Question: Is it possible to replace the .350 Rem Mag-barrel for a barrel in .325 WSM in a Remington 673?

I just happen to have a .325 WSM sitting here and several boxes of factory ammo and after looking at data for the .350 Rem Mag.....I'd bet that it's very possible! Further it looks like all one needs is a barrel change.

might need a little feed work

It's just a barrel swap...check with some 'smiths for the most accurate information.

Pro/con...

MAYBE you would gain a bit better feeding...but you would loose bullet diameter and bullet weight.

Actual gain/loss depends on the usual factors, is TOTALLY arguable and may or maynot be worth the conversion cost...your rifle and your choice.

Cost wise...new barrel/chamber and re-attaching the rib which gives the Rem 673 it's distinctiveness and without which it is just an ordinary Rem Md 600 rifle without a doglegged bolt handle.

That is such a neat shooter the only way I would go is UP in caliber if I were swapping barrels...to gain more bullet diameter and weight...maybe to 375 or 40 cal...I'm talking...HOT DA**.

If you want a 325 WSM, buy one, you would be a rifle AND money ahead.

Both calibers are very close in case capacity, the WSM having only ~8 gr H2O more so while you MIGHT gain a little more velocity, bullet weight for bullet weight, it isn't very much and depends on reloading skills more than anything else.

Both will handle most NA game with aplomb...and BOTH will give you a right smart whack on the shoulder for your enjoyment.

Luck

Why do you want to replace the barrel?

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Originally posted by Nordic2:
Why do you want to replace the barrel?

Because of I couldn`t get good precision with the fat 9mm!

458x2" American? I mean, you already have the 350 Rem brass, just fire form the brass up to 458 and you're set. Probably wouldn't need much more work then the barrel. Or for a "factory" twin, almost, you could do a 450 Marlin. Same thing, but the belt is a tiny bit different, so you couldn't use the old 350 Rem brass. You can get dirt cheap 458 bullets, and it would make one hell of a handy thumper. More then likely it would take less work then converting to a WSM. You have to remember, the WSM's are on the long side of "short action" and you may not have the magazine length to seat anything but the lightest bullets, or, you may have shove the bullets down in the case and lose powder space. The Browning A/X-Bolt and Win 70's both have longer then standard magazine boxes to fit the WSM's in them. That was one of the reasons the short mags got such a bad feeding reputation, it was every OTHER rifle manufacturers rifle, because all they did was take their standard short action and put a bigger bolt face, voila, here is our "me too" gun. They didn't put any R&D into it like USARC did.

450 Marlin might be a better choice over the 458 x 2" American, as all the components are readily available and cheaper and it isn't a wildcat. You still have to rebore/rechamber.

It would depend on how much brass empty brass and all the other costs. A rebore costs as much as a rebarrel so it might be better to swap/sell and get the rifle you want.

You might do a rifle/ammo tune-up...inaccuracy usually comes from mechanical reasons...and the 350 RM is an inherently very accurate cartridge.

Lots of ways to ride this pony.

Doesn't really matter which way you jump, it's your toy...make it what YOU want...if you keep it for a life time and pass it along, the cost is moot.

Luck

Have you tryed shooting it with open sights?
What is acceptable precission for you?

Heja, precision for me: 5 shots in 2 - 3cm /100m! With scope (Leupold Vari XIII 1,75 -6 x32)