How hard would it be to rebarrel one of these
WB
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 09:21 (2486 days ago)
new Ruger American Centerfire rifles? I can buy a .270 for almost nothing but I have little interest in the caliber. Not that anything is WRONG with it, settle down Jack.
Jack would rebarrel to 9.3x62...
Huey
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 10:04 (2486 days ago) @ WB
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yep, old Jack wouldn't have looked twice at a 270
Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 10:11 (2486 days ago) @ Huey
I will check with my guys on the re-barrel and get back with you. I don't foresee any problems but let me look before I put my foot in my mouth.
Now a 7x57 or 8x57...
Huey
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 10:12 (2486 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
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8x57 my vote.
Andy S
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 10:36 (2486 days ago) @ Huey
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the Ruger has a Savage type barrel nut. Other
Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 10:14 (2486 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
than that it is a simple procedure and the barrel nut shouldn't be a problem either. So knock yourself out.
LOL, that's what I was thinking. Mag likely would be fine.
WB
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Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 10:15 (2486 days ago) @ Huey
I've had a couple .270's and they are actually great rifles, a bit more than .25-06 and not much to argue over a 6.5 or 7mm-06. You just put a 130-150 gr. pill where it needs to go, done. But also I just can;t seem to get jazzed about it.
By the time you spent $$$ to re-barrel you could have bought a nicer rifle anyway. That's why it's cheap. Almost a shame.
I found a fellow who claims to be well thought of that could re-bore and re-rifle my custom .30-06 to .338-06 or .35 Whelen for like $250. But I can buy one of these cheap, accurate, plastic, wonder-boom-sticks, that put out these days for about that, used.