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Could any one suggest a good gunsmith to re barrel a .243 with a varmint barrel fluted.

 

Or if you are a gunsmith could you tell me how much roughly

 

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Niel mckillop i use by choice , but there are others that are perfectly capable ! Good luck mate

 

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I have rifles by baldie and steve kershaw and cant fault either in any way.have a rifle with steve at the moment being rebarreled in 243 for £700 no flutes though quoted me £240 for six flutes .i like flutes but not that much

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From what I've heard you can't go far wrong with Neil. I had fortune to visit his workshop and it was very clean & tidy.

More recently I also used Mik at Dolphin Guns because I wanted a work done on a Barnard which he specialises in; I was mighty impressed and despite the 400 mile round trip from Bristol I'd most definitely use him again. I'm already planning my next pocket money spending spree!

Mik has extensive barrel stocks which minimises the waiting time.

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I have rifles by baldie and steve kershaw and cant fault either in any way.have a rifle with steve at the moment being rebarreled in 243 for £700 no flutes though quoted me £240 for six flutes .i like flutes but not that much

£700 for a rebarrel.......WTF! Is the barrel gold plated?

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£700 for a rebarrel.......WTF! Is the barrel gold plated?

Neil McK quoted £744 for a rebarrel on my .222 Remy so I decided to buy a new rifle.

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Dont follow that logic myself. a rebarrel is cheaper than a new gun plus i can chose what profile length and twist i want and if its remaining the same case/cal then no waiting for a variation either,its a no brainer

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Dont follow that logic myself. a rebarrel is cheaper than a new gun plus i can chose what profile length and twist i want and if its remaining the same case/cal then no waiting for a variation either,its a no brainer

One of my shooting related bad decisions was to sell on a duff barrelled 22/250 rather than having it rebarreled. I ended up buying a new rifle which in the end I had rebarreled anyway. To me rebarreling is the way forward

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Had Baldie make a 223 for me a few weeks back. Bowled over by the quality, top gun smith and knows his stuff. Have a look at the precision rifle smiths section, it's the AT Odin "Fatboy".

 

If I were having any more work done I would go back to Baldie again, (and I will), in fact he's gonna re-barrel my other musket!

 

Good bloke to chat with too, he'll take the time to point you in the right direction. Good luck with your choice. J.

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