Barrel Change ? Rem. 700
10-13-2006, 07:36 AM
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Typical Buck
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Barrel Change ? Rem. 700
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...
10-13-2006, 10:08 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Barrel Change ? Rem. 700
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 $$ you can have the action lapped and trued for better accuracy.
You need or need to be concerned about:
-A receiver wrench
-a barrel vise
-headspace guages
-a chamber reamer
(all of the above will cost you more than having a professional do it)
-Indexing the recoil lug correctly
-reaming the chamber for proper headspace(if you screw this up, you'll either have a dangerous rifle or you'll need to be handy with a lathe to correct the problem)
An extra advantage of taking the rifle to a gunsmith is that for more $$ you can have the action lapped and trued for better accuracy.
10-13-2006, 07:58 PM
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Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: Barrel Change ? Rem. 700
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.
