who does a quality rebore with a reasonable turn around time?

[Oldschool280]

Might make my heavily used 280 into a 338/06, any suggestions on a shop?

 

[FEENIX]

Might make my heavily used 280 into a 338/06, any suggestions on a shop?

No hands on experience but check out Classic Barrel and Gunworks >>> Reboring.

I personally just get a new barrel but that's just me.

Good luck!

 

[shortgrass]

A re-bore of an existing barrel and a new barrel are very near the same cost. The only time a re-bore might pay off is if the barrel is 'special' in some way (has an integral rib, is octagon with integral sight ramps, etc).

 

[Oldschool280]

A re-bore of an existing barrel and a new barrel are very near the same cost. The only time a re-bore might pay off is if the barrel is 'special' in some way (has an integral rib, is octagon with integral sight ramps, etc).

I appreciate the info, the reason's i would consider a rebarrel :
A: this is a 760 remington and finding barrels is muchmore difficult than say a 700
B: the barrel is an 18 1/2 inches and i figure would be a better fit for the larger bore and rifle configuration ( pump action)
C: i want a 338/06

If i could find a direct replacement barrel i would purchase it although i always figured that the extra short length was robbing the 280 of some of its magic.

 

[Dr. Vette]

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