Options for rebarelling old P14

Ive got an old P14, the barrel looks pretty wrecked inside and confirmed this on the range today...
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Is there any cheap option to rebarrel and get it shooting again? Its never going to be a 300yd hunting rifle but I'd like to know that my projectiles aren't flying sideways at 50yds haha. If theres nothing cheap and cheerfull to keep it as an "original sporter" it might have to go on the to do list and get restocked and built into something else one day when funds allow. Cheers
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what happened to one rifle ? or was it only one spendy rifle ? :D

Lead boolits may shoot straight in a worn bore especially with a fast powder and with heavy boolits at slower muzzle velocity. @shooternz does those.

I'd try those before considering rebarreling or relining (if anyone does that).

I should mention I dont want to fluff around reloading and what not for this rifle, just want to be able to have a box of cheap and cheerful softppoints on standby and be able to bowl a deer over at 100yds if the need/opportunity arises

John Herbert, NZ Repeating Arms, sells Criterion P14 barrels, they match the original profile. When I bought one they were $480 ish.

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Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I should mention I dont want to fluff around reloading and what not for this rifle, just want to be able to have a box of cheap and cheerful softppoints on standby and be able to bowl a deer over at 100yds if the need/opportunity arises

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Get it about avoiding reloads. Before you rebarrel, no harm or loss in trying a counterbore by an inch or two, best done by someone who knows what they're doing. May stop those tumblers.

yeah I am doing the same with mine-not key holing but spraying. Done a few things and have a handful of reloads to try but also have put a piece of rubber between the barrel and fore end to see how that goes.
Not keyholing them though.
Apparently you can also do a barrel stub with another barrel on the original. probably better if you wanted a completely different cartridge and doubt it would be more cost effective than the criterion barrels. Bugger all of those P14 barrels about let alone good nick used ones.

rod woods counter bored my old worn out 308 and it improved it a bit

they make for an easy 410 I hear

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Originally Posted by mimms2

Well, nah. It's shot.

I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands for $50.

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I'll give you $55

I've got some galvanised pipe you could weld to the action that would probably shoot better :D

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I've got some galvanised pipe you could weld to the action that would probably shoot better :D

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Give it to old mate you were txting me about earlier today surely he would rustle something up

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Give it to old mate you were txting me about earlier today surely he would rustle something up

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Too good for him

I see it's a BSA E model sporter, scope mounts are avaliable from weaver and the critirion barrel will make it a 1 moa or better shooter especially with a timney trigger

I made some wood blocks today and roughly inletted them to put the action in a vice and try screw the barrel off.... used the biggest pipe wrench I could find (not worried about marking the barrel cos its toast anyhow.. ) and swung all my weight on it and it wasnt coming off, tried putting about 1 meter pipe extension on the handle for more leverage, still no go , I did consider pushing down on the wrench with the front end loader on the tractor but called it a day at that stage

It’ll be proper fucked now


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The barrels been in there for a century! You need to relieve the barrel off the action face usually in a lathe but careful use of a grinder and cut off wheel will do it. It relieves the stress off the threads which are square thread and possibley rusty. Plug the chamber and soak action barrel area with crc, gently heat action to assist penetration.

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Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I made some wood blocks today and roughly inletted them to put the action in a vice and try screw the barrel off.... used the biggest pipe wrench I could find (not worried about marking the barrel cos its toast anyhow.. ) and swung all my weight on it and it wasnt coming off, tried putting about 1 meter pipe extension on the handle for more leverage, still no go , I did consider pushing down on the wrench with the front end loader on the tractor but called it a day at that stage

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You need to swing my weight off it, your only a bantam weight :D

Hey Ryan, what's happened to the 21st century Jack O'Conner thing?

Well... I gone and done it now....
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The hardening of the 14/17's could be abit suspect during wartime manufacture with some being soft and some to hard(prone to facturing) examine the locking lugs and recesses for any signs of cracks.