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.308 win to .30 br ?

cootcoot Member Posts: 32

What do you have to do to convert a Remington 700 in .308 win to a 30 br. ? I assume cut some threads off the barrel & rechamber ? Thanks

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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭

    SWAG: single shot-probably just the barrel---mag fed maybe need a different follower and a 'block' to keep the cartridges from shifting around in the .308 length magazine.

  • MIKE WISKEYMIKE WISKEY Member Posts: 10,035 ✭✭✭✭

    I would cut ALL the threads off and then rethread and rechamber............but the question is WHY?. the barrel won't shoot any better

  • chris8X57chris8X57 Member Posts: 1,265 ✭✭✭✭

    All good comments above, but if you did it consider cost;

    If the person doing the work doesn't have the chamber reamer, then figure around $190 to order a good one. Then it means pulling the barrel, setting it back around 3/4", and rethreading it. Next re-chambering and headspacing. The last consideration is the stock inletting now has a large gap near the shoulder area because of the barrel set back, so figure on at a very minimum of re-bedding the chamber and shoulder area. Getting into some serious $$

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