Barrel Change ? Rem. 700

killadoe · 10-13-2006, 07:36 AM

I have a remington 700 in 243, how hard would it be and what would I have to do to put a .308 barrel on it.. Could I do it myself or is it more technical than just unscrewing the old barrel and screwing on the new? Thanks for any advice...

stubblejumper · 10-13-2006, 10:03 AM

Even if you were to buy a threaded and chambered barrel,it would still have to be checked for headspace.And you need an action wrench and barrel vise.

Briman · 10-13-2006, 10:08 AM

If its the only rebarreling that you plan on doing, have a gunsmith do it.

You need or need to be concerned about:
-A receiver wrench
-a barrel vise
-headspace guages
-a chamber reamer
(all of the above will cost you more than having a professional do it)
-Indexing the recoil lug correctly
-reaming the chamber for proper headspace(if you screw this up, you'll either have a dangerous rifle or you'll need to be handy with a lathe to correct the problem)

An extra advantage of taking the rifle to a gunsmith is that for more $$ you can have the action lapped and trued for better accuracy.

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James B · 10-13-2006, 07:58 PM

For hunting barrels, I have had E.R. Shaw rebarrel several rifles for me. All were top totch shooters. Their prices were very fair as well. I think they have a webb site.