Rechambering a 7mm-08 barrel to .284 Winchester for LA?

[3darcher2]

I am working on assembling my first Savage build. I've always wanted a .284 Winchester so this seems like as good a time as any to get one.

I am trying to avoid sinking a lot of money into this first build. Picking up a $350 barrel is not in the cards right now. I was thinking if I could round up a factory 7mm-08 barrel at a decent price I could just have it rechambered to .284... I think the .284 reamer would clean up the 7mm-08 chamber. My hope is that it would do so easily without removing any threads, etc, that would add to the cost. I'd be running this on a long action staggered feed blind mag action to utilize the full potential of the .284 by not having to seat the bullets too deep.

Would anything else need done action-wise? The donor is a .30-06 so the bolt face is good.

Anyone done anything along these lines?

[Hotolds442]

The only thing you might need is a 6.5x284 mag box, and that's only if you were having feeding problems. If you're building off of a center-feed action, the Savage part number for that is 109003.

[3darcher2]

No, it's a staggered feed blind mag. Don't know about the larger bodied cartridge in the magazine. I know it can obviously hold 7mm or 300 mag ammo, but don't know if that's the same hardware.

[geargrinder]

I'd be willing to bet that it would feed pretty well from the magnum mag box. Perhaps a bit of tweaking of the feed lips.

[3darcher2]

Thanks, still debating. Ran across a .280 AI barrel I picked up but not sure if I want to build that or the .284 right now. Probably going to keep my eyes peeled for a 22" or longer 7MM-08 barrel and see if I can turn one up.

Basically two different roads to get to the same place!

[FW Conch]

With the set up you have now, go with the 280AI !

JMHO :-) ... Jim

[scooterf79]

+1 on going with the 280AI, I have one and love it, itll have a little more giddy-up than the 284 will too...
Scooter

[GaCop]

Here's another vote for the 280 Ackley.