Perfect keyhole shooter...Replace barrel or leave it as is?

Can't decide if I want to replace the barrel or leave it as is. Most numbered parts match. The barrel is smooth no rifling left at all but it shoots a perfect keyhole at 50yds lol take a look and let me know. It's a Byf 44 can anyone tell me if this is the correct stock for this rifle? It has a different number stamped inside the stock.

The metal outside looks pretty smooth to me in addition. I'd retire it unless you just want a shooter. The stock is correct in that it's for a K98 rifle but a cupped buttplate stock would be more correct for a 44 dated rifle. I have a complete barrel assembly if you insist on changing it but it's from a 39' Sauer. Still has decent rifling. I'd let it go for $80 shipped. Sights all intact. Though you can probably find 44 dated barrels with not much effort.

Get the barrel from Mow and have a proper smith rebarrel it or part it out or sell it to a reenactor to shoot blanks. Keyholing like that might be good for stopping hogs if you could hit them.

Hambone said:

Get the barrel from Mow and have a proper smith rebarrel it or part it out or sell it to a reenactor to shoot blanks. Keyholing like that might be good for stopping hogs if you could hit them.

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Keyhole @ 50yrds