You might luck out and find one of these. 99F in 308. When I bought it real cheap it had an external bulge on the barrel and ring around the inside of the bore just behind the front sight. I had a friend shorten the barrel to 18 1/2 " and recrown the muzzle. I have since installed an aftermarket straight stock and matching lever. It shoots pretty good groups.
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