Yes, sometimes, kinda, maybe, not always. Those are all likely answers. Might be best to check out the FAQs sticky. Like Prego, it's in there!
Thanks, Dinny
Welcome! A second hand barrel might, might not, H&R will fit one to it if they have any left(it's discontinued) and your frame is new enough, they won't fit one to any frame made before 2000, see Will second hand barrels fit? as well as barrel fitting and the build year list in the FAQs sticky.
Tim
Don't you just love straight forward answers?
Just ribbing you, Dinny, and of course quickdtoo, are correct, but if your lucky the barrel will just drop right in, if your not lucky that's where the "
Yes, sometimes, kinda, maybe, not always " and"
might, might not, " come in. Like they say read the "sticky's", it will explain the process of how to fit a barrel. BTW there is a complete .280Rem with laminated stock posted in the classifieds.