Help from a good smith

[DiGGer]

I have a MKI that was to be rebarreled. Got it back in pieces with another barrel; not the one I PROVIDED. I am looking for someone to put it back together and headspace it maybe put on a new CMP barrel and blue it. It also came back without the rear sight assembly so I need a replacement. Anyone recommend a good smith? Semper Fi

[Dave in NGA]

There's always 'ChuckinDenver' who posts here on a regular basis. But it might help if you could identify what local you are located in. There are a number of contributors here who can recommend local 'smiths' if they knew what part of the country we're looking at.

[Calif Steve]

A correct Mk1 needs a 1919/1920 barrel. Not sure what you have. Chuckindenver is the right guy.

[ClaudeH]

Dan Stone in Round Lake, Illinois does excellent work on '03s and other milsurps. Everything he has ever done for me or my friends has been absolutely top notch.

DanStoneX@comcast.net

[DiGGer]

Thanks Gents. I am in CT. my MkI is correct in that I have the original barrel but it is a sewer pipe. The rear sight assembly was a replacement. I got the rifle from CMP when the only 03's we could get was by lottery. The bolt is electro penciled and the stock is correct for a mkI. The trigger,sear and cut off are all MKI parts. No one wanted it as a collectable as I offered to trade it straight up for a shooter so I thought to put a new barrel on it to make it a shooter.

[chuckindenver]

you have several choices...find a nice used 1919 1920 dated barrel, and have it installed, find a SA 42 replacement barrel and have it installed,
or buy a new Criterian barrel through the CMP for 189.00 and have the barrel and sight bases installed.
or, another 1903 barrel of a mix of dates that would work just fine.
personally if it were me, and i wanted a good safe barrel to shoot...the Criterian is hard to beat.

[joem]

Hope you didn't give the guy that did this any money. Sounds like a rip off artist.

[Quadguy]

You could give Orion 7 a try. Tony should be able to do a fine job for you. He is on Long Island NY.
631 205-1299

[DiGGer]

Tony said he didnt want to work on an 03. Chuck, are you interested in doing the work? I can order the barrel from CMP.

[DiGGer]

Chuck: I also have my eyes on a sporter 03 that may do for the basis of a vintage sniper with the addition of tghat Hi-Lux scope. Do you do that too? Re: to the Guy who didn't finish the job it is a long story