Use for a 8 groove, 8 twist barrel?

[jamesdmock]

I few years ago, I bought a Panda-actioned Silhouette rifle chambered in .243 w/ .267 ND. It was built by Bond Custom and featured a typical Silhouette-type stock. I bought the rifle for the action and already had some Panda barrels and had Dusty Stevens put a McMillan stock on it for BR shooting. I currently shoot it with a Dasher barrel and a 6PPC barrel. Both barrels shoot well. Since I don't have brass, etc. for a tight neck .243, I have not shot the .243. The barrel is presently just short of 26 inches and features a Silhouette-style diameter for the last 4.5 inches. (1.050 "). My question is could this be used as a long range BR barrel if the tenon is removed and rechambered to 6BR, 6BRA, or Dasher? The barrel would then be about 24 inches long. I realize that this may be a crazy idea since I do not know the round count, but this gives an old man something to think about. LOL

 

[ebb]

Both options sound like they could produce good results. Before I went to cutting I think I would look at the throat with a borescope and find out if it had enough of a throat left to be of any use and make my decision on that. If its good, it's a screw on ready to use barrel, and that is never a bad thing. The guy that owns GAP started the 243 long range trend years ago and I have seen them do very well. If it looks worn, then you always have the other option. You would not have to buy too many pieces of brass to see if you like a 243.