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Ok I'm no gunsmith for starters. I read an article that said converting a 308. To a 260. Or 6.5x47 required little more than a barrel change. I want to know if this is true or not I'm very interested in building a Remington 700 in a 260. Or a 6.5x47 and I want to know if I buy a 308. Adl would I be getting in over my head to convert it?
 
You could do a barrel nut / pre-chambered barrel yourself. Other than that you would be getting in way over your head.
 
So I would probably be ok to go out and buy a Remington 700 ADL. In the 308. And swap barrels and nut? There wouldn't need to be anything else done in this case?
 
You said it yourself - you're no gunsmith. Barrel vise, barrel vise liners, action wrench, chamber reamers, headspace gages. Then there's the knowledge of how to correctly use those tools. Your investment in correct tooling alone would be almost enough to pay someone well qualified to do the rebarrel. The question that remains to be answered is whether you have enough desire, money, and time to learn what you need to know to tackle the project.
 
Remington 700 ADL. In the 308. And swap barrels and nut?
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Remington 700's have no barrel nut.

The barrel is a tight threaded fit in the receiver.

As already noted, you need an action wrench and a barrel vice to get the old barrel off.

And several more things to put a new barrel back on.

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The problem with having someone else do the barrel exchange is that I cannot find or locate a gunsmith anywhere around where I live.
 
Chadron is a ways off but still shipping would probably be less than the cost of buying tools that I might not ever need again.

Thank you guys for your input its greatly appreciated!
 
Sorry, but that's the wrong starting point for a rifle with two easily switched barrels. As the other responders have noted, the equipment needed to change a Remington 700 barrel would cost more than the rifle. The Savage Model 10 ( in many variants ) has a barrel mounting system that makes barrel changes much easier, basically a wrench and headspace gauges are all that's needed. E R Shaw company specializes in modestly priced barrels ready to install on the Savage action.
 
I'm very interested in building a Remington 700 in a 260. Or a 6.5x47 and I want to know if I buy a 308. Adl would I be getting in over my head to convert it?
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Doesn't Remington already chamber the 700 in 260? Why not just buy that rifle?
 
One reason not to buy a rifle is that Remington is apt to do bizarre things with their manufacturing.
I've got a Rem. Mod-7 CDL in .260Rem. It's got a 1/10" twist bbl. !!!
What were they thinking ???

It will shoot accurately 140 and 160gr FLAT BASE BULLETS. ie: Hornady and Speer 140gr PtSpt's and Sierra 160gr RN.
However, any 129gr BtSpt or heavier; or Boat-tail Plastic tip bullet 129gr or heavier will give "patterns" rather than groups- or worse.
ie: 140gr Hornady SST's would not even hit the 100yd target, a 20x30" target frame. A single bullet that did hit, hit the target "sideways"

I plan to someday eventually rebarrel with a 1/7 or 1/8 twist barrel.
In the meantime, I've got a good supply of 120 and 140gr Speer HotCores.
 
The bbl. I want has a 1/8 twist...

You can only buy a Remington model 7 in the 260. Caliber.

E R shaw said if I sent the action to them they would attach the barrel for me with a small charge.
 
@ Huntinfool87
I think you have found your answer.
Now just weigh out the total cost of the work, including shipping, and see if it fits your needs.
Have you thought about re-finishing.
You know the new barrel will not be Blued, or are you choosing to go Stainless
 
@ Lags

I haven't chose stainless or blued yet right now I'm looking at a heavy barrel that's blued. But I'm trying to decide if I want a strictly bench only gun or if I want a gun that will shoot well at long range ant the gun range and still take it out hunting every now and then.
 
@ Huntinfool87
A F-54 barrel profile will give you the best of both worlds, and stay with 22" or longer for long range but 24" will still be easy to carry but a little heavy.
But stay away from the Bull barrels unless you only use it for the range.
Or when you are out hunting, you will be wishing you had a hacksaw to get rid of some weight.
But there is the option of a Stainless Steel Fluted Barrel.
 
I like long barrels 24" to 26" I'm not sure what a F-54 is but I will check into it.

On a fluted barrel is a heavy barrel with flutes cut into it or is it a standard barrel with flutes cut into it? Will a fluted barrel have more or less rigidity than a standard barrel?
 
Barrel standard profiles can be found on the barrel manufactures sites.
The F54 is a heavier profile.
But if you went with a really heavy profile or even a Bull Barrel and it was Fluted, you get some benifits of a heavier barrel and a little less weight for the same profile.
The Flutes help disipate heat, and they say it helps with the harmonics.
I am not totally sure about that, and I do not shoot any barrels that are Fluted.
Most of my hunting barrels are 22 to 24' and an F34 profile.
My range guns are 24 to 26" and use either a F54 or Almost a Bull Barrel.
Lighter F14 barrels or the featherweights are fine for hunting, but are too thin to remain as accurate in repetitive firing like sustained target shooting or long distance shooting.
The profile numbers I was referancing were the numbers used for Adams Bennet Barrels
Other Mfg's use different contour numbers so an A-B F54 would be like a #7 contour in a Shilen Barrel
A #4 Shilen or Douglas contour would be a F34 A-B
 
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Ok I see what your saying... thank you very much!

I've been doing some window shopping online and I think I like the F54 for what I want.
 
@ Huntinfool87
That profile is heavy enough for serious target shooting, but can be carried with out a problem if you dont make it too long.
But for the 260 you still have a lot of meat on an F34 or #4 contours.
Also compare the listed barrel weights when deciding.
A #4 is 3.75 Lb in a 28" barrel where the #7 is 6 Lb in the same length.
You might want to go with a #5 @ 4 1/4 Lb
 
@Lags

Thank you for all your help! I'm looking at some E R shaw fluted barrels... you think think a #5 will best suit what I'm trying accomplish?
 
@ Huntinfool87
That should do you just fine.
What is the weight on the Fluted Barrel Vs. Unfluted in the same profile?
You might be able to go up one heavier profile if you are going with fluted.
This part is never easy for me either when I build a custom rifle.
I tear my hair out trying to decide what I want.
 
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