To Rechamber or ???

[Lapua40X]

I have a 6BR Norma that I'm considering selling, trading, or reboring/rechambering. Anybody vote for a rechambering, reboring to .284? Would you do that or just sell it and go with a new build?
If you'd rebore, who would you choose to do the work? :-\

 

[boltman223]

I vote for reboring, but I would say go 55.5 caliber, way higher bc bullets especially the 1200 grainer. I heard its in the 3's

 

[jscandale]

How much does it cost to rebore and rerifle the new bore? If it's more than $50, I'd get a new tube and live happily ever after.

JS

 

[X Ring Accuracy]

How much does it cost to rebore and rerifle the new bore? If it's more than $50, I'd get a new tube and live happily ever after.

JS

Amen to that

 

[Terry]

It depends on your application. I own 6BR, 6 Dasher, and .284 Shehane. 9 times out of 10 my best is the 6 Dasher. My application is 600 yr. and 1,000 yr. Bencrest. I shoot the 6BR in factory class, on good days it will shoot 2" groups. The .284 Shehane is a work in progress.

Best Wishes!

Terry

 

[boltman223]

Lapua40x

redmans rifling and reboring offers what you are looking for, but it starts at $400 and there has to be .030 difference between original bore and new bore and then add in chambering cost. This us the only web site I have looked at....

 

[Preacher]

Jim Dubell is the man to contact for reboring--- He works as Delta Gun Shop..
The price is well above a $50.00 dollar bill though...

 

[STS]

Lapua40x

redmans rifling and reboring offers what you are looking for, but it starts at $400 and there has to be .030 difference between original bore and new bore and then add in chambering cost. This us the only web site I have looked at....

400 bucks huh. It would seem that his only customers would be someone with a style of barrel on the OD that would be difficult/expensive to duplicate such as an octagon or half round half octagon. It way cheaper to order a new top end blank than cough up $400 to rebore and rifle.

 

[butchlambert]

I don't remember what Jim Dubell charges, but it is quite abit more than $50. Figure that you have to set up and drill and ream. Jim cut rifles his barrels and then it needs to be chambered. You are only saving the price of the blank. If it shot well before, the steel that it is made of is good.
Jim Dubell is one of the top notch Custom gunmakers in the USA. He owns Delta Gunshop and Clearwater Reboring.

 

[Lapua40X]

Jim Dubell is one of the top notch Custom gunmakers in the USA. He owns Delta Gunshop and Clearwater Reboring.

My barrel, which is stainless with a straight taper, shoots great. Some reboring services won't work with stainless but I see that Clearwater will and their price for the work brings the total for the job I need done slightly below what I might expect to pay at Shilen or Hart. If I rebore I'm assured that the "blank" is a good one, with a newly formed barrel it's anybody's guess.
I'm inclined to do the rebore/rechamber and the cut rifling appoach that Clearwater offers. Not a big fan of button rifling. Thanks for the lead .....
Still open to other ideas however so let's hear from some more of you guys.
How big a problem should I expect considering I'd be reboring a 1:8 twist 26 inch barrel in making this change to .284?

 

[jonbearman]

Go to brux and never look back. I am running one of theirs in my friends muzzleloader and it shoots as tight as a centerfire rifle.I also like mcgowen barrels as I have had good luck with them and will buy more as the need arise's.

 

[butchlambert]

It doesn't matter what you have now.

 

[jscandale]

Ok, here is my question. It's a serious question and not meant to smart a$$ed in any way, but why in the world would anyone want to rebore and install a sleeve in a host barrel unless it was a restoration job of one sort or another? If it's a "standard" barrel, it seems pretty logical to me to just order a good blank of your desired contour (which could be had from many different manufacturers) and chamber to whatever you would like. This route would cost anywhere from $300-$600, where the labor of reboring, reaming, shoving in a sleeve, and then chambering and crown would have to cost at the very least the cost of the other.
Educate me, please!

