WTB Pre 64 take off barrel

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12 February 2018, 20:28

JTEX

WTB Pre 64 take off barrel

Looking for a .300 H&H............. I know but it can't hurt to ask.

A friend has a sweet Pre64 that some genius punched out to 300 WBY....

12 February 2018, 20:35

dpcd

Easiest is to get a 30-06 and punch it out to 300 H&H. Re-mark and blue. 30-06 barrels are easy to get.

13 February 2018, 11:27

Ray B

I had a 300H&H barrel off of a 1936 M70 that was removed to rebarrel the rifle to 375H&H. I took it to a gun show and the fellow behind the table just about dislocated his shoulder getting to his wallet to get the $15 that I was asking for it.

13 February 2018, 20:34

Jim Kobe

If you find two I will take the extra one

14 February 2018, 02:02

Salmoniod

The tulsa wanamacher show first weekend in april is an excellent place to find what you want. Just take a 300 weatherby case with you.

14 February 2018, 02:32

speerchucker30x378

Actually, you can shoot 300 H&H through it with no problem. They're a bitch to resize after though !

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16 February 2018, 07:43

airgun1

Number one a 30-06 Win 70 barrel is 24" whereas the 300 H&H is 26" so don't follow that advice.

If the 300 Wby is not remarked a decent machinist can install a chamber insert and recut the chamber to 300 H&H.

There are a lot of rechambered 300 H&H for sale that are not advertised as such. Be careful buying a used 300 H&H take off. As mentioned earlier take a 300 Wby and a 300 Win mag case with you to check the chamber. A lot were opened up to 300 Win mag when it came out too.

Pre 1950 Win 70 300 H&H are marked .300 Magnum; after 1950 are marked 300 H-H.

16 February 2018, 17:53

Jim Kobe

quote:
Originally posted by airgun1:
Number one a 30-06 Win 70 barrel is 24" whereas the 300 H&H is 26" so don't follow that advice.

If the 300 Wby is not remarked a decent machinist can install a chamber insert and recut the chamber to 300 H&H.

There are a lot of rechambered 300 H&H for sale that are not advertised as such. Be careful buying a used 300 H&H take off. As mentioned earlier take a 300 Wby and a 300 Win mag case with you to check the chamber. A lot were opened up to 300 Win mag when it came out too.

Pre 1950 Win 70 300 H&H are marked .300 Magnum; after 1950 are marked 300 H-H.

Please correct me if I am wrong but I don't think the 300 Win Mag re-chamber will clean up the H&H chamber

16 February 2018, 19:25

dpcd

No, it won't. I wasn't going to say anything....

17 February 2018, 00:29

airgun1

It most definitely will not but a heck of a lot of people ran 300 Win Mag reamers into 300 H&H without setting them back; talk about freebore!