Newbie with a possible embarrassing question

[ckwatson]

I have a Rem 700 chambered in 270. It is around 10 years old but only has a couple hundred rounds through it. I used it as a hunting rifle in GA. I would like to do a little work on it and start shooting longer distances with it. Now to my question. Is there any way to re-chamber it with out changing the barrel. I like the 270 round for hunting but if I am going to be target shooting I would like a round with more bullet options as well as a little cheaper round.

If there is no way around changing barrels I would do it. If you where going to change barrels what would you change to?

Thank you.

 

[Larryh128]

Changing barrels opens up about anything that you want to shoot as long as it has a .473 diameter case head like the .270. My suggestion to you is to load some accurate 270 bullets & start shooting that before you re-barrel. You might be surprised how well it can do with bedding the action & good bullets. You can easily shoot 500 yds accurately.

 

[Erik Cortina]

The bore diameter dictates the bullets you can use, the chamber dictates how fast. ;D

Thats the reason I don't like 270's, you have a very limited bullet selection.
But, I think all you need is a VLD bullet and you should be set to shoot long range.

If you want better bullet options a 260 would work with your action. It will do anything the 270 will do with less powder, better bullet selection, and better barrel life. Get a 1:8" twist barrel and throat it to seat long bullets far out to take advantage of case capacity and you are all set.

If you want to bush your firing pin a 6.5x47 Lapua will work just as good.

 

[dansig]

Rechambering factory barrel will ne er give you what you are looking for.

Krieger match barrel is only $300, the cost of chambering is the same for both barrels.

And you can only rechamber heavy barrels like on the Remington 700 Sendero, the light barrels are just to thin to cut them shorter and re chamber.

You will get more accuracy from bedding the stock and buying quality optics then from changing the caliber.

Buying a Krieger barrel and bedding the stock would be your best option, doing that will give you a competition ready gun.

I bought a Krieger barrel for my Howa 1500, it went from shooting 1" groups to shooting .3 Groups and I'm even getting some .2" groups at 100m

 

[ckwatson]

thanks for the input. I guess I will read through the reloading forum some and see what I can do with the 270. Reloading is something I have been wanting to get into any way.

 

[Joe C]

WATSON! Good to see you here bro! The guys on this forum are FULL of great info and give freely of it as well! Guys, ckwatson is a friend of mine from WAY back and a super great guy!

As for me, I've been playing around with the .260 Remington and think it is going to be very good. (and then there is the .240NMC that Randy is building me that is a totally different thing all together) You could do as some of them have suggested and have the gun sent off to a smith and have it re-barreled. Or you could just sell it as is and buy something different. But you have a good action on that gun already. Matter of fact, there was a guy in the FS section that had a brand new Krieger .30 cal barrel for sale just today for like $330.00 and you wouldn't have to wait 6 months to get it.

With a barrel like that you could do .308, .300 winmag, or a whole host of others on your action. And there are other barrels on here for sale as well in all kinds of configurations. And with a bedded action that would ROCK! But a word of caution...these guys on here, while they are a great group, they spread a disease or sickness if you will...I'm calling it "spendinidis"...it's addictive, it's wild, but it's fun!

Whatever you do make sure you have fun with it and read as much as you can here...and don't forget, when you get a chance, click the "Donate to Site" button above and drop a few coins in the piggy! Heck, I did, you should too! (see that peer pressure thing kicking in already)

Anyways, glad to see you here bud!

 

[ckwatson]

Thanks Joe C

I have a 200 yard rang near me. I think I will stick with the 270 for now. I will probably restock it and do some trigger work. It will let me sharpen my rifle skills as well give me some time to learn a little about reloading. Hopefully by the time I get around to needing/wanting a different caliber I will have that job at the local gunsmith shop. Then I should have the money and hopefully some skills to help a build along.

 

[TheSnake]

Thanks Joe C

I have a 200 yard rang near me. I think I will stick with the 270 for now. I will probably restock it and do some trigger work. It will let me sharpen my rifle skills as well give me some time to learn a little about reloading. Hopefully by the time I get around to needing/wanting a different caliber I will have that job at the local gunsmith shop. Then I should have the money and hopefully some skills to help a build along.

I think this is a good plan. By the time you get into reloading, purchase the equipment required and learn the skills to load extremely accurate , your plans may change. I think as you travel the journey of reloading for extreme accuracy and ever smaller groups, what you choose to shoot to get you there will become more and more apparent. There is endless knowledge from this site and its members and its up to you how far you want to take it.

 

[ckwatson]

Ok. I know I said I was going to stick with the 270 but some plans have changed. I will be taking some machine shop classes this summer. For one of them I need a new barrel and action so I can learn to fit a barrel. So now I need to decide if I want to just buy a heavy 270 or do I want to do some thing like Joe C said .308, 300 winmag or something else in the .30 cal range or some thing totally different? I would like something that can reach out 1000 yards if possible but I will take what ever is best for the action and wallet.

