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" Now just to show you how impartial I am, I am considering having my 7mag rebarreled to a 257 Wby Mag, lol the worlds a sick place and I' m a happy guy!!!"

I have heard of others getting their rifles re-barreled to a Weatherby caliber. I am curious about this since I used to own a 7mm Weatherby Magnum. Mine was a Mark V. I have owned many magnum rifles through the years, but that Weatherby was the poorest shooting rifle I ever owned....and recoil is not an issue with me. I tried reloading all kinds of combinations for that rifle and only found one that had any hunting possibilities. With that load, I could get a three inch group. With everything else I could consistently hit a bushel basket at 100 yards. A close friend of mine had a 270 Mark V Weatherby magnum at the same time. He had a similar experience. I think my friend and I were experiencing the same 2 problems. One problem was our stocks and bedding. The other problem was the infamous Weatherby " freebore" .

To get to my point, I just wanted to ask....when you re-barrel to a Weatherby Cartridge, do you have to have freebore ahead of your chamber to achieve that Weatherby velocity? My understanding of freebore is that there is some free travel before the bullet contacts the rifling. That is how Weatherby achieves higher velocities within allowable pressure extremes. You would find a similar scenario in a well worn rifle barrel that has throat erosion. Anyone who has reloaded much has noticed that you can increase the powder load of a well worn rifle somewhat before you notice signs of excess pressure.

So again, will your new barrel have freebore? Just curious. I sold my Weatherby years ago.

Clint