Shepherd Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Wondering if any of you have switched barrels and how did it work out for you. Aslo I found a guy that can get the barrels for $450. Not bad compared to $550 at major retailer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garren Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 [ 03-22-2006, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: garren ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepherd Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 Absolutley, wouldn't be much good without it.... As I am new to this, wouldn't the bolt mechanism for a 30-06 still work for a 300 win. mag? As I understood it, the only thing you can't do is go from long action calibers to short action calibers or say I have a 30-06 I can go 300 win mag, but I can't convert to 300 wsm or any of the short action calibers.... Does this make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garren Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 [ 03-22-2006, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: garren ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Well, almost. The case need only fit the chamber, which is obviously part of the barrell. Different calibers, long and short action alike, use different bolt head sizes. For example: 300WM and 7mmRM are the same bolt head. 30-06 fits 25-06 and .270. 22-250, 243, and 308 are also interchangeable bolt heads. But bolt heads are not the only issue when changing barrels on a repeater. The magazine must also accomodate the cartridge cases in order to feed properly. In short, it goes something like this. 1. The barrell must be chambered for a specific caliber. 2. The bolt head family size must match. 3. The magazine must be able to accomodate the case. [ 02-18-2006, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveieboy Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Makes sense, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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