Re-barreling a gun?

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I have a Remington 700 30-06 mountain rifle. It has a thin barrel. The damn thing makes me wanna rip my hair out because after 1 -2 shots it takes 15+ minutes to cool down. I figure I could go for a factory Remington barrel in a standard size, but I'd have to open up the stock? Or would the thin stock not accomidate the normal barrel?
Also, how much does a rebarreling job run?
Any other way to prevent my thin barrel from heating up so fast? :(
 
Can't remember the name of the outfit in dawson, nwt. they do a great job of rebarelling. the problem with mountain rifles is that they are designed to be light, so to save weight they skimp on steel. I have a 700 300 win mag and the same thing. you get 3 shots and the barrel mirages your scope and your bullets start to wander a bit. If you put a bull barrel on your gun, you loose the light weight. As for the stock, YES you will have to get a different stock. The remington barrels fit the remington stock pretty close. Best just to put a Mcmillan on it :) course by the time you finish messing around with this it would have been cheaper to buy a different gun.... say a REM 700 300WinMag SS BDL? :)
 
no need to get a different stock. I have a standard barreled 30-06 in a Mountain Rifle stock. A bit of wood out of the barrel channel and they fit right in and they improve the balance of the rifle...Mountain Rifles are quite light on the muzzle end IMHO....and a rebarrel will run from about $500 and up...waaaay up.....
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=168822
 
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You can get a barrel installed at a very good smith here in Ontario for a little over $100. So add that to whatever your barrel costs and that is your total.

Depending on what you want to do with the barrel (ie. what quality you are willing to pay for), you can spend $100 (new take off barrel) to $500+ (custom barrel). Most of the Canadian barrel makers will sell you the blank in the $350 range, then charge you more for threading and fitting the barrel. Lots of options out there, but if you are on a tight budget and watch the boards for a good deal you can do the job without going bankrupt.
 
A stock Remington barrel? You mean a take-off? Maybe $100 - $150, if and when something turns up. If one turns up in a calibre you want. You may not know why the barrel was taken off; could have been just fine, could have been replaced for a reason. Keep in mind that Remington barrels do not interchange, and some fitting will likely be necessary. Particularly if the new barrel has been drilled and tapped for iron sights, and you want the sight holes on top. Swapped Remington barrels a couple of weeks ago, headspace was outstanding, but the index was off; in this case it didn't matter. Might be just as easy to trade for a new rifle.
 
Before you go buying a used or so called new barrel someone took off their gun(ask why they took it off) go to a gunsmith and have him tell you what the cost will be or if it is worth doing?
 
The cheapest way to go is to trade/sell it and buy another. Mountain rifles by design were made for long hikes to keep em light. Good enough for one or two shots, game dropped and the day is done. You should have no problem opening up the stock for a standard barrel. The problem with getting a take-off is that you probably will get one of those newer SPS crude matte finish ones if you can live with that. Next it rquires a gunsmith to make all this happen. You have to ask yourself, do you want this gun or another.
 
might better just buy another 700 on the EE, for less than the cost of rebarreling your gun, and then you have 2 ...:) For the most part people rebarrel to get a cartridge not available in the gun they want.
 
Agree with Blargon - Mountain rifles seem to command a premium - I guess their popular with the western hiking crowd....
If you invest 500$ in a rebarrel, you end up with a 500$ rifle that may not shoot better than the one you have. Invest 500$ in another rifle, and you've got two rifles worth 1 K... BTW - How does your mountain rifle shoot?
 
Why not recognize this is a prime hunting rifle, if it's POA is consistant cool down to cool down buy another rifle for range work. 2 shot groups are more than enough to put game on the table and you'll learn to appreciate the lighter weight
 
Sell you rifle, buy another one and the world is a better place.

I have shot a 700 MR and love it, but I can agree with you, but the people that buy these rifles and shoot them are the type of people that only want to make 1 or 2 shots at the most.

From what I can tell, its not much a range rifle, but it also seems as though there is a demand out there for them.
 
Jimbo you can re-barrell what you have but as has been pointed out you are kind of defeating the purpose. Your gun was designed to be light (as possible) and should probably stay that way. Another barrell will add a pound or so in weight with most of it being on the front so the balance is going to feel strange to you. You may be able to re-barell with your existing stock if you choose to do so but you will have to open up the barrell channel. To buy a new stainless barrell, have it chambered and fitted will likely cost $700.00 or so. Give or take. You may find a factory take-off that will be much cheaper to do but hard to say what the finished product will shoot like. The place that was mentioned earlier is Corlane Sports in Dawson Creek. There is no such place as Dawson, NWT.
 
cosmic the rifle shoots great! :)

You guys are right...I need to get a second bolt-gun...my safe is runnin outta room though! :( :D
 
mr00jimbo said:
I have a Remington 700 30-06 mountain rifle. It has a thin barrel. The damn thing makes me wanna rip my hair out because after 1 -2 shots it takes 15+ minutes to cool down. I figure I could go for a factory Remington barrel in a standard size, but I'd have to open up the stock? Or would the thin stock not accomidate the normal barrel?
Also, how much does a rebarreling job run?
Any other way to prevent my thin barrel from heating up so fast? :(
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Remember a light barrel just seems hotter and there is less metal to retain the heat. A heavier barrel will stay hot longer.
Are you having trouble with the POI changing with shots? That may be a bedding problem.
I have seen very light barrels shoot just as well as heavy barrels when the right load was used, and that was without letting the barrel cool down.
 
mr00jimbo said:
I have a Remington 700 30-06 mountain rifle. It has a thin barrel. The damn thing makes me wanna rip my hair out because after 1 -2 shots it takes 15+ minutes to cool down. I figure I could go for a factory Remington barrel in a standard size, but I'd have to open up the stock? Or would the thin stock not accomidate the normal barrel?
Also, how much does a rebarreling job run?
Any other way to prevent my thin barrel from heating up so fast? :(
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One thing to remember ........

Yes, that thin bbl will heat up faster than a heavier bbl, but it will cool down faster as well.

I shoot a 700 MR as well. At the range .... three shots MAX, then cool. I've never fired it more than twice at game.

Shot in the ealy morning. Guns cool faster and less bugs. :)

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It might be worth showing the whole thing to a gunsmith (if you remain comited to this rifle type). Rather than spend 500-700 on a new barrel, for that dough you could get a number of things fixed in the current rig if there are are problems with the barrel, bedding or action conditions. There are many things that can pass through accuracy problems when a gun heats up it doens have to be the tube per se.

You could add a pressure point near the end of the stock, or remove one if it's there. Use aluminum tape of something. The sort of thing you can mess with on your own.
 
I have a rem. mr in .260 it will put 5 shots into a group less than an inch at 100 yds.I have fired it at 500 yds 10shots in 10 minutes all stayed in the 10 ring.Does it heat up? Heck yes! Does poi change? Heck no!If you are are using this gun as a hunter fire the third shot for group even if it is warm,see where it goes.If your groups are good leave it be.If you want a target rifle go out and buy an Hbar.
 
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