Customer called about rechambering a model 700 Remington in 7 mm Rem. Mag to a 7 STW. What would need to be done? (open up bolt, rechamber barrel check to see if action is long enough)
The case head is the same size so you won’t have to open up bolt face. You will need a reamer as the STW is longer than the standard magnum. The action is long enough but you may want to install a longer magazine box for the longer shells especially if the customer is going to reload and seat the bullets out.
Reply:
Thank you Ken. I am sorry about asking a dumb question. I got to thinking and looking in some books and came up with the right answer. On that same line would it be necessary to take the barrel out of the action, or could you get the job done with them together?
Answer:
You wouldn’t HAVE to pull the barrel off, you could use an extension and turn it by hand but I would pull the barrel and do it in the lathe. Not a dumb question if you didn’t know the answer or have the material to acquire the correct answer.
