ECVMatt
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Hello to all,
My son is eight and getting ready to start shooting center-fire rifles on a more regular basis. Up to know, we have been shooting .22's, 17 Hornet, and the AR. I would like to start taking him hunting and want to get him a bolt action hunting rifle. I have a neat old Remington 700 in 6mm that was my ranch rifle while I lived in TX. I reload, have tons of brass and loaded ammo as well. The only problem is that I shot the heck out of that rifle in TX and the barrel is worn out.
So...I thought about getting it rebarreled. The only problem is the cost. By the time you get the barrel, have it cut, threaded, and fit to the rifle, the cost seems to be around $500 dollars. Now the broke teacher in me starts to chime in at this point and think about just getting him a new Ruger American, Howa 1500, or somthing along those lines, spend less money, and just call it good.
I guess I am having trouble figuring out why you can buy a whole new rifle for the cost of buying and fitting a barrel.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me. I would like to stick with the 6mm if I do decide to rebarrel. I have looked at ER Shaw, McGowen, PacNor, and some others.
Thanks for any help,
Matt
My son is eight and getting ready to start shooting center-fire rifles on a more regular basis. Up to know, we have been shooting .22's, 17 Hornet, and the AR. I would like to start taking him hunting and want to get him a bolt action hunting rifle. I have a neat old Remington 700 in 6mm that was my ranch rifle while I lived in TX. I reload, have tons of brass and loaded ammo as well. The only problem is that I shot the heck out of that rifle in TX and the barrel is worn out.
So...I thought about getting it rebarreled. The only problem is the cost. By the time you get the barrel, have it cut, threaded, and fit to the rifle, the cost seems to be around $500 dollars. Now the broke teacher in me starts to chime in at this point and think about just getting him a new Ruger American, Howa 1500, or somthing along those lines, spend less money, and just call it good.
I guess I am having trouble figuring out why you can buy a whole new rifle for the cost of buying and fitting a barrel.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me. I would like to stick with the 6mm if I do decide to rebarrel. I have looked at ER Shaw, McGowen, PacNor, and some others.
Thanks for any help,
Matt