I have a Savage factory take-off barrel coming soon in 6.5x284 Norma. It's a take off from a Model 12 - F class rifle, large shank with 30" tube. I'm aware that these barrels purportedly die at around 700-800 rds. and it currently has about 300-400 rds. fired.
SO......
If I shoot this thing out sooner rather than later, and it was primarily due to throat erosion, is there anything to stop me from having a gunsmith cut off the chamber, chop it down to say 26" and them rechamber to .260 Remington or something more exciting like 6.5x55 Swede? Maybe turn the threads from large shank down to small shank for use with another rifle at that point? I would only go that route if the barrel turned out to be a good shooter, and if the cost for gunsmithing was like $150 or less.
Any experience, advice, etc. is much appreciated. Again this is just a hypothetical, as the barrel isn't even on my gun bench yet and I still need the gauges, brass, dies, etc. before I even get it started as a 6.5x284 Norma.
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