Rebarrel Or Not

[train 45]

I have my Dad's old Remington 700BDL.  He put a fiberglass stock on it, and shot a truck load of hot hand loads through it,  so it needs a new barrel.   

Does any one know of a good gun smith that could do that, and do you think it's worth it?

I'm in Smith County

[Nikiski Dave]

What caliber is it? I am sure you really scrubbed that barrel a couple of times. Short or long action? What caliber do you want to go to?

[mike_f]

Jeff Walle at Guns n Leather in Greenbrier rebarreled a rifle for me and did a great job.

Also, you can get a really good borescope for about $80 from Amazon to see the degree of wear:

Amazon Teslong 26 inch USB Rifle Borescope

[Choatecav]

11 hours ago, mike_f said:

Jeff Walle at Guns n Leather in Greenbrier rebarreled a rifle for me and did a great job.

Also, you can get a really good borescope for about $80 from Amazon to see the degree of wear:

Amazon Teslong 26 inch USB Rifle Borescope

I can second Jeff's work as being high quality.  He has done two or three good jobs for me.  Not re-barreling, but in general he does great work.  

[train 45]

On 11/26/2024 at 7:45 PM, mike_f said:

Jeff Walle at Guns n Leather in Greenbrier rebarreled a rifle for me and did a great job.

Also, you can get a really good borescope for about $80 from Amazon to see the degree of wear:

Amazon Teslong 26 inch USB Rifle Borescope

Thanks.   The throat is eroded to the point where his hand loads look like the bullet was never seated, they're out so far.  Win, 270.

[train 45]

On 11/26/2024 at 12:35 PM, Nikiski Dave said:

What caliber is it? I am sure you really scrubbed that barrel a couple of times. Short or long action? What caliber do you want to go to?

It's a Win.270.  Pop was a big 270 fan. Read all of Jack O Connors stuff.

[Frog4aday]

Unless your Dad put 800 to a 1,000 rounds thru it, the barrel probably still has some life left. But a rebarrel is nice, too, if you just want to explore a new cartridge. 

If you stick w/the current barrel, Barnes bullets (TSX & TTSX) like a lot of "jump" so even if your leade is a little cooked at this point, they'll likely still shoot well.

If you are really itching to rebarrel, the .25-06 Rem is a phenomenal deer killer & you wouldn't have to change anything else besides the barrel. With 120gr Nosler Partitions it can be forced into elk duty. With 85 grain bullets it makes for a very potent coyote rig. With 100gr to 115gr bullets, its a deer slayer you can count on for a lot of DRT moments (dead right there/dropped right there).

Having said all that, if Dad has left this earthly plane and you want to respect his choice in cartridge, the .270 Win is still one of the best "do-it-all" cartridges for lower 48 & Hawaii game. Maybe rebarrel to the same cartridge you have already?

If not, .280 Rem, .280 AI, .30-06 Spgfld, .338-06 A-Square are also some rebarrel options that will work on the same bolt-face and will feed properly from your BDL magazine.