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.308 BAR to .338 Federal or .358 Winchester

AnonymouseAnonymouse Member Posts: 4,050
edited June 2014 in Ask the Experts
I have an older beat up .308 BAR. I was thinking of having it re-barreled to .338 Federal or .358 Winchester. Anyone know if it would cycle correctly with either round?
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  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,042 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    re-barreling a BAR is NOT an easy job. Not only do you have to fit and headspace the barrel to a very thin receiver, you have to position the gas port and block and then find the orfice size to reliably function the action. It would be cheaper to buy a new rifle.
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  • spas12spas12 Member Posts: 571 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've looked into this in the past. The successful conversions I know of involved reboring the barrel as opposed to replacing it.
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  • AnonymouseAnonymouse Member Posts: 4,050
    edited November -1
    OK, thanks. I'll just keep it .308. It functions fine, just beat up.
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