Looking for Gunsmith to set back factory barrel

[Metzger]

I am looking for a gunsmith to set back a factory Tikka CTR barrel. Currently has 2,200 rounds of 6.5CM.

 

[cjl2010]

Why not rebarrel?

 

[FEENIX]

Why not rebarrel?

Yep!

 

[Memberberries]

Location might help with recommendations. If you were in Oklahoma I would recommend JMS Tactical in Collinsville. Don't pay them to cerakote anything but the old man sure can do good work with a lathe.

They charged my buddy about $175 to set back and rechamber a barrel that was chambered bad from the factory. Now it's a 1/2 moa gun.

 

[Metzger]

Why not rebarrel?

The cost.

 

[cjl2010]

The cost.

What's your budget?

 

[FEENIX]

The cost.

Source: One of the resident gunsmith's homepage

$300 - thread, chamber, finish, and install barrel + cost of the barrel.

Depending on the manufacturer, blanks can vary from $230 and up.

For a DIY, some barrel manufacturers make pre-fits for Tikka, i.e., Tikka T3s for $370.

 

[sable tireur]

Something else to consider:

With 2,200 rounds fired, I doubt this will be a one thread set back. The damage may go significantly into the length of the bore which will preclude a set back.

A used barrel may be quite rough on the chamber reamer used to lengthen the set back chamber. Some gunsmiths will not waste their reamer on jobs such as this.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

If it takes you another year to save, it will pay dividends in the end!

 

[Metzger]

If it takes you another year to save, it will pay dividends in the end!

I may just do that

 

[C.O. Shooter]

Look around on here, you may be able to snag a sweet deal on a blank.