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Can a barrel be drilled out for a new caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="jb1023" data-source="post: 1232769" data-attributes="member: 91995"><p>Thank you for the reply Sable. Yeah, I am certainly not expecting to get a 1/4 MOA rifle out of this build. Then again I am just a 1 MOA shooter at the moment. If I can build a rifle that is capable of 1/2-3/4 MOA that I can grow into for under $1000, not counting glass, will be a happy man. I have a B&C Varmint on my 308 and really like that stock for the price I paid and will likely put one on this gun too. </p><p></p><p>Howa sells barreled actions for $485 and if they carried/made a 7mm in a #6 contour I'd be done already. The problem is Howa does not sell any 7mm #6 barrels, only #2. I even called Legacy Sports yesterday to see if they could do custom orders, nope.</p><p></p><p>A local gunsmith (HTC), who has a very good online rep, publishes his prices on his site. </p><p>New Barrel (includes blueprinting action) $725</p><p>Install Customer Barrel $225</p><p>True Action $175</p><p></p><p>Based on his prices I am looking at:</p><p>B&C stock $250</p><p>Used action $350</p><p><strong><u>Sub Total $600</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Then we have the barrel options:</p><p><em>Option 1</em></p><p>HTC made barrel installed/trued $725</p><p><strong><u>Option 1 Total $1325</u></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><em>Option 2</em></p><p>Shilen barrel (what I am finding online) $350</p><p>HTC does install $225</p><p><strong><u>Option 2 Total $1175</u></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Option 3 (Will be calling and doing research on him today)</em></p><p>Night Owl Shilen barrel $175ish</p><p>Night Owl labor $???</p><p><strong><u>Option 3 Total $775ish plus labor</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Option 2 and 3(?) does not include truing the action. How important is that since this is not a match rifle?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jb1023, post: 1232769, member: 91995"] Thank you for the reply Sable. Yeah, I am certainly not expecting to get a 1/4 MOA rifle out of this build. Then again I am just a 1 MOA shooter at the moment. If I can build a rifle that is capable of 1/2-3/4 MOA that I can grow into for under $1000, not counting glass, will be a happy man. I have a B&C Varmint on my 308 and really like that stock for the price I paid and will likely put one on this gun too. Howa sells barreled actions for $485 and if they carried/made a 7mm in a #6 contour I'd be done already. The problem is Howa does not sell any 7mm #6 barrels, only #2. I even called Legacy Sports yesterday to see if they could do custom orders, nope. A local gunsmith (HTC), who has a very good online rep, publishes his prices on his site. New Barrel (includes blueprinting action) $725 Install Customer Barrel $225 True Action $175 Based on his prices I am looking at: B&C stock $250 Used action $350 [B][U]Sub Total $600[/U][/B] Then we have the barrel options: [I]Option 1[/I] HTC made barrel installed/trued $725 [B][U]Option 1 Total $1325[/U] [/B][I]Option 2[/I] Shilen barrel (what I am finding online) $350 HTC does install $225 [B][U]Option 2 Total $1175[/U][/B] [I]Option 3 (Will be calling and doing research on him today)[/I] Night Owl Shilen barrel $175ish Night Owl labor $??? [B][U]Option 3 Total $775ish plus labor[/U][/B] Option 2 and 3(?) does not include truing the action. How important is that since this is not a match rifle? [/QUOTE]
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