Blued barrel on a stainless action

I have been doing that on center fire rifles for over 40 years...

My 7mm 08 hunting rifle
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A blued barrel on a stainless action is not that common. It usually is the result of a take off barrel which is blued being refitted to a SS action. More common is the installation of a stainless barrel , normally a custom barrel, on a blued action.
Both configurations function the same , it's just a matter of cosmetics and if you like it.
 
"...The OP asked..." Look at the posting time. Beer supposedly does that to some guys. snicker. Still doesn't matter. It's cosmetic.
 
No issues with either way, but stainless barrel on blued action is okay, while blued barrels on stainless actions are ghey.... Bigtime.
 
dan belisle said:
Ghey is the new cool, didn't you get the notice? - dan
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That's funny.

I told my wife I was ghey now in the eyes of some firearms enthusiasts.


I have a very sweet shooting Remington Model 7, in 7-08 riding in a McMillan stock I bought this thing from a fellow that had converted it to a 284 Moorcroft. It had a pencil thin barrel and no matter what was done to it, six inch groups of three were the norm at 100yds.

This was about 15 years ago and Austen Moorcroft, the father of the cartridge, has gone to meet his WWII RCAF buddies. No, I couldn't bring myself to rebarrel it until he was gone. He loved the thing and it would have broken his heart.

Anyway, a trip to the local gun shop, Del Selin's, yielded a lovely take off Remington 7-08, 26in barrel. Much cheaper than one of the custom barrel offerings out there. I didn't want to spend much money on the rifle because I paid Austen top dollar for it out of respect for my friend.

The good, the barrel was unfired, other than factory test rounds. The bad, it was blued, not stainless, like the original barrel. I made some nasty comments when I installed the barrel. It had to be fitted of course and have the shank lengthened by a few thou to get it to index properly, with the Remington logo and cartridge stamp un the proper place. This also meant that I had to refinish the mouth of the chamber and recut the chamber a few thou deeper to headspace everything properly. It shoots the 160 grain Hornady SST Interlocks into sub 3/4 in groups on a regular and consistent basis. 303 enfield T can testify to this.

Now, because the stock is painted in camouflage designs, the barrel is hardly noticeable. You have to see it up close and personal to even notice it.

The reason I went on with this story is to make a point. NO ONE BUT YOU WIIL NOTICE and NO ONE BUT YOU WILL CARE. Put it together and if it shoots well be pleased with it.

Save the original barrel though. If you decide to sell the rifle, screw out the blued barrel and install the old stainless barrel. It will sell quicker at a better price.
 
I bought a Remington Ti with a blued barrel..... But it was removed within minutes of when I got it home. IF you must have a blued barrel on a stainless action, do the right thing and coat the action so it's all black. :)
 
T think that remington did it so you could tell the difference between 5.56 40x and 7.62x51 40x in the rack. Blue is 5.56 and ss is 7.62x51 I really don't know, but I have two of each, and that's what they look like. They are repeater's and the single shot gun appear to be the same, even thought the calibre is 243.
 
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