cleaned out by the sequence of clean, shoot, clean, shoot, clean, and so on. Sometimes you just have to shake it loose like that. Maybe it's just me, but I wouldn't start thinking about re-boring/re-rifling till after I started seeing whether accuracy got better or worse with Mk VII ball. If it turned out to need it, that Territorial round sounds like a starting point, but I'd never heard anything about it this far south. Again, different variable in gun culture.
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