Question for a gunsmith.
O.K. i have this idea swirling in my head. I have a 673 rem in 6.5 Rem Mag. I like everything about the cartridge. I just don't like the fact that it's stuck in a short action, and there are numerous bullets that I'd like to shoot that I can't, not to mention that I can't adjust the COAL of my reloads to optimize accuracy. So here's what I plan on doing. I plan on buying a 700 ADL in 7mm Mag or 300 Mag. I don't care what kind of shape the wood or the barrel is in. I'm just buying it for what it is. What would be a ballpark guesstimate that it would cost for me to take both rifles to a smith, have him remove the barrels from both the 673 and the 700 ADL, and replace the barrel of the ADL with the barrel from the 673. I would then try and re-coup some of the cost by selling back the 673 receiver and stock. They are in about the same as new condition, except better. The 673 stock has been pillar bedded and the action gllas-bedded, and the barrel channel releived to allow the barrel to float. Thanks
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what you want to do is possible but..........it would be cheaper to just buy the 700adl and have a 'smith' put a new barrel on it and just sell the 673 as is. a barrel swap would cost +-$200 (remove 2 barrels, install 1, time and headspace 1 ect.) 0 -
I agree with mike. 0 -
I'm not a certified gunsmith but I did stay at a Holliday Inn Express last night. I do all kinds of projects like the one you propose , usually with pumps , but not always . If you want to retain your iron sights that will be an issue also , it's extra work to index the old barrel so that the sights line up on another receiver , BTDT ! I would guess the cost at closer to $300.00 . Mike Whiskey has a very good point . If it were me I would sell the 673 outright or trade for the rifle that you want and have an after market installed ( Douglas , E.R. Shaw , Adams & Bennet ) and a host of others . The smith you hire may have a favorite that he has had good luck working with . The 6.5 Rem Mag would be a real performer with a premium magnum length barrel and enough room to stretch the cartridge out a little . Parts are a hard sell and you will loose money if you take that route IMHO , I speak from experience ! 0 -
It's been awhile,but I recall a company that advertised in Shotgun News that offered Mauser barreled actions in the caliber of your choice. Why not use of these to build your dream gun? 0 -
If you're going to go to a long action, you might as well go to the .264 magnum or the 6.5/06. It's too bad that a "medium" action is not made anymore (like the Yugo or Mexican 98's) for cartridges like the 6.5 Rem. Mag. and the .257 Roberts that are too long for a short action and too short for a standard length action.
But I agree with other posters that you would be ahead to sell your 673 (or keep it for what it is) and start over with a 7 mag., etc. and re-barrel.0 -
If you can't do this kind of work yourself you will be better off to go with the buy an action/rifle and start from scratch. To hire all this swap,change,fit,etc, will most likely result in dissatisfaction down the road. 0 -
All good points. Thanks for the input. Ambrose, i've thought about what you've suggested several times. I guess I finally come to the conclusion that if I went to a 264 win mag, or a 6.5-05, then I would have to buy new dies and new brass, and then trying to get rid of used brass and dies, well, just as well throw them away. I did see an amazing 6.5-06 on {elsewhere}. It is a 700 that has been redone with new trigger, a 26" Berger barrel, pillar beddd and glass bedded. Wow. A beautiful rifle. Asking price $900, which isn't so bad, considering a new 700 Sendero II is $900-1000. I guess now I'm not sure which way to go. Thanks again. 0
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