I picked up Rem 700 BDL 25-06 24" take-off barrel with <200 rounds through the classifieds and would like to re-barrel my Rem BDL 270...

This is a hunting rifle...

In all what needs to be done...don't know many good smiths out here in Hawaii and I'm going to try one I just heard about...

I want to be sure he covers everything....LOL

Trying to get educated here so when he talks I'll know what he's talking about...

Can anyone educate me?

Thanks and Happy New Year!!!

He'll have to screw in the new barrel to see where the lettering & sight screws (if any) come up. Then he'll calculate how much to face off the shoulder & breach face to get it to clock in right. Then cut the chamber to proper depth. In all, not too difficult.

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Originally posted by M Pursell:
He'll have to screw in the new barrel to see where the lettering & sight screws (if any) come up. Then he'll calculate how much to face off the shoulder & breach face to get it to clock in right. Then cut the chamber to proper depth. In all, not too difficult.

That's about it.....and in the end you have a .25-06 for about $200 less than you could have had a .25-06 AND a .270.

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Originally posted by vapodog:

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Originally posted by M Pursell:
He'll have to screw in the new barrel to see where the lettering & sight screws (if any) come up. Then he'll calculate how much to face off the shoulder & breach face to get it to clock in right. Then cut the chamber to proper depth. In all, not too difficult.

That's about it.....and in the end you have a .25-06 for about $200 less than you could have had a .25-06 AND a .270.

Hmmm....

Well I do have a spare Savage 111 30-06 rifle I have no use for....

Is it possible or worth it cost-wise to rebarrel it to the SAVAGE instead?

May want to go that route and keep the Brand new Rem 270w as is....

What ya folks think...

Can do, or no can do without alot of work, or same-same????

Thanks again!!!

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Hmmm....

I believe what Vapodog is saying is by the time you add the cost of the barrel to the labor to rebarrel you could have added a few $$ and simply bought a used 25-06 and then had a 270 and 25-06.

You would still be $$ ahead to sell the 270 rifle and buy a 25-06 rifle.

To me the cost of labor just doesn't justify saving a $ to use a take off barrel.

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Originally posted by ramrod340:

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Hmmm....

I believe what Vapodog is saying is by the time you add the cost of the barrel to the labor to rebarrel you could have added a few $$ and simply bought a used 25-06 and then had a 270 and 25-06.

You would still be $$ ahead to sell the 270 rilfe and buy a 25-06 rifle.

precisely!

Look on gunbroker any number of new and used 25-06 starting under $400.
IE: http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=152484392

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Originally posted by ramrod340:
Look on gunbroker any number of new and used 25-06 starting under $400.
IE: http://www.gunbroker.com/Aucti....aspx?Item=152484392

Hey thanks you two for steering me in the right direction...don't know "shidleys" about the workings of a rifle...just know I like to shoot them...

Thanks again for saving me some $$$'s...

I have bought two M-70 push feed rifles lately for #350 each.....

Rebarreling can run more than that!