Originally Posted By: groy675is it possible to rebarrel a remington 700 .243 .and make it a .223 thank you
groy,
IMHO, the .243 is the most versatile caliber around, especially for hunting. Now you could go to 22-250 which is also good for hunting. But the better overall accuracy is the 260 (aka 6.5)especially if you are using the rifle for Target Shooting which is all I do anymore because of age issues. Personally, I'd leave the .243 alone and just rebarrel it. If I wanted to shoot paper, go buy a 260 because they shoot lights out. In fact, I got to shoot a friend's 260 yesterday at the range that had a Rem 700 action and a Match Grade Bartlein Target barrel with a Jewell trigger set to 6 ozs. O M G.....at 200 yds it made me look like I was a crack shot. I'm having a conversion done myself on a 22-250 to a 6.5 with a Hart Match Grade HV barrel put on her simply because a 22-250 is much more effective as a hunting caliber whereas the 6.5's are going wild in accuracy and winning Target shooting competitions as of late.