is it possible to take a rem 700 7mm rem mag and shorten the chamber to make a 7mm saum
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Depending on your barrel, it may be possible if you have enough tenion length.What barrel does your rifle currently have, sporter, varmit, sendero bull ?
I was wanting to take a 7mm mag sendro barrel and make a 7mm saum stainless fluted heavy barrel and the heavy barrel
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Sendero profile I would say it's possible....but why ?
just to have one
shortgrass
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The 7MM Rem Mag case is 2.5" L. The SAUM case is 2.035" L. That leaves a difference of .465". That means a good portion of the threads on the barrel would need to be cut off, in which case the gunsmith would be starting from scratch. Meaning, you'd pay the same price as he would charge to thread and chamber a custom barrel. Is a factory Rem barrel worth that cost? Not IMO! And, the costs are not over, yet! That conversion is NOT a "drop-in" when it comes to feeding. Much work would need to be done there, also.......
J E Custom
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^^^^ What he said.
It could end up costing more in the end and you would end up with a a factory barrel of less quality and potential.
Your smith can match the contour of the factory barrel and there would little if any stock work if you went with a new custom barrel. You would end up with a new and better barrel and would not spend as much for the smithing on a new barrel as apposed to a reused factory barrel that he would first have to be stripped, remove the tenon, set the shoulder back, and changing the barrel profile and fit of the stock.
Then he would have to do the same work on the new barrel as the used one minus
the stock work.
So the answer to your question is Yes, but at what cost and the outcome.
J E CUSTOM
MNbogboy
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Setting the old barrel back would also open up gaps in the stock, whereas a matched contour would end up a better fit.
