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milboltnut
03-07-2018, 08:37
Was Remington the only company to make 2 groove barrels in .30 caliber for military bolt action rifles...? The only other one I see is the Johnson Automatic replacement barrels for the M1917.
John Beard
03-07-2018, 08:51
Was Remington the only company to make 2 groove barrels in .30 caliber for the 03A3...? The only other one I see is the Johnson Automatic replacement barrels for the M1917.

No.

J.B.
milboltnut
03-07-2018, 10:31
Did JA make their own barrels?

John.. care to elaborate?
jjrothWA
03-08-2018, 07:51
RA & JA both used the two-groove rifling.

HS [High Standard] maade four groove for Smith-Corona and arsenal rebuilding.
milboltnut
03-08-2018, 08:03
RA & JA both used the two-groove rifling.

HS [High Standard] maade four groove for Smith-Corona and arsenal rebuilding.

I know that JA used and RA made 2 groove barrels...if you read my original post. can you answer my question...? Did JA make their own barrels?
98src
03-08-2018, 08:26
You will also find some 2 groove barrels marked SC/month-year, but I don't know who made them.
milboltnut
03-08-2018, 09:31
Ferris' book mentions Remington providing RIA 2100 blanks that Savage sized as prescribed by RIA.

Just read that JA made their own barrels..... it just intrigued me that the rifling looked like Remingtons two groove. Apparently the hook rifling method was used by others besides Remington.
John Beard
03-08-2018, 04:45
Did JA make their own barrels?

John.. care to elaborate?

JA was an Army Ordnance spare parts contractor. As such they would make their own barrels.

Smith-Corona also made two-groove barrels.

J.B.
milboltnut
03-08-2018, 06:59
Thank you fellas for all your input and


John thanks for all your input in the book it's an excellent source !
jjrothWA
03-09-2018, 04:32
There was an American rifleman articles from late 90's(?), regarding JA making thr rifle for the Dutch and Iit specified that Melvin Johnson, bought the rifling machines to avoid a government order that claim existing equipment was tagged for US usage.
milboltnut
03-09-2018, 05:10
sounds good....
Rick the Librarian
03-12-2018, 08:13
JA was an Army Ordnance spare parts contractor. As such they would make their own barrels.

Smith-Corona also made two-groove barrels.

J.B.

As I recall in extremely small quantities - correct?
milboltnut
03-12-2018, 08:33
Hatcher mentioned on the 1917.. 81,571 JA barrels were two groove. What say you JB? And I'll leave SC 2 grooves to him too.
Rick the Librarian
03-12-2018, 08:55
Sorry, in my previous post by "extremely small quantities" I was referring to SC 2-groove barrels.
John Beard
03-12-2018, 05:37
Sorry, in my previous post by "extremely small quantities" I was referring to SC 2-groove barrels.

Yes, extremely small quantity.

J.B.