Thread: Switch barrel : any experience ?

For what its worth..

I don't think that I would build a switch barrel rifle on a conventional action for non target/range use. If I did, I would definitely have two scopes and detachable ring setups that provide the best chance of consistent re-zero. While that works for my R8 because said mounts are fixed to the barrels, the same can't be said for your proposed setup.... you might have to re-sight every time anyway.

What I have found in the past, is that any requirement to re-sight a rifle for a change in bullet load etc, is nothing but a curse even if the range is only 10 minutes away. Not so much a problem if we are talking about range rifles obviously, but for hunting/varmint set ups... just a curse.

Even with the Blaser, I have ended up with dedicated scopes for each barrel to avoid that..

Appreciate what you are trying to do and for the money involved it may be worth a crack, but it may well be something that you get sick of quick enough....

Originally Posted by ebf

Yeah well James, I am missing the 6k for the blouser, and have a lefty action and both barrels already so looking to make the most of what I have...

Blouser


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Originally Posted by username

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Oh comon, you've not heard that one yet?

Na sorry i generally keep out of discussions i know nothing about and blasers are a topic i know effall about. Could you not own 2 sako 85 for the price of a Blaser?


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Originally Posted by username

Na sorry i generally keep out of discussions i know nothing about and blasers are a topic i know effall about. Could you not own 2 sako 85 for the price of a Blaser?


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Dunno? maybe? Why?

I could own 1 blouser with two barrels for 2 sako 85s = 2 all

Or 1 blouser and 4 barrels for 3 sako 85s = 4/3 in the blouser's favour....

and it gets better after that...

And, I owned multiple 85's......dont have any left.

Still got my R8

Must stock up on washers though........and faces apparently.

where do you buy those washers....mine's missing....

Mitre 10, plumbing isle

Here's a pic of my switch barrel , needs a vice and action wrench & torque wrench .

Originally Posted by ebf

Guys, not interested in buying a whole new rifle, I have an action and two barrels already... Just keen to hear what the options are for putting it together.
@NZShoota, thanks, that sounds like what I am after. Single or double pin ? Could you post pic of your rear wrench pls. My action in Remmy 788, so not looking at a lug based wrench. Just round bar, with a slot milled in it, then pop a "key" into the roundbar through the action port.

Single pin in the recoil lug. Scott at SSRNZ did the work. Wrench is a Davidson.

Originally Posted by ChrisF

Here's a pic of my switch barrel , needs a vice and action wrench & torque wrench .

Nice rifle.....

Here is a photo of my vice, action wrench and torque wrench....

Yeap ,

And the new AIs use a smaller allen key than that , to do their barrel swaps , and its held inside the stock cheek piece .

What are the calibers Chris ? Having trouble zooming on the pic ....