How many gunsmiths out there will re-barrel rifles such as a Portuguese Vergueiro or M-S with a split rear bridge?

Eric

What's the big deal? The only time I ever had a problem was with a Norwegian Krag, and even then the only real stumbling block was the !@#$%^&* left-hand threads.

Any competent smith should be able to rebarrel your split-bridge rifle with no difficulty.
Regards, Joe

Joe,

I don't know what the deal is with such work. I have had a few tell me that they will not do it. They haven't provided a reason why just the statement that they do no re-barrel split bridge receivers.

Eric

The Port 1904 is a simple small thread rebarrel, it has the inner Mauser type C ring.

HOWEVER some of the M-S actions, is OMG, because the rear of the barrel has a angled extension on it that is the retraction cam for the bolt.

J Wisner

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Originally posted by J.D.Steele:
What's the big deal? The only time I ever had a problem was with a Norwegian Krag, and even then the only real stumbling block was the !@#$%^&* left-hand threads.

Any competent smith should be able to rebarrel your split-bridge rifle with no difficulty.
Regards, Joe

any competent smith should be able to do left-hand threads.....

I have done several split bridges from Commission 88s to Lee Enfields, to MSs. No big deal other than the fact that the receivers don't have flat bottoms like Mausers do.

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Originally posted by Chiefen:

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Originally posted by J.D.Steele:
What's the big deal? The only time I ever had a problem was with a Norwegian Krag, and even then the only real stumbling block was the !@#$%^&* left-hand threads.

Any competent smith should be able to rebarrel your split-bridge rifle with no difficulty.
Regards, Joe

any competent smith should be able to do left-hand threads.....

I can do 'em but they're somewhat of a PITA since I don't have a reversing switch on my lathe. I don't like to hafta cut a relief groove next to the shoulder, just a personal foible.

The only REAL difficulty I can imagine is achieving a good way to hold the receiver with no chance of twisting it. With no forward recoil lug, the twisting chances are multiplied greatly unless the smith uses a wrench bearing on/in the forward receiver ring's lug side channels. Perhaps this might be the source of their difficulty?
Regards, Joe