These classes are going to cost me enough so if I can do some thing that will let me keep the action and bolt if possible that would be great.

People have talked about Krieger any other barrel suggestions?

Thanks for all the input
Kyle

 

[Erik Cortina]

300 Win. Mag or any other magnum is not an option unless you open up your bolt face. 308 Winchester sounds like a good choice to me.

 

[Josh11]

Ckwatson, keep your action and just put a 6.5 barrel on it and call it a day. 260 is a great round as mentioned above. But tons of stuff for the 308 such as bullets and not to mention that everyone and their dog has owned one. The more time you spend on here the more you learn about ballistics. And you really learn how to want and eventually ending up spending the $$$$$. Sounds like you are past knee deep in it already though, so spend some more time reading the articles and scan the advice from all these experienced guys on here. Couple hours of reading can cut your learning curve in half.

 

[Trapper243]

FWIW, my go to big game rifle is a 270. It is nothing fancy, just a Ruger 77 tang style safety. Barrel was toast, and the stock was totally worn out. I put a 26" #4 stainless Shilen barrel on it. Installed a timney trigger. I had the barreled action coated and bedded it into a McMillan stock. The gun consistently shoots .3s or better with 130grn Nosler Accubonds. the BC is not as impressive as some but I regularly bang steel with it out to 800 yards, and recoil is mild. I don't have a longer range, so I don't know about 1000. I have killed several mule deer with it in excess of 500 yards and all were one shot kills. I thought about going with another round but crunching the numbers, and figuring barrel life, I always came back to two things. The 270 was enough, and if while on a trip, I was separated from my reloads, 270 winchester ammo is easy to find. I have even seen it for sale at gas stations. I really wanted a 6.5x284 or 6.5-06 but barrel life and lack of factory ammo scared me away. I you just have to have something else, I would stay with a long action round. 6.5-06, 280 Remington or 30-06. All these give you lots of bullet options, more case capacity than 308 based rounds, and without any feeding issues or needing to change your bolt face.

 

[DennisH]

My suggestion to you is to load some accurate 270 bullets & start shooting that before you re-barrel. You might be surprised how well it can do with bedding the action & good bullets. You can easily shoot 500 yds accurately.

These classes are going to cost me enough so if I can do some thing that will let me keep the action and bolt if possible that would be great.

I agree with the above. My "first" gun was a Savage 270 and I still have it! It's very accurate and gets out there! It loves Factory 130 Accu-Bonds and I still use it on hunting trips! Bed the stock, tweak the trigger and you should have an awesome gun! Good Optics are a must! I don't reload for my gun as I only use it a few times a year for hunting! I am sure you have a sporter hunting barrel on your 270. You can have fun at long ranges, you just have to let the barrel cool off. Bring a battery operated fan with you!

You will get the bug pretty quick! Before completely redoing this gun, consider buying one ready to go! Decide what caliper you want, this depends on what kind of shooting you want to do, hunting or long range competition. There are many that come up for sale on this board every month.

Everyone here will help you, even with the caliper choice, and most of all, the best rifle for the investment dollars available for the project! There many choices and you already have some of the best shooters in the country helping you!

Welcome,
Dennis

 

[ckwatson]

Thanks for all the advice. I do like the 270 as is. It has always been a good shooter.

The reason I am now thinking of changing it is due to the class I will be taking this summer. I have to bring a barrel and an action to fit it to. I was just thinking that I have the action why not upgrade the barrel. I am an aspiring gun/rifle/pistol smith. Not sure which direction I want to go yet. I know I will have to buy a barrel I was just trying to get away from buying a new action/trigger/stock/scope basically a whole new rife for the class. I don't really need the trigger stock or scope for the class but whats the point of having an action and barrel with out the rest to go with it.

I will keep an eye on the "sell" boards and see if I can pick up an inexpensive action that is unless some one has one that they just had to get out of there house, I am open to donations ;D but seriously I do appreciate all the input and will be in the market for parts as the class approaches

 

[DennisH]

I have to bring a barrel and an action to fit it to.

What barrel is on your 270 now, a hunting sporter barrel? Or

 

[ckwatson]

yes it just has the factory sporting barrel.

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-700/model-700-sps-stainless.aspx

 

[expiper]

I like what the trapper suggested ....280 or 280 AI.....works with your action length...great bullet selection...plenty of power for deer/elk/bear....very accurate for F-class--600-1000 BR...!!!.....lots of good bbls available...Roger

 

[doc gordon]

i saw many good suggestions!i would like to add,because you are a newbie,like me there is no substitute for a "thourough"cleaning,then break in like new gun.it has done wonders for me!search this site for break in procedure !!