1895 win 30 govt re barrel or?

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I have an 1895 in great shape. Except the barrel is badly pitted inside. Still shoots reasonable though. I am looking for advice on re barreling or relining it. Any gunsmiths that may specialize in this??
 
X2. If you absolutely had to though, Ron Smith of RKS Enterprises could do a rebored. .35 Whelen maybe?? But you would be better off not touching it, unless it has already been altered somehow.

But since you say it still shoots okay, I would just keep it clean and take care of it.
 
Define great shape. Do you mean unsanded original with 90%+ original blue?

Or do you mean it still looks "OK" for bringing to deer camp?

If it's not collector grade, I'd look at a rebore.
 
Guys, if it's .30 government, would it not be the RIMMED .30-40 Krag chambering, not the .30-06 chambering? It could also be .30-03 as some of those were also marked .30 Government.

Anyhow, if it's a .30-40, it can't be re-chambered to ANY of the .30-06-based rounds. You would need to go to something rimmed, like perhaps the .348 Winchester with a re-chamber and re-bore.
 
To the OP, what is your intended use for the gun, a moose rifle, a short range bush gun for blacktails or just a fun gun to shoot at targets?

If your intension is for moose...re-barreling to any of the original 95 caliber offerings would be my choise.

If a blacktail or plinking rifle is your aim then...first I would slug the bore and then would try hard cast lead bullets at a moderate velocity (1300-1500 fps). If it groups them well enough that's what I would go with. In a pitted bore with cast bullets I consider any group 2" or so as "good enough" and a 30-40 krag at 1500 fps is definitely an adequate blacktail killer out to 100 yrds. I have a very beat -up 1886 in 45-70 with a very pitted bore that will shoot 2" groups all day, I just "bronze brush" it after every session.

If it won't shoot cast to your liking then a re-barrel or liner is going to be your options. Just a word of advise though on a lining job... to shoot fairly high pressure loads...it can be done... but if it is done hap-hazardly, it can be a nightmare of problems that once done they can't be reversed.
 
Claven2 said:
Guys, if it's .30 government, would it not be the RIMMED .30-40 Krag chambering, not the .30-06 chambering? It could also be .30-03 as some of those were also marked .30 Government.

Anyhow, if it's a .30-40, it can't be re-chambered to ANY of the .30-06-based rounds. You would need to go to something rimmed, like perhaps the .348 Winchester with a re-chamber and re-bore.
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30 Government should be either 30-03 or 30-06.If I remember the 30-40 Krag Model 1895 rifles were marked 30 U.S. Army.
 
Right you are. Shot out barrels if not collector pieces could be rebored to a larger bullet retaining the parent case.A reloading proposition for sure.I'd do a .338-303 British or same on a 30-40 case. Ken Waters did a rebore on a slant magazine mauser with a cooked bore in .303 British.C+H dies in the States with make anything and ship to Canada.My 28" 95 in .303 has a darkish bore but still cuts .75 at 100 yards when I hold everything just right.Harold
 
Thanks for the input. It is a 30-06. It has been reblued. It shoots about 3" with open sights now. I just don't like the thought of the pitted bore. It is the deluxe model saddle ring. Has brass butt plate and an inlay on the forestock. I want it as a casual shooter/ camp gun
 
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