rebarrel or new gun

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I am considering a new rifle or having a barrel put on an existing rem 700 action I already own. its a 308 that hasn't been fired in at least 10 years!
early estimates from local smiths put me at 700-900.
these are pacnor and hart barrels respectively.
my question is for you that have gone this route, worth it?
im not coyote rifle poor as I currently have a savage max 1 predator in 22-250,a ruger American predator in 22-250, a savage 11 in 204,and a DPMS freefloat railed and set up for calling.
I just want some opinions, If I go the route of factory I am leaning towards a Tikka in......22-250!
Im looking for the overall weight of the American but the accuracy of the savage model 10.
your thoughts?
 
Not really sure what your lookin fir........ But I would definitely do something with the Remington. If you go the rebarreling route, I'd go for something special. Sounds like it would make a nice rig chambered in one of the BR cases....
 
I would search the web and order some type of 6mm blank and a hs precision sporter stock and timmney trigger. You can find all of that in stock and ready to ship and have it here by the end of next. Have it shipped to your smith and pick up your new rifle by September:). Caliber? I'd say 6x47 lapua you'll be pushing a 70 gr. bullet at over 3700 fps. And a 95-105 at over 3000. Or you could go 6.5x47lapua and have some extreme long range fun there too!!!
 
I would get a 8 twist .22 cal. barrel in 22-250 ai or 220 swift being you have 22-250's already, you could then shoot the 75 and 80 gr. bullets. Your smith is high priced You can buy a brux, bartilein, Krieger, barrel for $330.00 shipped and have it chambered for $200.00. Most of the best smiths in the country charge about this amount.
Joe
 
The price you were quoted, what does it all include??

If it's for the barrel, chambering, and truing the action I'd say it's about what those three things cost but if it doesn't include truing/blueprinting the receiver, well, then it's a little high. Most good smiths won't guarantee accuracy if they can't true the action as well.

Opinions will vary but I think it's a big mistake to not spend a few extra dollars and have it bedded, too.

Are you looking for something standard and basic or maybe something a little different???

If you want something standard, I don't think you can ever go wrong with a fast twist, 1-8 or 1-9 at the least, 22-250. I'm a big fan of the 220 Swift but top quality brass is easily available for the 22-250 so I'd lean that direction. Or, if you want something a little hotter, you could have it chambered in 22-243. And if something with an "improved" shoulder is to your liking, any of the above would work well.

Oh, and for what it's worth, I would always go with a Rem 700 and a good custom barrel and chamber, over any off the shelf factory gun.
 
here is some more info I failed to get you fellas the 1st go round.
it will be a dedicated predator rifle.
I don't hand load so it will have to be an over the counter round
the prices are including trueing the action and bedding and that is from 2 smiths
it will be one of 2 calibers..22-2250 or 243, I will thin the herd of the ruger predator, just not overly impressed with it.
 
Build something to reach out and touch stuff a little farther, since you don't handload I would suggest a 6.5 creedmoor. The predator not a good shooter?
 
The local Sportsmans Warehouse in Tn has some special run Tikka T3 Lite's. They're stainless, fluted, lightweight (my .223 is less than 6 lbs), is a great shooter. They have several cal.'s available, including 22-250. My .223 will shoot less than 1/2" easily at 100 with factory and my reloads. Factory trigger will adjust down to 2 lbs. Mine was around $700 new. Would be perfect gun for coyotes in either 22-250 or .243.
 
Originally Posted By: 1badsheeBuild something to reach out and touch stuff a little farther, since you don't handload I would suggest a 6.5 creedmoor. The predator not a good shooter?




There you go! Rebarrel the 700 to a 6.5 creedmoor and shoot factory hornady 123s and 140s as far as you want.
 
I would put a new pipe on the 700.

Nothing wrong with either a 243win or a 260rem.
If you don't reload, keep it simple. The 6 and the 6.5 kick the 22's all over the place and are more versatile for predator/big game hunting. My o2.
 


What is the barrel code?
A lot of the older Remington's are great shooters.
You do not list the model Remington just to say 700 does not tell the story.
If you want a custom rifle with new barrel, trigger and stock go for it.
A new barrel with lapped lugs is not cheap.
 
It's a stainless,short action.
Barrel is stamped with a date 96
I assume that is the year.wich is about the time my dad bought it for me.
It has always shot very well. I just have no need for it. Have plenty of other big game calibers.
Just thinking this would be fun to build the "ultimate" predator rifle
 
Just an idea based on what I recently did with my .308,,,The barrel was suffering a stress crack 5 inches past the chamber, so I sent the action to Douglas Barrels, with the bolt, and had them rebarrel it with a 6.5 Creedmore in one of their XX Premium Air Gauged stainless barrels cut to 26" and finished in a Light Varmint straight taper (1" down to .750" with an 11 degree target crown..Bore is in a 1/8 twist..

They had the barreled action, head spaced, and back to me in about 14 days, at a cost of $549...
I've since purchased a Boyd's Prairie Hunter inletted stock from Midway ($81) and am in the process of putting a finish on it after bedding the action/barrel...The original stock was a Boyd's Laminated Benchrest type and the new stock is much lighter and provides a great balance point in the center of the rifle...

Original .308:


Same stock with 6.5 CM Barrel:


New Light Weight Stock:


Action Bedding:


I head to the range tomorrow for some load testing with some Sierra 123gr rounds....
 
I've did have a new barrel put on one rifle, a 700 LA heavy barrel in .25-06. Bought the rifle in 1978 and used it till 2002 when I started noticing flyers. When I looked at having it done I got prices that I thought were outrageous and almost passed. Ended up going to Kelbleys near my home. This was 6 years ago but it cost me $400 for the work and I have never regretted it for a moment. I would do it again in a minute. This rifle now shoots under 1/2" groups.
 
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Originally Posted By: NampaNewbieIt's a stainless,short action.
Barrel is stamped with a date 96
I assume that is the year.wich is about the time my dad bought it for me.
It has always shot very well. I just have no need for it. Have plenty of other big game calibers.
Just thinking this would be fun to build the "ultimate" predator rifle

That 96 is not the year.

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes
 
Since you mentioned you already have at least one 22-250 and a 243 is the only other choice, IMO, it'd only make sense to go with the 243 winnie and I'd get at least a 1-10, if not, 1-9tw tube for it.
 
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