Thanks,
JS

 

[Lapua40X]

Ok, here is my question.... why in the world would anyone want to rebore and install a sleeve in a host barrel unless it was a restoration job of one sort or another? ...
Educate me, please!

Thanks,
JS

Great question, js...
I am sometimes prone to venture out and try something a bit out of the ordinary. I came up with this wild idea after I got bored (as in "lost interest") with my 6BR. I enjoy prone long range shooting and got to thinking that it might be feasible to rebore the 6BR to say, .284, and connect it up with some quality mechanics suitable to long range applications.
Reboring and rechambering the 6BR to .284 should be pretty straight forward without going through the trouble of sleeving etc. and I'd avoid increasing the number of rifles in my collection. I realize that the savings would be minimal (I'd still need an action and a stock) and that selling the 6BR and using the proceeds to do a complete build might be easier.
Somebody once described me as a guy who is always looking for a mountain to climb and that, if I couldn't find one to climb, I'd make one.

 

[firearmdoc1]

Although there are some companies or individuals who may put a sleeve in a barrel, none of them will do it if it is intended for a high power application. That is if they know what they are doing. Sleeves are intended for use in low pressure applications, generally 22 long rifle or some other cartridge which originated as a black powder load.
I have used Clearwater re-boring in the past and their work is top notch.The company I work for no longer uses them only because we were unable to contact them (would not answer phone, etc.) We also had barrels with them for over a year and got no reply from them when trying to get status updates, etc.
All of this may have changed by now, so I am not trying to bad mouth them, just relaying my experiences.
We now use JES Re-boring. The only thing is they start at 338 and go to 50 for bore sizes.
prices are very reasonable and turn around is only a few weeks.
I did use Redman once in the past, good service and no complaints but I don't remember much else about them.
Good luck with your project.

 

[jscandale]

I see. Still, if reboring an existing barrel, you would have to ream to size, re-rifle the bore with either a button or single point cut and then remachine as if starting with a new blank, with the exception of the threads. That sounds like an expensive proposition to me. Again, I really don't know much about it, but it sounds like trying to build a house , stating at the roof and working your way down to the foundation.
So, again, I ask with no disrespect intended, what is the possible upside of such a thing? Sounds to me like an expensive gamble when you can just get a superior product for less. What am I not seeing?

JS

 

[Preacher]

Clear water rebored a 25/284 of mine to a .284.
They left the chamber as is and opened the neck for the 7mm.
The barrel shot great before the work and shot just as well after the work.
I didn't need to rebed, or change anything, and the price was in line of a complete rebarrel.
Most often it is done because of a odd taper, or to keep the old look intact...

 

[firearmdoc1]

Js,
As you stated earlier the main reason for re-boring and rifling is for use in restoration projects. Also as preacher said you do not have to worry about contour, re-bedding,etc. As for restoration there are many people who do not want to alter the look or patina on an original barrel although they still want the gun to be functional and accurate. Not to mention that all of the factory markings would have to be re-applied in a manner which is appropriate to the original.
Although all of this can be done with a new barrel including making the finish look original the cost would easily be 3x that of a re-boring job.( at least in the shop I work for)
I do not feel that any of your questions are disrespectful,or otherwise.These are the questions that anyone should be asking if they are unfamiliar with the process or procedure being discussed.

Re-boring is definately not appropriate for all applications although it does have it's place.

 

[butchlambert]

I don't see how it can be any more of a gamble than what you might get with a new blank.

 

[jscandale]

If the shop who rebores the barrel is also going to rifle the barrel, do they uses the processes as the barrel manufacturer? Also, do these outfits also produce barrel blanks as well? That would be interesting to know. I don't really get much into restoration, but for that purpose, I would certainly see the advantage since the cost of the rebore would be a drop in the bucket to the value of the rifle....however, if the rifle is high value as is, wouldn't it take away from the value of it's originality. Just thinking out loud here.

JS