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MULLINS2171

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I'm thinking about selling the 3006. Its a rem 700 22in barrel sitting in a McMillan stock. I want either another 308 or a 300 win mag. Better and more factory ammo choices. I don't reload. Should I just rebarrel and chamber for a 300 or would it be more cost effective to sell and buy a newer rifle
 
A new rifle that will be better than a stock barrel will be much more expensive than the 6-7 hundred for a new barrel. For a win mag you would need a mag sized bolt and a 308 would be a short action cartridge in a long action platform. It really depends on what you want but I figure you'll end up selling this rifle and getting another if you decide to switch to one of those two calibers. The money would be better spent on getting started reloading and taking the advantages that has to offer over just changing calibers.
 
30-06 and 300 WM are both LA , the 308 is SA. I think that the best way is just rebarreling to 300 WM with a match grade barrel. Same mags and inletting in your McM stock, nothing change. On the other hand you could sale and buy a new rifle but this one will have a factory barrel and a factory stock.

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I like the 6.5 but ammo is not as easily found as the 308 and 300wm. And if shtf I want a rifle that if scavenging ammo could be found. Not that it will ever happen but even Wal-Mart sells both of those cartridges.
 
It's a shame you don't reload. That cuts a ton of options out. There is new life being breathed into the 30-06 every day. Long range bullets designed to run in the 1-10" twists. Whenever I hear people going to a magnum to shoot short action ranges I think that most people don't understand, it's about bullet efficiency not out and out power.

Have you considered buying custom ammo in bulk? It's not a lot more expensive than off the shelf, but you get what you want. As noted in my previous paragraph Flatlines are tearing up the courses everywhere. Simply a phenomenal bullet. Nosler with their long range accubonds, Sierra with their new tipped, Hornady with their new ELD-X/M lineups, will make your 30-06 reach where it never could before. There is no need to go to a magnum unless you want to stretch past 2k. There is very little on the shelf that will compete with the right bullet/case combo. Even the good stuff out there is on the anemic side as they have to match up to a number of different rifles. Custom ammo is tuned to your rifle.

We had this discussion recently in a post called 2000 yd. SA cartridge. What many don't understand is a SA will get there with the right bullets. The alternative seemed to be one magnum or other. This also applies to standard long action cartridges. Cartridges based on the Mauser, .284 and 30-06 cases. These long action cartridges extend the range past what a SA cartridge can do. Without the issues that a magnum will cause you.

Try the custom ammo route first. If it isn't to your liking, you might discuss with the loader a better barrel option. If you don't see it going anywhere, then think about a new rifle. I'd hang on to what you've got though. A new barrel in that stock in any -06 case would be mint. You might even see about setting it up for a DBM. McMillan can do that. So can a number of others.
 
Thank y'all for your input. I think I'm gonna try and start reloading and try my hand at that. I'm just a little uneasy about seeing some of the things that happen with a hot load or a squib load. Just don't wanna mess up a rifle or pistol