Rebarreling a rifle
I am wanting to rebarrel a rifle. I am wanting a 250-3000 Savage rifle. I have a Remington 22-250 and want to rebarrel it to 250 Savage. I have talked to a couple of gunsmiths and they have told me to skip the project because a 250 Savage is an almost obsolete round. BUT... that is why I want one. Is this a good idea and if not please tell my why.(?) I am also unsure of what an appropriate price would be. I realize that alot of it depends on what grade and contour of barrel I get. Thanks in advance for the input. 257
You're a statistic whether you want to be or not.
You're a statistic whether you want to be or not.
0
-
257 (love that caliber!) I am having a rifle rebarreled by Der Gebirgsjager now. He could give you a good idea of what is involved and the price if you drop him an e-mail. It will run to several hundred at least. Have you considered finding a Savage model 99 in .250-3000? That is what I am looking around for, and has lots of historical correctness. 0 -
total rebarrel in a chrome moly barrel would probably be $300-$350 parts and labor
stainless would run $450-$550 parts and labor. I would personaly rather have the 22-250 as it clearly outperforms and brass is much cheaper and readily available.
But to answer the question, that is the prices I would expect to pay for a rebarrel job
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
Got Balistics?0 -
I'd be guessing your smithy just doesn't know what he's doing. Find another one.
Who cares if the .250 Savage is obsolete? So is the .30-06. I think this is a helluva good idea. It'll give you a far more versatile rifle with lots of bullets, brass, etc. readily available. It'll let you shoot ground hogs and deer with the same rifle. Both Remington and Winchester load ammo for it, but you lose the versaility if you don't hand load.
There seems to be lots of smithing tools like chamber reamers etc readily available. Not a cheap project though. Shilen ready to install by a smithy start at $377US. There are other less expensive makers though. A net search for rifle barrels yields a whole bunch.0 -
I did not know that my 30-06 rifles were obsolete. Guess someone need to tell the American companies to stop manufacturing them. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 257izmycal
I am wanting to rebarrel a rifle. I am wanting a 250-3000 Savage rifle. I have a Remington 22-250 and want to rebarrel it to 250 Savage. I have talked to a couple of gunsmiths and they have told me to skip the project because a 250 Savage is an almost obsolete round. BUT... that is why I want one. Is this a good idea and if not please tell my why.(?) I am also unsure of what an appropriate price would be. I realize that alot of it depends on what grade and contour of barrel I get. Thanks in advance for the input. 257
Hey 257, I don't know how I got into this topic this way and I'm sorry about that but have you thought about a Ruger M77 in .250-3000 caliber? I don't know if it's still in production but they were made not too many years ago.
Good Luck,
OleDuk
You're a statistic whether you want to be or not.0 -
Keep your .22-250 and take He Dog's advice, there are 99's out there, some reasonable.
For the money it will cost, you'll end up with TWO nice rifles.
If you really want a thrill, get a Savage1920/26, although the more recent factory models are great also.0 -
Thanks folks, 257
You're a statistic whether you want to be or not.0 -
if that is what you want go for it , as you;ll alway;s wish that you had one itd in minerva ohio uses douglas barrels and he has done about 4 for me and some of my friends , you can get his address from gun list under gunsmith services , he is reasonable , remington made the classic in 250 savage some are floating around , ruger also made some in 250 savage i have one that i may sell speedyd250@msn.com 0 -
Hi, DKF. Militarily speaking the .30-06 is obsolete and if you listen to the people that think you need a magnum or any of the WSM calibres, it certainly is obsolete. Snicker. For the rest of us, no it isn't. It is nearly 100 years old though. Snicker. I mean, it's as obsolete as the .45-70. My point is, so what if some smithy thinks 257izmycal's 250-3000 is obsolete. It sounds like a good project to me. 0 -
257;
Re-barreling to .250 Savage is entirely you're choice.
It is a great caliber, and yes, it is considered nearly obsolete.
But then again, so was the .22 Hornet, Popular now though. A lot will depend on the barrel you select, and of course, the smiths labor rate.
Some where between $350 and $500 sounds about right. Have this done only by and established experienced rifle smith. Theres nothing worse than a rifle that comes back with a squaring problem in the action and/or barrel. Yes, I know, this should not be a problem these days, but, I had one a couple of years ago.0
Please sign in to leave a comment.
Comments
10 comments