Geezerbiker
New member
It's late and I can't sleep and once again I'm thinking about rebarreling one of my favorite rifles. It's a Winchester 670 Ranger or in .30-06 in other words a Model 70 with a cheap stock with no floor plate like the ADL Remington (I have one of those too.)
I lived in a damp climate when I got her and I didn't do a very good job of taking care of her. One day I discovered the oil I was using to protect the bore had let me down and there were several small rust spots in the bore and on the outside of the barrel. I cleaned the bore the best I could but those pits have always bothered me. They don't seem to bother the rifle because she's always been a good shooter and the pits don't seem to bother her. I've been told if the pits bother you, don't look at them.
My long term goal was to put a new barrel on her some day and dress her up in a new stock. Here it is 27 years later and all I've done is put on a better scope and recoil pad. I'm revisiting the idea of dressing up my old friend.
So am I crazy or is this rebarreling her a good idea? I'm thinking of going one up and putting on a .338-06 AI barrel. That caliber has always intrigued me and the numbers look very good. If not a .338-06, then back to .30-06 but with a Kreiger or Shilen barrel. Anything less would be a slap in the face to this old friend...
Tony
I lived in a damp climate when I got her and I didn't do a very good job of taking care of her. One day I discovered the oil I was using to protect the bore had let me down and there were several small rust spots in the bore and on the outside of the barrel. I cleaned the bore the best I could but those pits have always bothered me. They don't seem to bother the rifle because she's always been a good shooter and the pits don't seem to bother her. I've been told if the pits bother you, don't look at them.
My long term goal was to put a new barrel on her some day and dress her up in a new stock. Here it is 27 years later and all I've done is put on a better scope and recoil pad. I'm revisiting the idea of dressing up my old friend.
So am I crazy or is this rebarreling her a good idea? I'm thinking of going one up and putting on a .338-06 AI barrel. That caliber has always intrigued me and the numbers look very good. If not a .338-06, then back to .30-06 but with a Kreiger or Shilen barrel. Anything less would be a slap in the face to this old friend...
Tony