How do you justify rebarreling a gun

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I am looking at rebarreling a 257 roberts and the cost is more than a new rifle .. I bought the rifle because of the gun not the caliber .. With the U.S. dollar being what it is; a blank 257 barrel is pushing 500.00 by the time you pay shipping too .. And then the machining on top on that .. I was quoted close too a 1000.00 for the finished job
I would think a person could buy a decent gun for a grand .. But the barrel company is still in business so some one must be buying the barrels
 
It isn't always about the cost. With many it's about customizing because it is something they have always wanted to do. With some it's an attachment to that firearm, maybe it was inherited? Maybe it was one they saved for over a long period of time and finally acquired. If all it is about is the $$ then it makes sense to get something else but if it is in need of a new barrel well it's worthless anyways except as a parts gun or a gun to restore.
 
I wanted a 700 long action in 257Roberts, couldn't buy one so I had a 270Win re-barreled in the contour I wanted to fit the stock I wanted to use.

Current favourite rifle, money well spent.
 
People sell new factory take offs for usually $100ish.

The cost is pricey, but a $500 barrel installed by a compotent gunsmith is going to be a heck of a lot more accurate than a factory tube.
 
Oh I am going too do it for sure .. As soon as I seen that gun I knew I was going too own it ... just hurts a bit .. .. Just wish I could say it shoots as good as it looks LOL .. But after I get the new barrel on it .. It should last me the rest of my life for sure.
There is a lot of different barrel companies too chose from and at least one ..Shultz -Larsen ( not right spelling ) does not show a 257 .. It has a douglas barrel on it now ,, Apparently it did not hold up ::))) but then you never know what lifed it had before I got it
 
i re-barrelled a gun once out of spite after finding out it had been a corrosive shooter and never cleaned:mad: i got a stainless barrel put on it so i would feel like it was an upgrade from all the others out there. the barrel alone cost me more then the rifle and thats before paying a gunsmith to put it on or the shipping and tax.
i could also see getting a new barrel to change the classification from restricted to non-restricted.
other then that if it doesnt have sentimental value (or is rare) and its cheaper to buy a new rifle there is no point.
 
HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY REBARRELING A RIFLE???? In Noth Americas' throw away society that's a good question! I would rebarrel a Remington 700 action using a high quality custom barrel and a gunsmith with good references, to achieve a very accurate rifle. In doing this you have a lot of choices as to caliber, barrel twist rate,lenght and weight. It can be just that, CUSTOM TO YOUR PREFERENCES.
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For starters buy a cdn barrel. Look up Ted gaillard in sask. He makes a very nice barrel, and it won't cost $1000 installed.
 
I'm a lefty and a fact of life for left-handed gun nuts like me is that there is very little variety in left-handed rifles. After the big 4, the cartridge selection dies off pretty quickly :(. Custom builds are sometimes the only way to get what you want...

I've recently had two rifles custom built to my specifications- a LH Remington 700 SS in .35 Whelen and a LH Remington 700 in .250 Savage. Both barrels were sourced in Canada (from CGN members) and neither cost over $375.

I have at least 3 more barrels on the shelf waiting to go, all are quality SS barrels and all cost less than $350. Again, purchased on CGN.
 
Gaillard, MacLennan, McPhee and Jury come to mind for Canadian barrel manufactures. Benchmark barrels out of Seattle? are good barrels and the wait time right now is about 4 months which is very short. I waited maybe over a year to get some barrels from Bartlien. Also, whoever quoted you a $1000 is gouging. Make sure you keep your old barrel because you never know when it may come in handy as a fire forming barrel one day.
 
I make my own barrels and do my own smithing so I change barrels like I change socks...........$1000 for a barrel blank contoured chambered and installed is ludicrous. Good stainless barrels are 350-500 bucks and a thread and chamber job should never be more than 200 bucks............someone is getting Ferrari'ed......
 
cleo said:
For starters buy a cdn barrel. Look up Ted gaillard in sask. He makes a very nice barrel, and it won't cost $1000 installed.
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It's been a long time but I'm pretty sure the #5 blank I bought from him for my 25-06 project was in the $300 neighbourhood. Shipped to my door. Of course the gunsmithing will set you back some money but in the end you'll have exactly what you want. In my case it was a 26" 25-06 on a Stainless A-Bolt with a #5 contour barrel.
 
Krieger -- Hart --Or Lilga Is right in the 325 - 345 US dollar mark .. when you Google replacement barrels these are the ones that show up .. Or green Mountain and Douglas .. and both of them is in the states too ..
Seems odd that none of the Canadian companies came up .. Thanks
 
BigUglyMan said:
It's been a long time but I'm pretty sure the #5 blank I bought from him for my 25-06 project was in the $300 neighbourhood. Shipped to my door. Of course the gunsmithing will set you back some money but in the end you'll have exactly what you want. In my case it was a 26" 25-06 on a Stainless A-Bolt with a #5 contour barrel.
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About 400-425 plus shipping now. We usually just drop in and pick 'em up though.
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gary at Big Horn Sales.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1210380-Premium-Barrels-Premium-Actions-Reamers-and-gauges?highlight=thereamerguy

He stocks Benchmark Barrels and has lots of them in stock.

I've used a few and they are very good.

I have a half dozen or so of them right now for future use.

I do my own barrel work so if I bump my head in the shower and think I need something weird I can take a coffee out to the garage
and start turning.
 
Rembo said:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gary at Big Horn Sales.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...ons-Reamers-and-gauges?highlight=thereamerguy

He stocks Benchmark Barrels and has lots of them in stock.

I've used a few and they are very good.

I have a half dozen or so of them right now for future use.

I do my own barrel work so if I bump my head in the shower and think I need something weird I can take a coffee out to the garage
and start turning.
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I mentioned Benchmark but not Gary or Big Horn by name. I should have included more detailed information. My bad.
 
If a barrel costs $500, and you then have to pay $100/hr for shop time, by the time the barrel is chambered, threaded, adjusted for head space, cut and crowned, a recoil lug installed, perhaps a front sight installed, and the barreled action properly bedded into a stock, it could be nipping at the heals of $1K. The reasons for choosing a new barrel are as individual as the reasons for purchasing new shoes. Interest in a new cartridge, better accuracy, improved handling, more velocity, or for better looks (however that might be defined) are reasons that might be cited.
 
Last re-barrel I did was for a 338-06 off a Rem 700 action.

Barrel was $400
Trueing the action $220
Installing, clambering & crowning was $250

And then I added a HS stock, bottom metal, mag(s) and had it bedded......

So then I'm at $1900(ish), add a scope and rings......

So all in I spent $1900 on a rifle worth maybe $650..... Now it's realistically worth $1100-1200. I coulda just sold the rem and bought a cooper!

Really it's one of my "never sell" rifles, and I'd probably do if all over again, but I went into it thinking I was going to spend 6-700 bucks..... That just ain't so.

My $.02
 
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