Gotta agree, and if it’s shot out and needs rebarreling...keep it in 30-06. The long bolt throw may cause feeding issues with a shorter cartridge.
Exactly, Rechamber.
As a CMP Drill Rifle, It was demilled- the chamber welded, barrel tac welded to the receiver, the mag cut off welded, the bolt face welded and the FP cut off- IOW , a nonfiring rifle.
I did not read the whole article, but it actually restoring a demilled CMP drill rifle is a bit more detailed than a simple rebarrel. New bolt at minimum, after carefully milling away the mag cut-off/bolt stop and re drilling/tapping for a new set of parts, and that’s just to be able to pull the old welded bolt....
Not sure why going to a 308, but hey, its his rifle.