Re- barrel a Takedown BLR?

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I have a take down BLR in 30-06 that I would like to rebarrel to 35 whelen or 9,3x62, anybody know if this is possible and who might have experience working on these fine rifles?
 
Yes, it is possible... don't know who might do it though... one fella I used is temporarily out of business due to a move... another that I have recommended received unfavorable reports after the last couple referrals... so I am disinclined to mention him again, even though he did a nice job for me a few years back... I suspect that he is out-sourcing due to demand... I will PM another possibility.
 
hoytcanon said:
Yes, it is possible... don't know who might do it though... one fella I used is temporarily out of business due to a move... another that I have recommended received unfavorable reports after the last couple referrals... so I am disinclined to mention him again, even though he did a nice job for me a few years back... I suspect that he is out-sourcing due to demand... I will PM another possibility.
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Well that was bloody cryptic.

Ron Smith can either rebarrel your gun or re-bore it. You're best option is a re-bore as it means that there is very little fitting, no requirement for re-bluing and no need to re-align sights because the barrel just drops right in.
 
The barrel seems too thin to re-bore, but I could be wrong. The barrel appears to be either pressed or screwed into a round sleeve than fits into the receiver, if screwed it should be and easy task to re-barrel. Just need to talk to someone who is familiar with these rifles. It would also be nice to have two barrels set up, the original and a 9.3x62 but I would probably never use the original 30-06.
 
bunny said:
The barrel seems too thin to re-bore, but I could be wrong. The barrel appears to be either pressed or screwed into a round sleeve than fits into the receiver, if screwed it should be and easy task to re-barrel. Just need to talk to someone who is familiar with these rifles. It would also be nice to have two barrels set up, the original and a 9.3x62 but I would probably never use the original 30-06.
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I think you re right on a reboring idea ...a little thin.
 
Blastattack said:
Well that was bloody cryptic.

Ron Smith can either rebarrel your gun or re-bore it. You're best option is a re-bore as it means that there is very little fitting, no requirement for re-bluing and no need to re-align sights because the barrel just drops right in.
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Nothing cryptic about it (note; PM)... one guy asked a question and one guy got an answer...
 
medvedqc said:
I think you re right on a reboring idea ...a little thin.
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I believe the barrel has sufficient metal for a rebore... the question is the depth of any screw holes... if only the front sight holes are a problem the barrel could be bobbed and recrowned.
 
hoytcanon said:
I believe the barrel has sufficient metal for a rebore... the question is the depth of any screw holes... if only the front sight holes are a problem the barrel could be bobbed and recrowned.
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Good point current barrel is 22 I was thinking of finishing at 20.
 
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