I had just briefly thought about relining. There is nothing particularly special about the barrel. No marking other than the poorly stamped 5.6x50, which is not original anyway. Contour is a rather simple one, should be no problem to copy. It is also a rather light contour, only about .550 at the muzzle. The whole rifle needs a proper polish and rust blue anyway, so figured it would be just as easy to install a new barrel.
I'll try to get a better picture of the buttstock, it really is a nice piece of wood.
Now, any suggestions on who would be interested in doing this sort of work? My last 2 attempts at picking a gunsmith did not work out to well.
John
