bewsher500
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physically possible?
Technically yes but would depend on what barrel it is. If a light wait sporter there might not be enough meat left in it for a long cartridge chamber. Also if your using the 308 action it is too short as 300WM is a long action.
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ah good point!
OK then, what if I had a 30-06?
more likely?
Yet here in the UK it's not possible and MUST have anew barrel.
yes with a 30.06 as thats a long action BUT the cost of the machining would be the same as if you bought a new barrel,for the extra few couple of hundred quid you may as awell have a good barrel fitted in the length and twist your want,not many smiths will re chamber and old barrel into another caliber,you would struggle to have enough tennon on the stad barrel to be able to re machine it
yes with a 30.06 as thats a long action BUT the cost of the machining would be the same as if you bought a new barrel,for the extra few couple of hundred quid you may as awell have a good barrel fitted in the length and twist your want,not many smiths will re chamber and old barrel into another caliber,you would struggle to have enough tennon on the stad barrel to be able to re machine it
There is little problem rechambering 30-06 to 300WM in most instances. I have rechambered 1903-A3 Springfield barrels on at least two occasions that i can recall. Reworking the bolt face was a 30 minute job on the lathe and another 30 minutes was devoted to the extractor. Getting it to feed (reworking the feed rails) was another hour with a Dremel and assorted bits. The actual rechambering part? Not a big deal. If you do get the job done, have the gunsmith headspace on the shoulder, not the belt. It will shoot better.~Muir
Why?
I am under the impression that an awful lot of post WW2 303 calibre Bren guns were rechambered into 7.62.........
I can see no law existing that would prohibit it, only physics of having enough meat on the breach end of the barrel and finding someone who was willing to do it.
Re-chambering to larger cartridges is common in France. Kettners used to carry Mosin Nagants re-chambered to 308 Norma and K98's to 6x68S.
Funny thing is that thy didn't seem to have a problem with this or proofing them under CIP. Yet here in the UK it's not possible and MUST have anew barrel.
Hmmm can anyone else smell that smell ................................................................ ahh that's it Fish!
In fact when I enquired about having the brand new BSA barrel in 7x64 re-chambered to .280 AI one rather famous "Gunsmith" quoted over £800 for the job. Now I know his work is not cheap but that was just stupid.
Rip off Britian is alive and well.
BH is right, there's a lack of actually 'working' with what you've got today, which seemed perfectly normal just a few years ago. These days there's far too much focus on 'disposable' products, want anything changed, scrap the stock, replace with plastic, scrap the barrel, replace with a new SS, bluing is getting worn off, scrap the barrel and replace, recoil pad is getting worn, £125 to replace..might as well buy a new T3.
so much b0ll0cks. this whole disposable, cheap chinese imports then throw away once used-mentality is the reason quality artisan skill sets are getting lost and the oceans are flooding with trash.
too few quality products getting made and maintained for a 'life's worth of use' these days...
The way I see it Edd. it's just a matter of telling the FLO that you are changing chambers not Calibre's. Then It's finding a machinist and reamer.
I am actually thinking it would just be the last part.
I have an option on a 30-06 which has barely been shot, get it sent to machinist and hey presto it comes out WinMag as per variation!
I am actually thinking it would just be the last part.
I have an option on a 30-06 which has barely been shot, get it sent to machinist and hey presto it comes out WinMag as per variation!
If you do get the job done, have the gunsmith headspace on the shoulder, not the belt. It will shoot better.~Muir
why not just use it in 30.06 when tis shot out then re barrel it.nothing wrong with a 06 great caliber.it will kill just the same as a win mag but with less kick and cheaper to feed
Ahh I see.in that case you either bite the bullet so to speak and have a donor re barreled or just buy a win magcan't use the 06 in France