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What does changing a guns caliber entail?
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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 149141" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>Paarlan</p><p></p><p>If you simply want to go from a 270 to a 3006, then couple options.</p><p></p><p>buy a used barrel from a smith or ebay. Cost $50-75 max.</p><p></p><p>Have your smith pin the recoil lug and put index marks on both barrels when properly headspaced. he can either permanently install or setup for you to change back and forth (ie pinned recoil lug) and index marks.</p><p></p><p>an action wrench, anti-seize and barrel vise and you can change yourself.</p><p></p><p>A new barrel will cost min of $200-300 for the blank, then chambering (another $150-175. You can buy "short chambered" barrels that require final headspacing but still will end up being in the $400 when you get the gun back.</p><p></p><p>Now for the easy question. </p><p></p><p>There is nothing in the lower 48 that a 270 with a quality bullet cannot kill. so what exactly are you going to gain by rebarreling to a 3006 much less a 308 which is even less versatil than the 3006.</p><p></p><p>270 is flatter and less recoil than 3006 and way flatter than a 308.</p><p></p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 149141, member: 12"] Paarlan If you simply want to go from a 270 to a 3006, then couple options. buy a used barrel from a smith or ebay. Cost $50-75 max. Have your smith pin the recoil lug and put index marks on both barrels when properly headspaced. he can either permanently install or setup for you to change back and forth (ie pinned recoil lug) and index marks. an action wrench, anti-seize and barrel vise and you can change yourself. A new barrel will cost min of $200-300 for the blank, then chambering (another $150-175. You can buy "short chambered" barrels that require final headspacing but still will end up being in the $400 when you get the gun back. Now for the easy question. There is nothing in the lower 48 that a 270 with a quality bullet cannot kill. so what exactly are you going to gain by rebarreling to a 3006 much less a 308 which is even less versatil than the 3006. 270 is flatter and less recoil than 3006 and way flatter than a 308. BH [/QUOTE]
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