I am thinking of having a 223 rechambered to 22-250. What is the average price for this work? are there any particular problems associated with this change? What questions etc.. should I ask the gunsmith when I discuss this with him.

If it is just a standard bolt gun, it may not be worth the $$ to just rechamber. You'll have to open the bolt face and change or modify the box so it will feed.

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Originally posted by contendernut:
If it is just a standard bolt gun, it may not be worth the $$ to just rechamber. You'll have to open the bolt face and change or modify the box so it will feed.

You'd be financially better off to trade guns.

I have a Savage 110 in 30-06 that I am going to use as a switch barrel setup. The 22-250 and the 06 share the same bolt face. I will only be using the 22-250 at the range to punch paper. I will sinlge load each round and am not going to modify the magazine etc.. I have an exisitng 1:9 twist 223 barrel. I want to shoot heavy 75 grain bullets in the 22-250 for long range target practice. Most 22-250 barrels have a 1:12 or 1:14 twist. They are not suited to the weight of bullet I want to use. I should be able to rechamber the .223 significanlty cheaper than buying a custom barrel with a 1:8 twist. How much is the rechambering going to cost.

Elkhunter

This should be an easy project for your gunsmith since there is no need to index the barrel or headspace precisely, being a Savage the final headspacing will be done by you when installing he barrel.

In north Texas this project would cost about $60.00. If the gunsmith removes and installs the barrel and test fires it will run a little more.

Thanks.