.30 caliber 2 groove barrels

[milboltnut]

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]

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]

Did JA make their own barrels?

John.. care to elaborate?

[jjrothWA]

RA & JA both used the two-groove rifling.

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

[milboltnut]

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]

You will also find some 2 groove barrels marked SC/month-year, but I don't know who made them.

[milboltnut]

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]

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]

Thank you fellas for all your input and


John thanks for all your input in the book it's an excellent source !

[jjrothWA]

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]

sounds good....

[Rick the Librarian]

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]

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]

Sorry, in my previous post by "extremely small quantities" I was referring to SC 2-groove barrels.

[John Beard]

Sorry, in my previous post by "extremely small quantities" I was referring to SC 2-groove barrels.

Yes, extremely small quantity.

J.B.