What's it cost these days to rebarrel a rifle?

[clearwater]

Have a old Remington 722 short action. Curious about the 25 creedmore. What's involved? Who does good work?

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Depends on the cost of the barrel and who you have twist it on. My guy out of Bend runs between 650-750 to buy a Douglas barrel, thread, chamber and contour, crown and glassbed into the stock (and blue if necessary).

That .25 Creed in a Rem 722 should be a fairly straightforward proposition!

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

My smith charges $150 to thread/chamber/crown/ with a turn around time of 1, 2 days at max. With the price of a Bartlein/BRUX/Krieger, it runs around $600. Add $75 if you need the muzzle threaded for a brake/suppressor.

 

[SJB358]

My smith charges $150 to thread/chamber/crown/ with a turn around time of 1, 2 days at max. With the price of a Bartlein/BRUX/Krieger, it runs around $600. Add $75 if you need the muzzle threaded for a brake/suppressor.

I need to start sending my stuff that way!

 

[Charlie-NY]

Rebarreling a rifle sure isn't inexpensive. A typical match SS barrel will go about $450. Add about $400 to thread, chamber, headspace.

I recently sent out a rifle to be rebarreled. Here's what it cost:

Bartlein Carbon $825
Gunsmith charges $475 (with muzzle threading)
Shipping to smith $100
Return shipping $100
Total cost to rebarrel - $1,500

 

[JD338]

Rebarreling a rifle sure isn't inexpensive. A typical match SS barrel will go about $450. Add about $400 to thread, chamber, headspace.

I recently sent out a rifle to be rebarreled. Here's what it cost:

Bartlein Carbon $825
Gunsmith charges $475 (with muzzle threading)
Shipping to smith $100
Return shipping $100
Total cost to rebarrel - $1,500

About the same here but with out the shipping. It's about a 2 hour drive (times 4) so it probably works out the same with diesel fuel.

JD338

 

[GregoryB.]

Just had a Ruger #1 stainless varmit barrel done and it was right at $1,000.

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I need to start sending my stuff that way!

Do it! He is a retired Machinist, and only a 30 minute drive away. He does good work.

 

[Charlie-NY]

I shoot often and have wiped out MANY custom barrels. Allowing barrels to cool between shots/groups and cleaning regularly with quality tools will definitely extend bore life. Using powders that burn cooler will also extend useful barrel life. At $1,000-$1,500 per barrel, it pays to do whatever you can to maximize the life of a good barrel.

It's almost surprising the number of rounds that you can shoot from an "under-bored" cartridge without destroying the barrel. My .308 has well over 2,000 rounds down the bore. Yesterday, i gave it a thorough cleaning, including a lavish soak with BoreTech Carbon remover followed by some JB short stroked through the bore. When I was finished, I threw the Teslong in there for a look. That bore looked better than some of my "over-bored" guns that have 1/4 as many rounds down the tube. I'll be surprised if the .308 doesn't see 5,000 rounds before the barrel needs replacement.

 

[FOTIS]

Rebarreling a rifle sure isn't inexpensive. A typical match SS barrel will go about $450. Add about $400 to thread, chamber, headspace.

I recently sent out a rifle to be rebarreled. Here's what it cost:

Bartlein Carbon $825
Gunsmith charges $475 (with muzzle threading)
Shipping to smith $100
Return shipping $100
Total cost to rebarrel - $1,500

My experience also

 

[RL338]

A local guy I use is $250 to chamber and $75 for muzzle threading.
Barrel prices can very greatly between manufacturers.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Two years ago, I had Douglas to re-barrel a Remington 700 with one of their XX premium stainless barrels. I live about 2 hrs. away and wanted to see the place for myself, so I took it to them. Got the grand tour of manufacturing a barrel from raw stock to finished product. Cost of their barrel and installed was about $600. I have been happy with it.

 

[Guy Miner]

I shoot often and have wiped out MANY custom barrels. Allowing barrels to cool between shots/groups and cleaning regularly with quality tools will definitely extend bore life. Using powders that burn cooler will also extend useful barrel life. At $1,000-$1,500 per barrel, it pays to do whatever you can to maximize the life of a good barrel.

It's almost surprising the number of rounds that you can shoot from an "under-bored" cartridge without destroying the barrel. My .308 has well over 2,000 rounds down the bore. Yesterday, i gave it a thorough cleaning, including a lavish soak with BoreTech Carbon remover followed by some JB short stroked through the bore. When I was finished, I threw the Teslong in there for a look. That bore looked better than some of my "over-bored" guns that have 1/4 as many rounds down the tube. I'll be surprised if the .308 doesn't see 5,000 rounds before the barrel needs replacement.

My competition barrels, all in 308 Win, tended to get replaced at around 6,000 rounds - as I'd start seeing more 9's instead of 10's and fewer X's on my 600 yard score sheet. I let the targets tell me when the barrels were about done. The 308 is just peachy about long barrel life isn't it?

As I recall, and this has been a while, the USMC M40-A1 sniper rifles (7.62 NATO) were expected to see 8,000 rounds of barrel life - but if the unit was scheduled to deploy overseas the barrels would be replaced if they had more than 6,000 rounds through them. Memory on those specifics is pretty old. I was part of that world in the 1980's. No, I was not and never claim to have been a Marine Corps sniper. Did have a lot to do with those guys for a few years though.

Regards, Guy

 

[Guy Miner]

My buddy Gavin builds and re-barrels a lot of rifles. I haven't checked his fees in quite a while now. He must be doing it right as his rifles shoot great!



He built a 25 Creedmoor back in 2020 - and it's proven to shoot very well. Sits right between the 6mm and 6.5 Creedmoors - so may or may not be a necessary cartridge but a lot of PRS guys seem to like it.

Best of luck to you on your 25 Creed project!

Regards, Guy