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New member here with a question for you experienced guys. Has anyone had a rifle rebored to 450 as opposed to rebarreling it? Just curious thanks.

Dbishop wrote:New member here with a question for you experienced guys. Has anyone had a rifle rebored to 450 as opposed to rebarreling it? Just curious thanks.

Welcome aboard Dbishop "It's da' Bishop!"

You can buy a new barrel from several sources for a lot less than it'll cost you to have one bored out of a smaller caliber and then chambered.

Hoot

and probably faster too !!

Thanks for the replies fellas! The rifle I'm thinking about reboring is a Remington 700 varmint. I think that would make a really interesting 450 deer rifle if I left the factory fluted barrel on it. I'm also curious as to how much weight it would lose...kinda chunky as it sits. As far as rebarreling it...I'm always up for any more info on competent gunsmiths in northern Ohio if you might have any suggestions. Thanks again!

My first picks would be McGowen or Satern for a new barrel.

there was a fella out on the west coast that was reboring barrels, but if I recall, it was about the same price as getting a new blank plus was sloooooooooow on delivery.

Guys at Bear Creek Ballistics in Leroy Mi might do it too.

i think this is one of those situations where just because you cant doesnt necessarily mean you should.


i mean.. if you're going at it from a "what the hell, i wanna try it anyway" standpoint.. then by all means..

but as others noted.. you can get an aftermarket barrel for less than what the machining is gonna cost


and you can sell (or keep) that origional barrel for another project