Extra Barrels

[Shepherd]

Wondering if any of you have switched barrels and how did it work out for you. Aslo I found a guy that can get the barrels for $450. Not bad compared to $550 at major retailer...

[garren]

[ 03-22-2006, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: garren ]

[Shepherd]

Absolutley, wouldn't be much good without it....
As I am new to this, wouldn't the bolt mechanism for a 30-06 still work for a 300 win. mag?

As I understood it, the only thing you can't do is go from long action calibers to short action calibers or say I have a 30-06 I can go 300 win mag, but I can't convert to 300 wsm or any of the short action calibers.... Does this make sense?

[garren]

[ 03-22-2006, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: garren ]

[tucker301]

Well, almost.
The case need only fit the chamber, which is obviously part of the barrell.

Different calibers, long and short action alike, use different bolt head sizes.

For example: 300WM and 7mmRM are the same bolt head.
30-06 fits 25-06 and .270.
22-250, 243, and 308 are also interchangeable bolt heads.

But bolt heads are not the only issue when changing barrels on a repeater. The magazine must also accomodate the cartridge cases in order to feed properly.

In short, it goes something like this.

1. The barrell must be chambered for a specific caliber.

2. The bolt head family size must match.

3. The magazine must be able to accomodate the case.

[ 02-18-2006, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

[Steveieboy]

Makes sense, thanks