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How close are the prices for these two different options? | ||
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I would imagine about the same. I wouldn't rechamber unless it were an excellent barrel. If you rebarrel and need to index the lettering, it would cost a little extra. Butch | |||
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Problem with setting the barrel back on the #1 is the rib screw holes on the barrel. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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If you set the barrel back, you have to realign and adjust the extractor cut and you will have to adjust the quarter rib because the holes will no longer align. Which is no real problem unless you have to set it back a ways. If you rebarrel you will need to attach a quarter rib and machine the breech for the extractor, on top of threading, chambering, crowning and attaching sights if you are going to need them. What is it you are wanting to do? _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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And on top of that you will have a gap in your forearm. The quarter rib can simply be dut down if you only trun the barrle in a small amount. Personally I would rather start with a new barrel; it would probably shoot better if it is a decent barrel from a good barrel maker. Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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I am planning for a 375 Flanged Magnum NE. I don't really care if it has sights and a quarter rib or not as it will be shot with a scope. I figured it would be easier to rebarrel but if somehow it were cheaper to set back and rechamber from a #1 in 375 H&H, I could do it that way. | |||
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Are you going to duct tape the scope to the barrel? _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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"Are you going to duct tape the scope to the barrel?" Mike, That is Guy's subtle way of reminding you that the No. 1. does not have two nice receiver rings to put scope bases on and that the "bases" on a No 1. are integral to the factory rib or you have to have a custom base made that would mount into the orignal holes that were used for the rib. Mike Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I am planning to use #1V bases or similar if there is no rib. | |||
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The problem you run into is getting the bases, and factory rib for that matter, to fit if you use a new barrel and it's contour is a little off. Not impossible, just a little more time and expense. Your cheapest bet is to use the existing barrel if at all possible. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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 The #1 with the original barrel cut back you did for me ain't all bad.  rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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