Advice on the 260 remington

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

Have you given thought to possibly selling/trading it for a lefty 700 with a .308 bolt face? Would open up a plethora of barrel and aftermarket
options for you over the 788.

Yes, but the rifle isn't in the greatest condition when I bought it. Stripped the stock of the finish.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

I do have a couple left handed stock blanks for the 700 so a idea is to find a 700 action and fit it?

 

[ShrtRnd]

Yes, but the rifle isn't in the greatest condition when I bought it. Stripped the stock of the finish.

No worries, the 700 was just a thought on my part as an alternative.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

No Problem! I do like the 788, nice and compact, kind of had a idea to make a "lightweight" 18 or 19" barrel in a different calibre then it comes with.

 

[ShrtRnd]

700 with a 20” bbl in a #2 or#3 profile barrel and stock by maker of choice would be be a pretty sweet handling rig.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

Yes it would!

 

[freddyfour]

Yup, I'm going to find a 243 barrel and get someone with a 260 reamer to change the calibre.

I'm no gunsmith but there might not be enough meat there from the 243?

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

I'm no gunsmith but there might not be enough meat there from the 243?

I'd have to measure it. Might work if remington didn't make the barrel to thin?

 

[tiriaq]

.243 groove diameter is .243. .264 bore diameter is .256. So, in theory, a .243 barrel could be altered.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

Couple of pictures of My 788.

 

[Slimbo]

You should be able to have a Remington 700 takeoff barrel fitted for less than reboring a 788 barrel.

 

[freddyfour]

I'd have to measure it. Might work if remington didn't make the barrel to thin?

.243 groove diameter is .243. .264 bore diameter is .256. So, in theory, a .243 barrel could be altered.

Yes, not talking about the outside diameter but the inside. Might not be enough to cut .264 out of it.

 

[tiriaq]

Let's say a take-off is $100. Couple of hundred to rethread, rebreech and set the headspace.
Not too many take-off .260 barrels.
Personally, I think a 788 is fine for a project if you are doing the work yourself. If you have to pay commercial rates, it is better to start with an action that is going to be more desirable when the project is finished.
788s have a lot of warts. Good features too, but still a lot of warts.
Of course, LH 700 actions don't grow on trees.
I'd leave the .308 788 as is, enjoy it that way.

 

[Buckmastr]

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...ington-788?p=17690272&viewfull=1#post17690272

This lefthander 788 308 shoots. Beautiful gun.

 

[Lefty Dick]

For the extra dough just get a barrel made and spun onto your 788.
I did that and have an awesomely accurate .260 REM.

 

[cosmic]

Yessir - There is a 6.5 mm Benchmark barrel blank in the EE for 550$ asking... Slap that on a 788 action and watch it shoot!

 

[remington jim]

As some of you might know I was going to make a LH Remington 788 into a 25-08.

Dies and reamer are going to be a challenge to get though...


So I'm thinking of possibly chambering it to 260.

I have a Rem 260 in a M700 and I also have a 6.5 Creedmoor in a custom M7 The 6.5 CM allows a better balanced COAL with the 140 gr bullets
The 6.5 CM is a better designed cartridge then the REM 260 . So if it was me wanting a std 6.5 cartridge it would be a Creedmoor Also much more availability of factory ammo at better pricing then the 260 also if your not a handloader . JMO. RJ

 

[tiriaq]

Given the 788 magazine, the 6.5Creedmore might be a better choice.

 

[ShrtRnd]

Yessir - There is a 6.5 mm Benchmark barrel blank in the EE for 550$ asking... Slap that on a 788 action and watch it shoot!

HB/Varmint profile though. Not sure that was what the OP had in mind. I’ll agree it would probably shoot lights out though.

 

[tiriaq]

One of JC's barrels is about $450. Contoured, polished, stainless (no bluing required), ready to fit and crown.