I have a chance to buy a krieger barrel cheap chambered for a 270 .277 but my gun is a 7mm mag would it be worth it to get somebody to re-cut the rifleing to .284 and who i can i get to do that Thanks
Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
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Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
I don't know what re-rifle it means; but for starters you are gonna need a new bolt.
I don't know what re-rifle it means; but for starters you are gonna need a new bolt.
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
Wait, you mean ream out the chamber to the correct size?
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd270winchester.jpg
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EDIT: You're S.O.L. The bullets are of different diameter
Wait, you mean ream out the chamber to the correct size?
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd270winchester.jpg
http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd7remingtonmagnum.jpg
EDIT: You're S.O.L. The bullets are of different diameter
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
If it can be done it would not really be worth the effort. You have to buy it, then have it reamed and rifling re-cut. so you would not be saving much if anything over the cost of a new Kreiger blank. If it was done by button rifling it defeats the purpose of having a Krieger. Sell it and put it towards a new blank or build a .270.
If it can be done it would not really be worth the effort. You have to buy it, then have it reamed and rifling re-cut. so you would not be saving much if anything over the cost of a new Kreiger blank. If it was done by button rifling it defeats the purpose of having a Krieger. Sell it and put it towards a new blank or build a .270.
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
.277 to .284. Not enough to remove old rifling and re-rifle.
It would be much cheaper to just buy the barrel you want.
.277 to .284. Not enough to remove old rifling and re-rifle.
It would be much cheaper to just buy the barrel you want.
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
The cost would be prohibitive to re-rifle to a larger caliber. If it was large enough in the chamber area you could rechamber a .270 Winchester barrel to .270 Weatherby.
Good luck
Jerry
The cost would be prohibitive to re-rifle to a larger caliber. If it was large enough in the chamber area you could rechamber a .270 Winchester barrel to .270 Weatherby.
Good luck
Jerry
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
There are folks that can do this, but unless the barrel is free, or unless you have a barrel that makes the gun worth something sentimentally, re-boring and rifling will cost about the same amount as a new blank.
There are folks that can do this, but unless the barrel is free, or unless you have a barrel that makes the gun worth something sentimentally, re-boring and rifling will cost about the same amount as a new blank.
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
Nah! Just rechamber, have the bolt face opened up, and have dies made for .270/7MMmag.
Nah! Just rechamber, have the bolt face opened up, and have dies made for .270/7MMmag.
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: frog5215</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nah! Just rechamber, have the bolt face opened up, and have dies made for .270/7MMmag. </div></div>
WTF?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: frog5215</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nah! Just rechamber, have the bolt face opened up, and have dies made for .270/7MMmag. </div></div>
WTF?
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
Thanks for the input i think im gonna pass on the barrel after hearing yall comments.
Thanks for the input i think im gonna pass on the barrel after hearing yall comments.
Re: Re- rifle a Kreiger barrel
I think that the best you could do with the combination that you have is have a good smith fit the barrel to your action and chamber it for the 7mm mag case necked down to .277.
You already have the 7mm mag brass, all it would take is some dies and you'd be shooting your new .277/7mmMag wildcat.
You can't open up the bolt face since it is already the large magnum bolt face. The .270 has the .308/.30-06 bolt face is smaller.
Unless you buy a second bolt, you are stuck with using magnum size brass.
Like previously mentioned, I also think that the bore diameters are too similar to rebore and re-rifle. The only time it would be practical IMO is when there is sufficient sentimental or historical value, and the original barrel markings need to be preserved, and you want to be able to continue shooting the piece.
Paul
I think that the best you could do with the combination that you have is have a good smith fit the barrel to your action and chamber it for the 7mm mag case necked down to .277.
You already have the 7mm mag brass, all it would take is some dies and you'd be shooting your new .277/7mmMag wildcat.
You can't open up the bolt face since it is already the large magnum bolt face. The .270 has the .308/.30-06 bolt face is smaller.
Unless you buy a second bolt, you are stuck with using magnum size brass.
Like previously mentioned, I also think that the bore diameters are too similar to rebore and re-rifle. The only time it would be practical IMO is when there is sufficient sentimental or historical value, and the original barrel markings need to be preserved, and you want to be able to continue shooting the piece.
Paul
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