another rebarrel question: 7600 Rem
I bought my nephew a Remington 7600 in .30-06 for his 12th birthday, for whitetail. He shot it and didn't like it because the recoil is too much for him. Would it be possible to have a 'smith rebarrel this in .25-06? Would it require anything more than a rebarrel? Could use same mags, etc? And this would result in a significant change in recoil, right? How expensive do you think this would be to have done (if it is even do-able)?
0
-
Sundowner ... Don't know the answer but it sure would be nice if this were something the user could do. I have a .270 but always wished I could have gotten a 25-06. If we could interchange bbls, you could have 25-06, 270, 280 (I think), 30-06 barrels ... Wouldn't that be great ?
"A Fear of Weapons is a sign of Retarded Sexual
and Emotional Maturity" Sigmund Freud
"MOLON LABE !"0 -
with enough $ anything is possible but it would be cheaper to sell the rifle and buy one in .243 or.270 or .280. or have someone down load some ammo to .30/30 levels. 0 -
sundowner, mikewiskey has got it right. If you're a handloader there are plenty of reduced loads published for the 30-06 that are powerful enough and effective, for deer, turkeys, and squirrels even. The gun offers quick follow-up shots with anything it'll chamber which can't be said about an autoloader. While they may not be the tack-driver that everyone seems to be looking for these days, they're a great hunting rifle. I'd try to get some reduced loads and let the chap try it again with them until he's a little older and tougher at which time he could go back to the full power loads and be ready for any critter on this continent. I ain't even going to tell you how long I've been using one (a 760, 30-06) but it's always ready and will do well in the woods or in open country.
OleDuk0 -
sundowner, mikewiskey has got it right. If you're a handloader there are plenty of reduced loads published for the 30-06 that are powerful enough and effective, for deer, turkeys, and squirrels even. The gun offers quick follow-up shots with anything it'll chamber which can't be said about an autoloader. While they may not be the tack-driver that everyone seems to be looking for these days, they're a great hunting rifle. I'd try to get some reduced loads and let the chap try it again with them until he's a little older and tougher at which time he could go back to the full power loads and be ready for any critter on this continent. I ain't even going to tell you how long I've been using one (a 760, 30-06) but it's always ready and will do well in the woods or in open country.
OleDuk0
Please sign in to leave a comment.
Comments
4 comments