New Barrell?

[jetboatinghunter]

Hello, I was reading the other thread, and it makes me wonder, how hard it is to change barrels on a rifle?  I have a Remington model 700 .30/06 that I kind of want to turn into something else.  It is a gun that my grandfather gave me.  It has a cheap butler creek stock on it, and a 18" barrel.  Wondering how hard, and how much $$ new barrels roughly cost?  Thanks in advance.   

[CAMPMEAT]

How old is the gun ? If it's old, you'll ruin the value of it if you monkey with it.

[brokenvet]

How old is the gun ? If it's old, you'll ruin the value of it if you monkey with it.

It's already ruined, 18" barrel?  normally they are 22"

A Remington 700 has cone shape breech face and it is a bit harder to barrel yourself.  If your not familiar with what your doing I suggest you send out to a gunsmith to get it rebarreled.

E.R. Shaw sells barrels for around $180 & 115 to install. 
http://www.ershawbarrels.com/e-r-shaw-custom-barrels.php

[Bofire]

  You need a gun smith, the bolt face, extractor, .. many things need to be considered when changing cartridges. If just replacing barrel it is easier but still need a Smith. Remingtons 700 are cool because there are tons of options!!
Carl

[Biggerhammer]

They made factory 700 06's with 18" barrels, I have owned one years back. Its pretty much 600.00 any where you go for a quality Stainless barrel, chamber, fit and true the action. Cheaper if you skip the truing and just square the lugs. Don't skimp on the barrel, the barrel is everything. I get a good laugh out of guys that go all out on a rifle, McMillan stock, Jewell trigger etc and then toss a 120.00 buck moly barrel on it.

[yorketransport]

Anyone who is good with a lathe should be able to fit a barrel for you. It's really just basic machining.  You can get a premium barrel blank for $300 or less. Rent the reamers and gauges for a couple bucks and you're good to go. Pretty simple project for somebody who knows how to run a lathe.

Andrew

[FALFire]

Well now..... Step into the new world of REM/AGE barrels......... Go to SavageShooters.com, find a"Vendor Classifieds" and look for Northland Shooters Supply......Jim Briggs is the name you are looking for. He has in stock several calibers of new barrels for the Remington 700, they are made by Criterion, basically a sub of Kreiger barrels. They use a barrel nut very similar to the savage rifles but the gunsmith requirement thing goes away. You simply remove the old barrel, you will need a barrel vise and action wrench for this, then screw the barrel nut onto the new barrel and screw the barrel onto the action. Headspace is easily done, it's on YOUTUBE, and you are ready to go shoot. I re-barrel Savage rifles all the time in my shop and the things can shoot with a good Shilen or Criterion barrel screwed on. This method simply allows the average joe guy, to do the work at home and eliminate the gunsmith. Guys on Savage Shooters do it all the time with great success.

You have to be a member to view the website but here is a cut and paste that may spark your interest in joining.



Remington - Pre-Fit Rem/Age Barrels
Northland Shooters Supply has introduced their full line of Rem/Age Barrels. The Rem/Age Barrel Package is a Match Grade Barrel that is completely finished and fully chambered using our new NSS Rem/Age Barrel Nut. As the name Rem/Age implies these barrels are a hybrid combination of the Remington Model 700 Rifles and a Savage style Barrel Nut mounted barrel.

The Rem/Age Barrel Nuts are priced at $28.00 with a barrel order or $45.00 by themselves. The Rem/Age Barrel Nuts are designed to work with the Savage Barrel Nut Wrenches so no difficult to find tools are required.

Just to clarify, using the Rem/Age system, swapping your Remington 700 Barrels will no longer require a Gunsmith any more than a Savage rifle does. I would like some input from you Remington 700 shooters as to what calibers you are most interested in.

Rem/Age Barrels are now being manufactured by Criterion (div. of Krieger). We have found their consistant quality to be a very big asset.

Current Barrel Inventory: 20 Practical - 204 Ruger - 223 Rem. - 223 AI - 22-250 Rem. - 6 BR Norma - 243 Win. - 243 AI - 25-06 Rem. - 6.5x47 Lapua - 260 Rem. - 260 AI - 6.5 Creedmore - 6.5X55 Swede - 6.5X284 Norma - 7mm-08 - 280 Rem. - 284 Win. Match - 7mm Rem. Mag - 308 Win. - 30-06 Springfield - 300 Win Mag

Jim Briggs
NSS

[jetboatinghunter]

Thanks for the information!  I would guess my rifle being a .30/06 is a long action?  I wonder what caliber it would be cool to turn it into?  I have a couple of .30/06's, a .300 wsm, been down the .338 road?

