Hey guys, I have never had any customization done to any of my guns before, but I am interested in getting something done w/ my Remington 700 .270. I wanted to see if you guys had any suggestions. Is there a wild cat out there, such as a 270 necked down to a � � ???? Anyway, just a open question and i appreciate the responses. BTW � Not looking for really costly answers.....

Thats not terribly bad. I noticed you were from Friendswood, TX, do you know of any gunsmiths can do this. If so what type of caliber?

How does you 270 shoot now and does the rifle fit you? This is where I would improve it if it needs it.

Otherwise just look at another rifle for whatever dream you have.

Having more than one rifle available is a good thing if one of them goes bad.

Well the 270 Win is the same case as the 30-06 which spawned all number or cartridges:

Factory alternatives include: 25-06, .280, 338-06, 35 Whelen

Wildcat rounds include: 400 Whelen/411 hawk, 375 Whelen, 8mm-06, 6.5mm-06 (264 diameter), 6mm-06 (.243 diam), and I believe it has even been necked down to 224 diamter.

Then you get into the Ackley improved versions of each.

Lots of choices ...

6mm-06 (.243 diam) sounds tempting, do any of you know of someone that can do this? Also, are shells available?

thanks again

You are going to have to reload or find someone you trust who does. 6mm-06 can be made from 25-06 cases my running then through a full length resizing dies to neck them down from 257 diam to 243 diam. You will also need to order 6mm-06 reloading dies.

If all you are wanting to do is have a new barrel installed on your action it is probably easiest to send your rifle off to Shilen, Pac-nor, Douglas, Hart, Krieger, Lija or any of the other after-market barrel manufacturers. They will fit a new barrel to your action in the contour you specify and can even match your existing factory contour. They can also true up the action and final chamber and will set head-space. They can even final blue the new barrel for you.

Thanks all, for the info. I contacted couple of the after market barreling companies that �54JNoll� mentioned and they gave some options and quotes. To those who care, i think will go w/ the 6mm-06 and send it off to Pac-nor. Next stop learning how to reload... All the info you guys provided was informative and accurate, thanks again......

Good luck and have fun.

H2M,

don't want to rain on your parade, but if you ain't already familiar with reloading for 'standard' cartridges, IMHO, you could be looking at a few problems loading for a wildcat. You've got no guidelines or experience work with.

Respectfully, may I suggest you start reloading for the cartridge you have, and then, when you have some competence and experience, look for a wildcat that suits your needs.

I'm going to stick my neck out here, but IMO, not many wildcats offer any significant advantage over standard (for the beginner anyway), unless they're specialist stuff.

I hope I don't get the pleasure of being on the bench next to you!

Good luck.

Hi hunting2much



If I may offer a point. Not to rain on your project, I for one think its a great idea.



However, starting down the Learning to Reload path using a wildcat like the 6mm-06 offers some less than ideal learning conditions for the novice. And its not just the 6mm-06 its any wildcat. Wildcats just require more advanced proceedures than factory rounds do. The information needed to reload factory rounds abounds in the loading manuals. I would recommend that you retain the 270 for a time long enough to get experience in the prceedures of reloading. The learning to be comfortable with the basics of the reloading process is very important. They need to be second nature and will form the foundation of good SAFE reloading.



Good luck and remember its your face thats pressed up next to the rifle that will fire the cartidge the YOU reloaded.



......Looks like rugeruser beat me to it...