Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Rem 700 6mm. I want to re barrel. Looking for ideas

Shame to bust up a classic like that. To many easy choices and leave that alone. Just cause' it's hard to go backwards.

Pick something you like and move on. Hard to change what you did in the past...

Cheers

W

Based on the input here and on another site I visit, I'm probably just going to let it be a safe queen for a while longer. I'll just put the money down on another rifle.

The 6mm has many followers. Sell that rifle and buy something in the caliber you want. The 6mm Remington is a great caliber

What he said!!!

My cousin asked for some help with the same type situation that you are in. His was a model 70 that his dad gave him years ago. We ended up with using his old action, bought a new barrel and chambered to 7/08, finished with a thumbhole from boyts. He is very happy with the finished product, it shoots very well. That said, he spent nearly $1000 to bring the old girl back to favor.

off topic but is that an rd400 in your profile pic? 2 stroke tuning fork bikes are some of my favorites. Also my folks lived in VT for quite a bit, Imay have bought my BRNO no4 from your shop back in the early 90s. If so, it's still in my safe and shot often.

I am with you not much of a 6mm guy. Each to there own. The smallest I prefer to use is 7mm /.284. I really like the 7mm Mauser 140 gr loaded to modern arms specs. And that would fit your action perfectly. But it would require reloading to get the real performance out of it. Nothing wrong with 7mm-08 just a short action cartridge in what should be a long action.

Highgate Center?

I don't think 6mm Remingtons came in long action 700's.

Nah, I know who you guys are asking about. Not me. Yeah it's an RD. I love them. Waiting to finish my house now so I can get going on a RD250 I have had for a few years. The worlds simplest motorcycles....

W

I've been convinced to leave it a 6mm. I'm going to put it in a lightweight stock, recrown the barrel, and maybe creakote it and turn some coyotes into pelts.

O_W,

Look here also:

http://americanhuntingrifles.com/?page_id=35

Good choice

Being a guy who owns 8 or so rifles in 7x57 and its little brothers, the 257 Roberts and 6mm Remington, obvious I like them. As tripleshock wrote, good choice.

Yep.

And start handloading. You can make that 6 mm do just about what you want with the right load(s).

DF

IMO, your money would be best spent on reloading equipment, and leave the alone for now. If you've only been shooting Remington green box cor-lokt ammo then it's no wonder you're not too hot on the 6mm Remington. Buy a basic RCBS reloading kit, then log back on here for some good advise. Your 6mm Remington will be a whole different rifle with YOU in charge of the bullet selection and the speeds they're launched at. With the green box crap running at least a dollar a shot now, there's even more incentive to invest in reloading gear.

The 6mm Rem offers a LOT to someone who reloads. If you're not up for that, but something with more(good)commercial load options..........like a .308win.

For what it's worth I had a similar situation, tho with a rusted out bbl on a 725SA.

Looked for a 7-08 bbl came up with a 260 700 TI and couldn't be happier with it. Screwed right on, without head spacing probs but exactly upside down. I don't care.

It only likes 140 gr bullets, and factory's ammo is expensive and often hard to find (Creedmore seems more common on the shelves)

If OP's rifle is a SA I think 7-08 takeoff, or a new Shaw bbl is the way to go.

Interesting dilemma you're dealing with ..... If not converting to 7mm-08, why not a plain vanilla .308 Winchester?

I found an early 1960's short M700 in 6mm for its donor action, planning on rebarreling to the .308.

I'm also not a big fan of the .243 caliber for deer.

Also like you, I too want a Kimber Montana - as my goto BG rifle, likely in .308.

I'm with most of the rest of these guys, leave it alone and get into reloading. That 6MM will kill deer like a lightening bolt if loaded with the right bullet. Sentimental value is definitely a consideration. I still have my first rifle, a 700 that's on its forth barrel. You have a fine rifle.

Just sell the rifle as is and get one more like you want it!

Money spent just to change the caliber is wasted. You destroy the value of the factory barrel which some value!

The old 700's are not the best design anyway for hunting and are being recalled.

Look at the Kimbers if that's what you like. I have them and like them.

My Kimber 84M Montana 243 is very accurate and easy to shoot well.