Author Topic: Barrel Reboring (Read 1263 times)

Turkeyfeather · « **on:** June 02, 2006, 09:58:42 AM »

I have done much of my own gunsmithing over the years and enjoyed it. I am looking for some service work that is well outside of my own capability and probably is performed by few in todays fine art of gunsmithing.

I have a spare Savage model 99 in 300 Savage that I would just love to have rebored and chambered for the new Federal 338. Because of it's dimensions, I believe the cartridge handling functions of the receiver would be well suited for this new cartridge.

I remember reading in the past of this technology but I believe it was driven during a time when replacement sporting arm barrels from competent barrel makers, were just not available. I am guessing that few even know of it today. Because Model 99 barrels are hard to come by, and of coarse, not at all available in the 338 Federal, my options are pretty limited.

Do any of you know where I can get this service done?

:-)

John Traveler1 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2006, 12:46:15 PM »

I just went thru this last month.

Do an internet search for "gun barrel reboring" and you will get some hits.

Cliff LaBounty in southern Oregon was the leading authority on this service, but he sold out his business about a year ago. The company that replaced him continues to do the work with technicians trained by him. They charge $180 for the work, plus a small fee for calibers larger than .375", plus another fee for longer barrels. They require certain minimum barrel thicknesses for larger caliber stuff. I ended up on a rebarrel rather than rebore because of the age of the original barrel (mild steel in 1877). Sorry, but I trashed the old email already.

Let us know how you make out.

John

John Traveler1 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2006, 12:55:43 PM »

Sorry, it's in Washington, NOT Oregon!

Try Delta Gunshop, the sucessor to La Bounty Precision Reboring Service.

(509) 684-5855 or jim@deltagunshop.com . Their website address is www.deltagunshop.com.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2006, 01:01:25 PM »

I've had 2 barrels rebored and rechambered by Wayne York of Oregunsmithing, one to .338-06 A-square from .25-06 and another from .38-55 to .405 Winchester, he does 6 groove cut rifling, extremely accurate, cost is $250-$300.

Tim

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eoregunsmithing/index.html

gunnut69 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2006, 06:45:55 AM »

Re-boring is fairly common today though it's mainly used today to restore an old rifle to use without defacing the barrel stamp, too much anyway. The only problem I see with the 300 savage to 338 federal conversion is a possible conflict regarding overall length of a loaded round.. In other ways the 300 is just a short necked 308...thus just a 338 federal with a 308 bore!!

Rogue Ram · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2006, 06:33:27 PM »

Wayne at Oregunsmithing appears to have dropped his prices a little.....I'd have to look at his website again, he was charging $275 but now its lower than that.

He is also "back in business" after moving to Eastern Oregon and he is pretty much strictly a "ship to and from" operation now (too many BSers dropping in and bugging him). His rebore jobs have a great reputation.

RR