Well, I keep leaning towards relining to keep the rifle kind of "original." It also simplifies the loading process for me as far as reloading .303s. If the price begins to climb towards the price of a new barrel that might be an issue. Of course, a new barrel would require fitting of the sights, barrel band, and bluing. What a conundrum! A savage axis in 30-06 wouldn't cause so many headaches! Of course if I didn't want to drive a Cadillac I'd buy a Chevrolet. Norman4