remington 700 heavy barrel vs sporter barrel

[balls2elwall]

hey im about to convert my remington 700 .308 short action sps sporter to a heavy barrel. i think i can just change out the barrel and the stock. does anyone see in trouble doing this?

 

[Curnow26]

Re: remington 700 heavy barrel vs sporter barrel

I have done this, you can even use a takeoff barrel if you want to stay factory. Lots of good stocks out there as well.

Just get the headspace checked by a qualified gunsmith.

 

[Boogyman]

Re: remington 700 heavy barrel vs sporter barrel

Definitely have the head space checked. Too many variables to deal with by swapping barrels.

 

[balls2elwall]

Re: remington 700 heavy barrel vs sporter barrel

ok well call me stupid but i have no clue how headspace can affect it. i appreciate some insight i suppose i could wiki it but..... well i want real answers

 

[Boogyman]

Re: remington 700 heavy barrel vs sporter barrel

Headspace is the very critical lenght of your chamber. It is measured from the back of the bolt to the front your chamber. Mind you that when you touch a .308 win off your dealing with roughly 54,000 PSI of presure. If it is not set on a rifle, you can jack those presures sky high. On a 700 you have a couple of components that effect your headspacing.The lenght of your threads on your barrel, the depth of your threads in your reciever, the thickness of your recoil lug, the depth of your bolt face and the most important the depth of the chamber in your barrel. Also keep in mind, the difference between a good chamber and a bad chamber, is about .008 thousandth of an inch.
I would strongly recomend let a competent gunsmith check it out or put it together for you.