Can a 22-250 be rebarreled to a 243?

[DalesCarpentry]

I was wondering if a Remington 22-250 SPS Varmint could be rebarreled to a 243 AI. I know they are both short actions so I think it can but was wondering about the magazine well. I was thinking of a Shilen barrel. You can order them there threaded, chambered and crowned. Pretty much all a smith would have to do would be screw off the old barrel and screw on the new one and head space it. Do you know what a reasonable price would be to pay a Gunsmith to install it? I think I want to get into long range shooting and I feel this would be a pretty good round to do so. I thought about having it rebarreled to a 22-250 Improved with a 1 in 9" or 8" twist but the more I think about it if it could be rebarreled to a 243 AI I think I would be better off going that route. Thanks and take care Dale

[billy_56081]

Yes!

[yooper77]

I was wondering if a Remington 22-250 SPS Varmint could be rebarreled to a 243 AI. I know they are both short actions so I think it can but was wondering about the magazine well. I was thinking of a Shilen barrel. You can order them there threaded, chambered and crowned. Pretty much all a smith would have to do would be screw off the old barrel and screw on the new one and head space it. Do you know what a reasonable price would be to pay a Gunsmith to install it? I think I want to get into long range shooting and I feel this would be a pretty good round to do so. I thought about having it rebarreled to a 22-250 Improved with a 1 in 9" or 8" twist but the more I think about it if it could be rebarreled to a 243 AI I think I would be better off going that route. Thanks and take care Dale

Yes, no problem they both use a short action.

You could also re-barrel it into a 6mm Remington, or 6mm Remington Ackley Improved which can be done in a short action as well.

yooper77

[flintlock]

You mentioned cost...I rebarreled my .243 a few years back, also went with a Shilen barrel...I believe it cost $350-$400...

[SHOOTALL]

your bolt may also need work as the 22-250 comes from a 300 Savage and a 243 a Winchester 308 . Should be little problem to open up if needed .

[roper]

I was wondering if a Remington 22-250 SPS Varmint could be rebarreled to a 243 AI. I know they are both short actions so I think it can but was wondering about the magazine well. I was thinking of a Shilen barrel. You can order them there threaded, chambered and crowned. Pretty much all a smith would have to do would be screw off the old barrel and screw on the new one and head space it. Do you know what a reasonable price would be to pay a Gunsmith to install it? I think I want to get into long range shooting and I feel this would be a pretty good round to do so. I thought about having it rebarreled to a 22-250 Improved with a 1 in 9" or 8" twist but the more I think about it if it could be rebarreled to a 243 AI I think I would be better off going that route. Thanks and take care Dale

You might be better off sending it to Shilen and the bolt will work fine rim size on the 22-250 is .473 same as the 243 and Rem uses the same follower for the 243,22-250,308.  As to LR depending on type bullets VLD you want to use magazine length could be a problem and that something you need to check into.  I'm shooting a 1/10 twist in my 243AI using 80/100gr bullets and have same twist in my 6RemAI.  Well good luck

[Siskiyou]

The 243 AI would be a good option.  Do not worry about the bolt head.  I have a Remington 722 daddy to the short action 700.  I reform 308 and 7.62x51 brass into 300 Savage all the time without a problem with the bolt head.

My badly addicted Wildcatter brother has barrels change over more often than some folks change their shorts. 

If you want the best accuracy than buying the barrel from Shilen and having the barrel fitted is the best deal, pricey yes but fair for what you get.  If you are looking for long range accuracy the Shilen way maybe better than the slam-bang way.

http://www.shilen.com/pricesServices.html
The price of a good set of Redding Dies is not that rough.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=172408

The 243 AI is a good way of increasing case capacity and with the 308 mother case you will always find cases to work with.

The addicted has played with a number of 6mm rifles starting out with the 243 Winchester, but his latest has been a 6mm-284 Winchester which will fit a Remington short action.  He claims he is getting small groups with it. 
It would be interesting to know what the trade off in barrel life is with the 243AI and the 6mm-284? 

[DalesCarpentry]

From what I can tell it will cost me $529.00 plus shipping for a stainless steel bench rest barrel that is 28' long. I may have it cut to 26" though. This barrel has the same contour as my factory SPS Varmint barrel with it being .870" at the muzzle if I remember correctly. This would also include it being threaded, chambered and crowned. I just don't know what to expect to pay a Gunsmith to install it. I am guessing $150.00 or a little less for his work of installing it. It will be a little while before I do this so I am really just starting to look into it. I might be able to do it next summer. Thanks Dale

[DalesCarpentry]

Here is a email I just got back from Shilen. I had asked about a 22-250 Improved but it should be the same price for a 243 AI. I do think I am going to do this when I can afford it. I bet with the right loads it could drive tacks. Dale
Select/match pre threaded and chamber are $529 +$12 shipping and handling.
We would charge $195 to finish install the above barrel.  The barrel will
run 16 weeks.  We have a 22-250 AI with either a .247 neck or .2565 neck.

[skarke]

Dale,

What twist in the 243 AI are you looking at?

There are literally hundreds of 6mm bullets to choose from.  I'm curious what you will be doing.

[DalesCarpentry]

Dale,

What twist in the 243 AI are you looking at?

There are literally hundreds of 6mm bullets to choose from.  I'm curious what you will be doing.

I am thinking about a 1 in 10" twist. Dale

[skarke]

This guy has great prices.  I local smith should be able to do your work WELL, including an AI chamber, for about 2 bills, maybe 225 if he has to rent the reamer.

Lots of BR guys buy from this business (FYI, once you have a rig made, have him take all the measurements, and he should be able to do the job without a whole lot of fitting set up the next time, if you need it)

http://thebarrelman.com/