Re barreling a rifle

DUKHTN · Oct 17, 2022

Can anyone recommend a gunsmith to re-barrel a rifle. Have a 50 year old Browning bolt action (Belgium) in .270, doesn't need to be local, willing to ship. Thanks.

Homer · Oct 17, 2022

a BBR?.....are you concerned at all with value?

Homer · Oct 17, 2022

I'm not sure the Belgium built guns were called BBR?.....what is it chambered in and why do you want a new barrel?....I hate seeing "old" classics tampered with...

Chesterwyo · Oct 17, 2022

As far as turn around time, and quality goes. Sending it directly to Douglas is a pretty good way to go.

DUKHTN · Oct 18, 2022

Thanks for the replies. Don’t care about the value, I will never get rid of it. It’s had a lot of ammo through it over the many years and just looking to be more accurate. I appears to have lost its accuracy a bit, but still shoots well.

Tikka · Oct 30, 2022

Where are you located?

3200 · Oct 31, 2022

Brads precision rifles in spanish fork does great work

Zeke · Oct 31, 2022

At 50 years old, it would have to be an FN actioned Browning, is my guess. Probably the Browning Safari.
Does it have a long external extractor, like a Mauser?
Certainly worth a re-barrel job IMHO.

Any action pics to share?

Zeke

RELH · Nov 4, 2022

Brownells used to sell Shilen match grade barrels for a reasonable price. If your rifle is a FN mauser action, the barrel will be pre-threaded for your action. Just screw it in, headspace and re-blue the rifle. Can save you machine time cost with a gunsmith. I have used this barrel on numerous Mark X Mauser actions and got great accuracy of 3/4 inch or less at 100 yards on 3 shot groups.
RELH

Zeke · Nov 4, 2022

Good suggestions have been tendered but it looks like DUKHTN is busy at work or something. (I know I SHOULD be but I'm on MM instead

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Zeke

Hardway · Nov 5, 2022

PAC nor in Oregon has Always been good to me.

littlebighorn · Nov 9, 2022

Zeke said:
Good suggestions have been tendered but it looks like DUKHTN is busy at work or something. (I know I SHOULD be but I'm on MM instead)

Zeke

Work? Really?

Zeke · Nov 15, 2022

DUKHTN is still working or duck hunting or doesn't want to play with us any more.

I think Tikka scared him off when he asked "Where are you located?". LOL

I guess we will never know what rifle he actually has.

Zeke

Tikka · Nov 15, 2022

Zeke said:
DUKHTN is still working or duck hunting or doesn't want to play with us any more.

I think Tikka scared him off when he asked "Where are you located?". LOL

I guess we will never know what rifle he actually has.

Zeke

I think you're right...