338 lapua question for gunsmiths.

[Brychan406]

This maybe a very stupid question, but have yet to find an answer. Is it possible to take a barrel chambered for a 338 lapua and get it smithed to fit a 338 Norma?

 

[45-90]

Cut a portion of the longer 338 Lapua chamber off and chamber with the desired 338 reamer...if the barrel shank is long enough.

 

[Brychan406]

Cut a portion of the longer 338 Lapua chamber off and chamber with the desired 338 reamer...if the barrel shank is long enough.

Thanks so much for answering ! I really appreciate it !

 

[45-90]

Here is a more drastic example, a 308 barrel, with 8000 rds... the whole chamber area was cut out as shown here, to get to the less firecracking in the new 30 RAR chambering from a rem 700 bolt, to an AR 15...your project will be much easier, for a gunsmith. If the barrel shank is long enough, the rifling good, .maybe set back a quarter to one third inch to clean up the old chamber...depending on reamer drawing of new cartridge reamer, to the orginial 338 Lapua chamber.