I have a Remington 700 adl in 30-06, can I have the barrel removed and have a 7mm prc barrel made for the action? Thanks in advance for the info.
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Know where I can buy the correct bolt, or have that work done?
Check Long Rifles Inc. They could do this for you.
Unless your 30-06 has sentimental value you may be better off selling it and buying a 7mm PRC.
Not a bad idea. Know where any are in stock?
I've heard you can find things if you Google. Like "7prc rifle for sale".
Thanks for the help guys. I was trying to be budget friendly, but it seams just buying a full rifle is going to be cheaper then getting my barrel swapped and getting a new bolt
It would be a lot easier if you started with a 700 Magnum action, from a 7mm RemMag or .300 WinMag and went from there. Then it would be a simple barrel swap.
You could always rebarrel your old .30-06 into a .280 Ackley. It would require nothing but a simple barrel swap. It's a great cartridge, as well. And no slouch. Also, lots of people, including Nosler, make quality factory ammo for it. I have a 24" Christensen Arms Ridgeline in .280 Ackley that I handload for, and it pushes Berger 175 Elite Hunters that averages 1/4-1/3 MOA groups, at just over 2,700 FPS MV. Which might sound kind of slow, but when you run the numbers on that bullet at that velocity, it's got more than enough to reach way on out there.
Yeah, I'm well aware of how all this works, I have a safe full of custom built rifles...But I didn't quote you. I replied to @maxfield911 original post.
Shoot my mistake. I jumped in on the wrong post lol. Sorry man!
You might want to wait for 7mm PRC to get more popular. Barreled actions run pretty cheap. That would definitely be the cheapest route. 6.5 PRC has had a little more time and howa makes barreled action for about $400-600. If this is a hunting rifle that will work. Brownells also often will have 10% off coupons. You would just basically swap the stock. A barrel blank will cost you $400 and all the work from a gunsmith probably another $400 depending on what you want and your smiths rates. You'll spend a lot more rebarreling not even including the bolt which will be about $400. $1200 is a decent mid tier rifle these days. The beauty of owning a nice long action remington stock is you can basically run multiple barreled actions on it if you want to go low budget. Howa also make very decent stuff for hunting applications. This is definitely not PRS type stuff. But hey it could probably work.
This is not what you want but I'm sure 7mm PRC will be available soon in a similar package:
M1500 LA BARRELED ACTION 6.5 PRC THREADED | Brownells
Howa's M1500 barreled action chambered for the long-range 6.5 PRC (6.5mm Precision Rifle Cartridge) round brings nearly AR-15-like modularity and ease of assembly to the traditional bolt action platform. Fully assembled with the barrel chambered, ...
www.brownells.com This is a 7mm PRC barreled action that has carbon fiber barrel, much more expensive however a carbon barrel alone usually goes for about $900 without a bolt or the action:
You could make it 280 or 280AI without changing the bolt face.
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