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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: 1232846" data-attributes="member: 91995"><p>So I just spoke with HTC as well as NightOwl. First what HTC had to say:</p><p></p><p>$725 is for the barrel, blueprinting and labor. He uses Lilja but will do Shilen or Douglas if requested at this price. Lilja however does have a 11-12 week back order. Shilen and Douglas might be in-stock, at mfg, but can't say for sure as that was based on something they send out and not actually calling them. I did not ask but on his website it looks like it would be an add'l $75 to blue the action and barrel. For a 7-08 he recommended a 1:9 which he said would stabilize up to 175gn bullets. Turn around time, would be about 2 weeks plus however long to get the barrel in.</p><p></p><p>NightOwl said it would be $600 for a Shilen barrel. He said Howa's don't really need much truing as they are usually pretty tight. I'm a bit confused on the pricing though and did not ask for clarification for some reason. But $300 for blueprinting and I think he said if it did not really need it then it would only be $40 to lock in the lugs. Does that sound plausible? I also did not ask about bluing but assume it to be in the $50-100 range. He said his turn around time would be 4 weeks depending on how quickly he was able to get the barrel. I would also of course have whatever shipping fees would be required. FFL?</p><p></p><p>Looks like I could order a barrel from Pac-Nor for $275 which would drop Option 2 down to $1100. I also heard about The Barrel Man but there is no contact info on his website so I'm guessing he is not still in business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jb1023, post: 1232846, member: 91995"] So I just spoke with HTC as well as NightOwl. First what HTC had to say: $725 is for the barrel, blueprinting and labor. He uses Lilja but will do Shilen or Douglas if requested at this price. Lilja however does have a 11-12 week back order. Shilen and Douglas might be in-stock, at mfg, but can't say for sure as that was based on something they send out and not actually calling them. I did not ask but on his website it looks like it would be an add'l $75 to blue the action and barrel. For a 7-08 he recommended a 1:9 which he said would stabilize up to 175gn bullets. Turn around time, would be about 2 weeks plus however long to get the barrel in. NightOwl said it would be $600 for a Shilen barrel. He said Howa's don't really need much truing as they are usually pretty tight. I'm a bit confused on the pricing though and did not ask for clarification for some reason. But $300 for blueprinting and I think he said if it did not really need it then it would only be $40 to lock in the lugs. Does that sound plausible? I also did not ask about bluing but assume it to be in the $50-100 range. He said his turn around time would be 4 weeks depending on how quickly he was able to get the barrel. I would also of course have whatever shipping fees would be required. FFL? Looks like I could order a barrel from Pac-Nor for $275 which would drop Option 2 down to $1100. I also heard about The Barrel Man but there is no contact info on his website so I'm guessing he is not still in business. [/QUOTE]
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