Barrel Length

[JasonS]

You can say what you will, but if you have two barrels weighing the same, same construction, of similar quality and differing only in barrel length, the shorter barrel will be stiffer, and thus it will be more accurate. That's just the way it is.

Definately. Because that shorter barrel has to have thicker walls to equal the weight of the longer one.

 

[bigbull]

The BOSS does not increase the barrel length. What it does is tune the harmionics of the barrel to a given load, rather than the shooter tuning the load to the rifle. While solid in it's theory, I believe that the shooting public has rejected the whole idea. I think that the shooting public wants to handload, and it they can't handload and duplicate the advertised results they will reject the innovation.

As for Warren't time, I agree, a lot of what he wrote about is obsolete, but lots of his theory is still valid. You can say what you will, but if you have two barrels weighing the same, same construction, of similar quality and differing only in barrel length, the shorter barrel will be stiffer, and thus it will be more accurate. That's just the way it is.

I will respect your opinion but I don't agree. Your assumption that two barrels can be the same with only the length governing their accuracy potential doesn't hold water since no two barrels are the same, yours is a theory since the variables involved in barrel making are greater than the theoretical advantages a short barrel might have,
A fact is that being able to change a barrels harmonics by a tuning device like the BOSS definetly increases the barrels accuracy wether the shooting public embraces it or not.
JMHO
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[Obtunded]

I would not cut the barrel. It is buttoned rifled, and as such has latent stresses. Ganderite is right (as usual).

If you like the action and the stock, have the barrel removed and replaced with a lighter shorter barrel for your purposes. For a hunting rifle (and the 270 is a hunting cartridge - i completely disagree that the Sendero is a target rifle) you need not invest in a match barrel. A Heym, E.R. Shaw, Magowan or Montana barrel would work as well or better than any Remington barrel and would make the gun more useful to you.

There is not a great deal of exotic "resale value" to preserve, so I would simply suggest you turn it into something you like using.

 

[Demonical]

I have a heavy 308W target rifle barrel cut back to 20" and installed in hunting stock. The rifle was made up for velocity testing sub sonic ammo made for a canned rifle. I took it deer hunting one year to see how it would feel in the bush. It was handy and I knew it was very accurate. The weight soon faded as an issue.

Cutting a factory barrel has more risks than cutting an expensive match grade barrel. The bore does not always go in a straight line. It can be banna shaped inside. This is sometimes discovered only after it is cut.

As for length. I would not go less than 23" because of the muzzle blast. If you do go shorter, you can try some faster powders to see if one is less noisy. Powder choice can make a huge difference in blast.

I used a full length 26" Walther 308 target barrel to make a 300 Win Mag hunting rifle. It always gave me the feeling that I could really reach out and touch a moose. Never happened, but I was ready for the challenge.

If you have more than one rifle, why not leave it as your long range rifle?

A buddy has a Tikka .308, a varmint model I guess, that has the heavy barrel. I guess I thought that I could kinda replicate that by cutting down this Sendero.

I don't think maybe 100 years from now somebody will find this rifle in original condition and think they got some great deal, eh? Or what?

So anybody else have one of these .270Win Senderos?

 

[X-fan]

Must be a rare critter.
I have never seen one in 270Win.

If it were me I would just shoot it until you are ready for a new barrel...Its probably just a range rat anyway?

As far as cutting down the barrel and the bore being off center doesn't the gunsmith turn the barrel concentric to the bore?

 

[Ganderite]

Lots of guys buy remingtons for the immediate purpsoe of re-bareling them with something else. i have a number of new Remington barrels I once bought from a gunsmith for $50 each. None had ever been used. The easy and cheap solution is to buy such a barel, and swap. That way the rifle is not ruined, plus you have the advantage of being able to reverse the process, shoudl you ever want to.

I keep thinking of the guy that said "Castrate" when he meant to say "Circumcise". Sometimes it is nice to be able to reverse a choice....

 

[hakx]

So anybody else have one of these .270Win Senderos?

Remington stop production of those old school senderos in about '99. They went the SFII line in .30 caliber (300 WM, WSM, etc). Tough to find a Sendaro in a conventional caliber.

I was saving for an exact rifle as yours that SIR (now Cabelas) had on their rack, then we had our son which zapped the toy fund.

If you ever grow tired of it, or you need someone to polish it, let me know!!!

 

[ducdiver]

You could take a couple inches off now, see how it works, and if it's still too long you can always take a little more. Need at least one project gun in the collection, keeps things interesting.