Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Good price on a new barrel for Win Mod 70?

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McGowen barrel might be worth looking at.

Shaw makes reasonable barrels that are inexpensive. They might not be in the bench rest category if you’re looking for <1/2 MOA, you might want to go with an expensive one.

I’ve had good luck with Shaw barrels. Years ago I had a poor barrel from ERShaw. But also good ones from them. My last Shaw barrel was for my 375 Whelen 40 degree shoulder rifle it’s quite accurate. I had them send me a threaded barrel and I chambered it.

Contact them and ask what they’d charge for you sending them the barreled action and them sending you the finished product. Or just have them send you a threaded barrel.

It should also be remembered a new barrel is fine but the 375R has different dimensions than the original chambering so a new magazine maybe needed as well as possibly rail work etc. Not necessarily just a barrel will do it.

The 375 Ruger fits into the 338 magazine just fine.. You could have it rebored. GD

I don't know if any barrel makers who will pre-thread a barrel for the M70 Classic. Push feeds, sure, is just a simple 1x16 same as Ruger. But the Classic had a coned breech and the extractor cut. Even if you were to look at the companies who will put the barrel on for you, notice most charge extra for CRF winchester rifles, because of that.

I might be leary of a re-bore in this situation, if it's a known bad barrel. Then again it might turn it into a great shooter. Might have to shorten the barrel a smidge to get to the .580-.600 diameter range though

That sounds like the way to go.