300RUM Report post Posted March 12, 2018 Thats why I want a switch barrel. Having a rifle chambered in a 30 cal mag wouldnt get much love in my house. I have a Christensen barrel Ruger #1 300 rum I would love to sell because it never gets shot. Plus we draw bull tags every 5-7 years but draw deer tags generally every year. So being able to spin on a 6 or 6.5 barrel for practice and backpack hunts would be ideal. Then if someone draws an elk tag I can spin the 30 barrel on and have at it. I have been playing with the switch barrel idea on and off myself for a few years now. So much cheaper than building an entire new rifle. Have not got around to doing it yet but I have been running barrels at a torque that is easy to remove when needed. A benchrest shooter with a switch barrel suggested hand tight plus 20 degrees rotation. I have been installing barrels to that specification and none have come loose. The Remington factory torque spec is completely insane. It can rather difficult to get apart. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjl2010 Report post Posted March 12, 2018 Bighorn has a wrench for it so a barrel vise and wrench and your good to go. I wouldnt need it to be changeable in the field Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted March 12, 2018 Thats why I want a switch barrel. Having a rifle chambered in a 30 cal mag wouldnt get much love in my house. I have a Christensen barrel Ruger #1 300 rum I would love to sell because it never gets shot. Plus we draw bull tags every 5-7 years but draw deer tags generally every year. So being able to spin on a 6 or 6.5 barrel for practice and backpack hunts would be ideal. Then if someone draws an elk tag I can spin the 30 barrel on and have at it. I have been playing with the switch barrel idea on and off myself for a few years now. So much cheaper than building an entire new rifle. Have not got around to doing it yet but I have been running barrels at a torque that is easy to remove when needed. A benchrest shooter with a switch barrel suggested hand tight plus 20 degrees rotation. I have been installing barrels to that specification and none have come loose. The Remington factory torque spec is completely insane. It can rather difficult to get apart. I remember reading about smiths who would soak the barreled action in diesel for 30 days to help loosen them up. That may have been before kroil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted March 12, 2018 I have a custom 300WM with a Bartlien #3 and its great. Only hunting rifle I carry now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
