Budget 243

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Re: Budget 243

Post by andym79 » 01 Mar 2019, 12:11 pm

So if the Omark, has been re barrelled is there a good chance it already got an adapter and can be re barrelled like a normal rifle?
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Re: Budget 243

Post by marksman » 01 Mar 2019, 1:54 pm

andym79 wrote:So if the Omark, has been re barrelled is there a good chance it already got an adapter and can be re barrelled like a normal rifle?


you are going to be over budget the way your questions are going andy
if you buy an Omark $500 and rebarrel with a krieger $1000 it's a budget rifle that's not budget anymore especially as you will still only get $500 for it

better to buy a new 243 howa :thumbsup: :drinks:
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Re: Budget 243

Post by andym79 » 01 Mar 2019, 3:26 pm

I completely understand what you are saying and I am keen on the Howa, but I don't get to choose the cartridge or the twist rate!


Wandering from my original post here aren't I! We have gone from a normal budget 243 in to another of my oddballs with a different twist rate and less common chambering.

Could a 243 barrel be set back and chambered into 6 mm br?
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Re: Budget 243

Post by deye243 » 01 Mar 2019, 4:28 pm

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Re: Budget 243

Post by deye243 » 01 Mar 2019, 4:31 pm

andym79 wrote:I completely understand what you are saying and I am keen on the Howa, but I don't get to choose the cartridge or the twist rate!


Wandering from my original post here aren't I! We have gone from a normal budget 243 in to another of my oddballs with a different twist rate and less common chambering.

Could a 243 barrel be set back and chambered into 6 mm br?


Yes if it's a #3 or bigger but unless you start with a 1:8 there's no point .
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Re: Budget 243

Post by SCJ429 » 01 Mar 2019, 6:19 pm

If you can buy a new Howa for $500 odd there must be secondhand ones for sale around $400. Put your new barrel on it if you want in 6BR and when it goes off put a 243 reamer up it. There is around 3000 rounds of accurate shooting at a bargain price.
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