Barrel take off from WIN M70 CRF to WIN M70 CRF

[asd9055]

This is a questions to the gunsmiths here. Can you take a barrel from one Winchester M70 Classic (CRF) and put it on another Winchester M70 Classic? I ask this because of the extractor cut. I know absolutely nothing and I would have a gunsmith perform it, I am just asking if is possible.

Thanks in Advance
ASD

 

[MagnumManiac]

Apparently not, the thread pitch is different.
I tried the exact same thing a while back and it's a no go.

Cheers.

 

[asd9055]

Apparently not, the thread pitch is different.
I tried the exact same thing a while back and it's a no go.

Cheers.

I find it interesting. They are the same exact model, could even be same caliber.
Thanks

 

[Rhett Crider]

Not thread pitch but where threading starts on the receiver or timing of the threads you might say.

 

[asd9055]

Not thread pitch but where threading starts on the receiver or timing of the threads you might say.

Thanks. That makes sense, because of the cut for the extractor

 

[MagnumManiac]

FN has a different thread and pitch to the USRAC made rifles.
They do not interchange.

Sorry, I should have been more specific.

Cheers.

 

[asd9055]

FN has a different thread and pitch to the USRAC made rifles.
They do not interchange.

Sorry, I should have been more specific.

Cheers.

Thanks. These are both USRAC barrels, same model, same vintage, same factory...but I understand the timing of the cut for the extractor

 

[HappyWarrior]

If they are both USRAC bbls, it's worth a try. If the cut lines up and a NO GO doesn't, put some red threadlocker on it and go.

 

[asd9055]

If they are both USRAC bbls, it's worth a try. If the cut lines up and a NO GO doesn't, put some red threadlocker on it and go.

Thanks HappyWarrior
My intend was to keep the rifle original if possible. If it does not work, I will decide when the time comes.