making a 22br out of a rem 788

[788kid]

i am sure this has been asked but i am a big fan of 788's and have been doing a lil reading on the22br i have a rem 788 in 6mm, 22-250 and 308 but i recently came in to a 22 cal. hart barrel SS 1 in 9 its just a blank is it possable to make a 22br out of any of my 788 actions any help would be greatly apprecated
thanks andrew

 

[Preacher]

It's been done more than once with a 788 ..... no reason it can't be done again..
EDIT-
I noticed the 22 barrel, and wondered what that has to do with making a 6br ??
You could make a really nice 22BR out of it for one of your 788's... and it will shoot better than your 22/250 ever did......

 

[788kid]

o ok do u know of a place i could get a lil more info on them thanks

 

[Skunce]

I converted my 22-250 M788 to a 6BR without any problems. What kind info are you looking for? I barreled mine with a 1 in 10' sporter weight barrel for shooting lighter varmint bullets. The rounds seem to function through the magazine fine although I haven't done it much because I single feed most of the time.

 

[trapper99]

A 6mm is like a .244, so I don't see what you gain on having the .22 barrel.

 

[RandyB]

I'm missing something. How do you take a Hart 22 cal barrel and chamber to 6 BR fitted to a 788??

 

[trapper99]

the only way I can even see that remotely working is to send it off, have id r bored and rerifle, stress relieved and reamed for the 6br. And it still won't be as good as getting a dedicated 6mm cal barrel and have it reamed for the 6br. You could build a 22br, 222, 223, 22-250.

 

[Preacher]

I've had a few good barrels rebored and they have shot as good as ever.
I sure wouldn't spend the money on a Hart in 22 caliber to have it rebored being it's new and could be sold to help out with a brand new Pac-Nor barrel in 6mm....

 

[788kid]

o ok well i must have miss understood the info i was reading i thought that it used a 6 mm case but used a 22 cal brl, so if a guy wanted to make a pretty good shooting rifle with that barrel what would u guys suggest? for p dogs and paper any ideas would be apprecated thanks andrew

 

[trapper99]

I would go in the .22-250 ai, .223 direction.

 

[GerryM]

You could just build a 22BR . It is a very good case and with a 14 twist will shoot the 52 gr bullets at 22/250 Velocity
It's easy to load for and the dies are available on commercial basis. My friend bob built one from my advise and love it.. It is highly accurate.

 

[RJinTexas]

A 22-250 or 22-250AI shoots flat enough but both will start to heat up after only about ten shoots and therefore it would be my last choice in a decent prairie dog town.

If you decide to sell your .224 Hart barrel I'm looking for one to build a 22br.

RJ

 

[Preacher]

Just use it to build a ultra accurate 22br, you'll never regret the choice....
You'll still need 6mm BR brass that needs to be necked down to 22 caliber..
Still the best choice in a 22 caliber.......

 

[788kid]

ok so would i be able to use that savage 223 action im not lookin at gettin to fance or anything or what would you suggest

 

[Stoner25mkiv]

ok, now I'm confused. Your last post ask if you can use the Savaage .223. Do you want to build a rifle with one of your 788's, or on a Savage? It could be done with your 788's, any of the 3 cartridges you list has the right boltface. If you have a Savage in .223, it doesn't have the correct boltface.

 

[788kid]

well yea i havehad lots of comments back to the 788 part would it be better to use the 6 mm action or the 308 thow?

 

[tdboomer]

My turn to try...

1st .22 cal blank onto a rem788 and rebored to a 6mm for a 6br...WOW that is definitely a the long way around. If you want a 6br and you have a rem788 with a boltface for a 308/243/22-250/ 30-06 then sell the blank and buy another in 6mm and have it chambered in 6mmBR. OOOORRR thread and chamber it for 22br. Same brass just run through a sizing die for the 22br. If you are nor talking Savage and a 223 boltface yuou will need a new boltface for the 308 type head diameter and a barrel for 6br. Some of the vendors on www.savageshooters.com sell 6br barrels.

 

[788kid]

ok yes i am lookin at doing a 22br will the 6mm 788 be a good enough action with the least modifations?

 

[huntall]

i believe everyone was getting off track. you were wanting to re-barrel your 788 to 22br right? the 22-250 and the 308 should have the right boltface for the swap barrel to your hart blank. just find a competent gunsmith and get that barrel put on your 788 action.

 

[Tommie]

As a fellow 788 nutcase: YES, you can rebarrel a 22-250, .243, 6mm Rem, 7-08 or .308 788 to make a 22BR. Personally, I'd go with the 22-250 as they USUALLY have a shorter action,although later production models did not). Your 6mm Rem 788 is a semi-collector's item so hold onto it as-is.

I've done a similar project and all is well. You might have trouble convincing your local gunsmith that it's OK for him to work on something other than a Remington 700. Plan on shooting the rifle as a single shot, however. The magazines,aka: clips) are a pain to modify for the shorter cartridge.

Tom