Question about Re barreling a Weatherby rifle.

[dtrice]

I'm a fan of Weatherby rifles, but not necessarily the price of Weatherby calibers' ammo. Would it be possible to re-barrel a wby, to another caliber that shares the bolt face? Do they use proprietary dimensions (threads, etc)?

 

[Akajun]

Any things possible, what caliber is the gun now?

 

[dtrice]

Thinking about changing a 300 wby to 300 win mag. They share the same bolt face, so I'm hoping that simplifies things.

 

[Akajun]

Yes that's not a problem , but you could buy a lot of wb ammo for the cost of a 2-300$ barrel and 150-200 installation charge

 

[dtrice]

Yes that's not a problem , but you could buy a lot of wb ammo for the cost of a 2-300$ barrel and 150-200 installation charge

That is true, maybe the money would be more effective investing in a handloading setup.

 

[RockingORanch]

check E R Shaw

 

[dtrice]

check E R Shaw

Just checked them out, prices and options look great. Do they have a good reputation? Are building off 700-style actions?