Gunsmithing Need gunsmith input

[18Echo]

I have a winchester mod 70 classic receiver LA with .473 bolt face. It's in .30-06 right now but I'm going to have it rebarreled to .338-06.

I was kicking the idea around in my head about doing a switch barrel set up on this in either .284 Win or .280 Rem as a second caliber.

1. Due to the design, is the mod 70 receiver blue printed the same way as you would a rem 700?

2. How difficult would it be to do a switch barrel set up on this action with a barrel needing an extractor cut?

3. Which method of "swithbarreling" would work best, or at all with this action?

4. Is it even worth it or should I just stick with my .338-06 idea?

Thank you for the answers, input and opinions.

 

[bohem]

Re: Need gunsmith input

I don't see why it wouldn't work, however, I'm not particularly familiar with the mod 70's.

The hitch that I see on your second caliber is that the 284 usually needs the rails opened up to feed properly if you're moving from a 06 based case to the 284 because the shoulder diameter gets in the way.

This might not work well in a switcher. You may want to stick with the 280 Rem.

 

[18Echo]

Re: Need gunsmith input

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bohem</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't see why it wouldn't work, however, I'm not particularly familiar with the mod 70's.

The hitch that I see on your second caliber is that the 284 usually needs the rails opened up to feed properly if you're moving from a 06 based case to the 284 because the shoulder diameter gets in the way.

This might not work well in a switcher. You may want to stick with the 280 Rem.

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Good catch on that one, I agree .280 would be the way to go.