38-55 new barrel

[Les Staley]

My kid bro inherited our great uncle's Winchester 1894 round bbl rifle made in 1898. Gramps said the bbl was shot out when he handed it to Tom about 30 years ago..but he killed a few deer with it since..finally he got tired of so-so groups, keyholes on target...ordered a new 26" octagonal bbl from Numrich...we put the new bbl on it two nights ago..twisted right up to proper headspace w/extracter notch right on the money...also ordered the octagonal nose cap..forearm took a little scrapeing to fit ..shot a walnut size group at 45 yds..what a soft shooting rifle. No recoil..cracks more like a muzzleloader...gotta look for one fer myself..

[BenT]

The Numrich barrels shoot great.

[pwl44m]

I am currently trying to get My Rifle packaged to UPS satisfaction for shipment to Jes Reboring in Oregon. It is now 30-30 and I want it bored to 38-55. Already talked to JES and have the money order for $225. UPS would only insure for $100 the way I had it wrapped. Grrrr. I could drive it there in a day and have a nice little trip.
Perry

[jdad]

I am currently trying to get My Rifle packaged to UPS satisfaction for shipment to Jes Reboring in Oregon. It is now 30-30 and I want it bored to 38-55. Already talked to JES and have the money order for $225. UPS would only insure for $100 the way I had it wrapped. Grrrr. I could drive it there in a day and have a nice little trip.
Perry

Remove (and keep at home) the buttstock and there will be fewer issues, with packaging and shipping damage, from Usually Pieces Scattered.

[Les Staley]

Does a 30-30 action need mods to feed 38-55? Just thinking....

[CaptainFinn]

Jes re-bores the existing barrel, right? Is this a oct. Rifle barrel-only proposition, or does a .30-30SRC have enough steel to be re-bored to .38-55? I'd love a carbine in .38-55!

[pwl44m]

Mine has a massive after market Octagon 20 inch barrel in 30-30. I'm sure there is enough for 38-55.
Taking the stock off would solve the current issue (for the box that I have needs to be 3 inches longer for 2 inch clearance all around).
I want Mine to shoot like the OPs - crack Walnuts at 50 yards.
Perry

[JerryB]

The standard carbine a 1974, is what my son sent to Jes, it came back with a note that says "she shoots great". There is not a thing that has to be changed, just the rebore.

[El Chivo]

aren't there about a dozen different bore sizes for 38-55?

[Pete44ru]

I am currently trying to get My Rifle packaged to UPS satisfaction for shipment to Jes Reboring in Oregon. It is now 30-30 and I want it bored to 38-55. Already talked to JES and have the money order for $225. UPS would only insure for $100 the way I had it wrapped. Grrrr. I could drive it there in a day and have a nice little trip.
Perry

USPS - No hassle, safe delivery for me (in regards to over 50 long guns mailed during the past 15 years)

Insure it for whatever ($$), no legal requirement to disclose parcel content(s), beyond answering the PO clerk's five specific dangerous catagory questions (are the contents explosive, poisonous, flammable, fragile,etc, etc).


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[FatJackDurham]

So the barrel was prechambered and pre threaded perfectly already? Did you torque it on with an action wrench or just hand tighten it?

Do Winchesters have alignment marks like Remingtons do? Or, since it was a Octogon, is it just a matter of tightening it till its flat?

[Nicknack]

I have one of those 38-55 octagon barrels but have yet to fit it to an action,the twist rate is 1 in 14 and the groove diameter is .375
I have noticed that Numrich also have the same barrel in 30-30,
Regards

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[Mike Armstrong]

My problem with USPS is that they do ZERO education of their employees about shipping firearms or ammo. You have to shop around for somebody who won't give you an automatic "We don't ship guns" and then you have to take the time to teach them the laws. UPS usually has somebody who is in the know, IF you go to their "Customer Service Center." "UPS Stores" are hopeless in my area. Expensively hopeless. "OMR-D"???? Huh?

[Les Staley]

Fatjackdurham: bbl was fully chambered, threaded, extractor notch cut. It is very close in size to the width of the extractor so once the bolt closes with the extractor lined up centered in the notch, you're GTG. All dovetails, groove for mag tube retaining pin, hole for mag tube front plug in bbl..even blued. I have bbl vice, with oak inserts, drilled a blank to fit the old round bbl..borrowed a homemade receiver wrench..whole job about four hours..

[Griff]

My Numrich barreled 1978 mdl 94... .30-30:

Barrel is .850 across the flats from breech to muzzle... absorbs a LOT of recoil... and with groups in the ¾ to 1 inch range @ 100 yards... and having won several long range matches from 200 to 400 yards, I can't brag enough about 'em. Although my chamber is rough, and therefore my reloading life is shortened, I ain't complainin'!