It would be cool to turn it into something long range?  What do you guys think?

[FALFire]

Thanks for the information!  I would guess my rifle being a .30/06 is a long action?  I wonder what caliber it would be cool to turn it into?  I have a couple of .30/06's, a .300 wsm, been down the .338 road?

It would be cool to turn it into something long range?  What do you guys think?

I'm thinking the same thing actually, I have a Rem. 700 L/A and I believe it will eventually become a 260. Using the L/A you can seat the 140's out a ways and get amazing accuracy still with good reliable feeding.

You should try to stay with in the .473 case head dimensions but a good smith can open the bolt face for other cartridges. 6.5x284 is another great one.

[whacker1]

25-06 maybe

[jetboatinghunter]

I like the idea of a .260....just wasn't sure I could do it with my action.  I am pretty naive when it comes to gunsmithing.

How do you guys think a blued action would look with a stainless barrel?

Do you have any recomendations for a gun smith in southeastern washington?

Thanks so much!

[brokenvet]

Well now..... Step into the new world of REM/AGE barrels......... Go to SavageShooters.com, find a"Vendor Classifieds" and look for Northland Shooters Supply......Jim Briggs is the name you are looking for. He has in stock several calibers of new barrels for the Remington 700, they are made by Criterion, basically a sub of Kreiger barrels. They use a barrel nut very similar to the savage rifles but the gunsmith requirement thing goes away. You simply remove the old barrel, you will need a barrel vise and action wrench for this, then screw the barrel nut onto the new barrel and screw the barrel onto the action. Headspace is easily done, it's on YOUTUBE, and you are ready to go shoot. I re-barrel Savage rifles all the time in my shop and the things can shoot with a good Shilen or Criterion barrel screwed on. This method simply allows the average joe guy, to do the work at home and eliminate the gunsmith. Guys on Savage Shooters do it all the time with great success.

You have to be a member to view the website but here is a cut and paste that may spark your interest in joining.



Remington - Pre-Fit Rem/Age Barrels
Northland Shooters Supply has introduced their full line of Rem/Age Barrels. The Rem/Age Barrel Package is a Match Grade Barrel that is completely finished and fully chambered using our new NSS Rem/Age Barrel Nut. As the name Rem/Age implies these barrels are a hybrid combination of the Remington Model 700 Rifles and a Savage style Barrel Nut mounted barrel.

The Rem/Age Barrel Nuts are priced at $28.00 with a barrel order or $45.00 by themselves. The Rem/Age Barrel Nuts are designed to work with the Savage Barrel Nut Wrenches so no difficult to find tools are required.

Just to clarify, using the Rem/Age system, swapping your Remington 700 Barrels will no longer require a Gunsmith any more than a Savage rifle does. I would like some input from you Remington 700 shooters as to what calibers you are most interested in.

Rem/Age Barrels are now being manufactured by Criterion (div. of Krieger). We have found their consistant quality to be a very big asset.

Current Barrel Inventory: 20 Practical - 204 Ruger - 223 Rem. - 223 AI - 22-250 Rem. - 6 BR Norma - 243 Win. - 243 AI - 25-06 Rem. - 6.5x47 Lapua - 260 Rem. - 260 AI - 6.5 Creedmore - 6.5X55 Swede - 6.5X284 Norma - 7mm-08 - 280 Rem. - 284 Win. Match - 7mm Rem. Mag - 308 Win. - 30-06 Springfield - 300 Win Mag

Jim Briggs
NSS

This is freaking cool,  Got to jump on this.

For me, I am interested in the 6.5X55 Swede which you have listed and in the 7X57; 8X57mm Mauser, the 9.3X62 is also interesting.

[FALFire]

Here is a link to Criterion barrels, they have a specific number of chambering offerings available but any smith could chamber a blank for you.

http://criterionbarrels.com

[Biggerhammer]

I like the idea of a .260....just wasn't sure I could do it with my action.  I am pretty naive when it comes to gunsmithing.

How do you guys think a blued action would look with a stainless barrel?

Do you have any recomendations for a gun smith in southeastern washington?

Thanks so much!

If your using your long action and you find the 6.5 flavor of bullets attractive, I would opt for the 6.5-284. It's a outstanding, competition proven cartridge and right at home on a long action.

[yorketransport]

I've kicked around the idea of trying one Jim Briggs' Rem/Age barrels.  I will say that the Criterion barrels that Jim offers are excellent quality. I had a 6mm BR Criterion which would shoot 5 shot groups in the low .3s and high .2s. I wouldn't hesitate to grab another one.

Andrew