To want to rebarrel a rifle that shoots great?
I have a Remington 788 in .30-30 Winchester, and on a good day if I'm doing my part it thinks it's a varmint rifle! At 100 yards I'm often getting the first three rounds under 1/2 inch and touching, rarely have 5 shots go over an inch with just about any 150 grain ammunition or hand loads. 160 grain FTX or 170 grain bullets usually stay under 1.25" for five. I've also had good results with 125 grain BT bullets and 130 grain TTSX, having a bolt action .30-30 really opens up your options.
So here's my why I think I should rebarrel. The rifle is in good shape, stock has been bedded and refinished. Other than that the rifle is original, the original sights were removed when I got the rifle but I have them. So my thinking is have a custom 18" barrel installed that duplicates the factory contour but threaded to use my suppressor and use a faster twist, and take advantage of some of the new subsonic bullets.
For some reason I'm having a hard time just cutting down and threading the original barrel. It would save me a ton of money if I just did it, $100 vs. $7-800. I just hate the thought of not having the option to restore it back to close to original.
I have a Remington 788 in .30-30 Winchester, and on a good day if I'm doing my part it thinks it's a varmint rifle! At 100 yards I'm often getting the first three rounds under 1/2 inch and touching, rarely have 5 shots go over an inch with just about any 150 grain ammunition or hand loads. 160 grain FTX or 170 grain bullets usually stay under 1.25" for five. I've also had good results with 125 grain BT bullets and 130 grain TTSX, having a bolt action .30-30 really opens up your options.
So here's my why I think I should rebarrel. The rifle is in good shape, stock has been bedded and refinished. Other than that the rifle is original, the original sights were removed when I got the rifle but I have them. So my thinking is have a custom 18" barrel installed that duplicates the factory contour but threaded to use my suppressor and use a faster twist, and take advantage of some of the new subsonic bullets.
For some reason I'm having a hard time just cutting down and threading the original barrel. It would save me a ton of money if I just did it, $100 vs. $7-800. I just hate the thought of not having the option to restore it back to close to original.