Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

I have an old Parker Hale chambered in 270-winchester & a Ruger M-77 chambered in in 25-06.
I am thinking about taking one of them into a gunsmith and get it rechambered into a 338-06?

Any idea on how much this would cost?

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

In the 1st place, you don't simply rechamber to 338-06 from another caliber-it has to be rebarreled. Rebarreling includes the barrel price, & the labor involved in fitting the barrel to the action. I'm not sure what other people charges but I charge 150$-200$ including truing action face + cost of barrel. I'm NOT accepting more customers or trying to drum up business though.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

You mean I can't just fire form a 25-06 barrel into a 338-06 barrel?:D

Just kidding I know I will have to rebarrel the rifle. My thread stated I might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

how about to a .280 ackley improved? do you reload?

but why? what's wrong with the .270?

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

Nothing is wrong with the 270-winchester. I have killed lots of critters with this 270-winchester over the last 28-years.
Yes I do reload.

I have in my gun safe a 25-05, 270-win & 280-rem.
I do not see enough gain in the 280-A.I. over the 280to spend the money to have the 280 rechamberedto it?
The 25-06 & 270 are close enough ballistic wise to flip a coin for the game and area I hunt.

I was thinking the 338-06 would make a good elk / bear gun.
The 25-06 or 270 would make a fine deer / antelope gun.

The 280 is my wife's rifle, so it is off limits.:)

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

I'm guessing he reloads & wants something with more punch for larger animals.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

Another idea, and 1 of my all time favorites, is the 35 Whelen. You might think about that 1.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

I have looked at reloading manuals and bullet selection for the 35-Whelen & 338-06. The better bullet selection and pricefor the 338-06 made me pick it over the 35-Whelen. Nothing at all wrong with the 35-Whelen, but in the end I can onlypick one.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

You don't have to get it "rebarreled"... You can get it rebored to .338, and chambered to .338-06... In some cases the smith may have to set the bbl back a thread or two too...

This guy has done EXCELENT work for me! http://www.redmansrifling.com/

DM

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

Thanks for the information DM. I will look into having the barrel rebored into a 338-06.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

I had a Interarms Mark X in 30-06 rebarrelled into a 338-06 many years ago.Thankfully Iknew thesmithwho did mine , so I only had to pay the actual cost of the barrel. All the labor was free expcept for a grilled steak and a few beers:)

Today, despite the fact that my safe is full of rifles the two big games rifles that see the most use are my 280 and 338-06.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

You could not have made a better choice. The .338/'06 is superb! You could get it rebored to .338" caliber then rechamber it. The present chamber would clean up pretty well.

Another choice would be the .338 Gibbs, a "super" improved '06 case. Since you are a reloader, this would work out well for you. The Gibbs round gives near .338 Win. performance from '06 brass.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

Sound like fun. Good luck, Tom.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

Expect to pay somewhere near $500.00 give or take to have your gun re-barrled. I'm currently having a new gun re-barrledand hope to haveit back ina week or two. Four to six weeks seems to be the norm for a re-barrel job at most places.

RE: Might rebarrel a 270 or 25-06 to a 338-06?
 

I think your only concern's with boring out vs re-barrel might be accuracy loss/barrel life.Thin barrels whip more which is not good for accuracy.It would also heat up a lot quicker so you would have to allow extra time for it to cool or risk shooting out the barrel sooner as well.I know a lot of folks go that way but I seriously doubt they end up with a gun that shoots as well as they'd like.