.243 'smithed .260

[kaylorinhi]

looking for GENERAL Quotes from some guys who do this stuff...

Since the selection of factory .260 guns is slim and the amount of .243 guns being plentiful, what would it cost to get a smith to rebore a .243 into a .260, I would be doing this as a cost cutting method to get a "factory" .260?

and yes I would like any possible problems you guys for see!

Thanks,
Kaylorinhi

 

[243winxb]

You need a new barrel. 6mm vs 6.5mm

 

[Doyle]

There are a precious handfull of specialists who do barrel reboring. Doing it right requires some specialized equipment and skill. It isn't cheap and there is always the chance that they will either underbore or overbore it. With most bolt-action rifles, rebarreling is a cheaper and better opton.

What kind of rifle do you have?

 

[Scorch]

It will be cheaper to rebarrel than to rebore, you can buy a barrel and have it chambered or get a short-chambered barrel. And most barrel makers would not rebore a barrel from .243" to .264", there is no room for error.

 

[kaylorinhi]

Dang ideas of mine!

thank you guys, and I am not against buying a new barrel at all, I was "wishing in one hand" about the re-bore. sounds like a rebarreled savage or other might be in the future instead. Also the field is now open to all .308 cart. based rifles 7MM-08, .338, .35.

 

[Doyle]

You mentioned Savage. If you decide to go that route, you can rebarrel it yourself. It is the only action I know of that a garage gunsmith can rebarrel easily. You'll need a Savage nut wrench, a set of go/nogo gauges, and a padded vise.

 

[oneoldsap]

I've heard that Midway has a Savage rebarreling kit , with everything needed for the job , including the barrel .