ER Shaw Barrels and Barreling Service?
Yesterday while slinking around one of the local pawn shops I found a Winchester 670. It's an econo version of the M70 of course. This one was in .243. I don't really care for the .243 caliber and I already have two rifles for it anyway.
I would have put it back on the shelf but for the fact that it was only $180 and had a Weaver 3x9 steel tube variable on it! No rust and the stock while plain and in need of a refinish badly had no cracks or breaks etc....
So, it is now at home and I spent most of last evening fondling and cleaning it. I have decided that I will re barrel it to a caliber more to my taste. I think I will send it off to ER Shaw and have them put a 22" stainless .358 Win. barrel on it. I'm sure when I get it back I will have to sand on my barrel channel etc as the .35 cal barrel will be larger....but that it can be made to work. I can strip the stock and install a recoil pad as I wait I suppose.
It will cost me about $275 to get this done which seems quite reasonable. I should be able to recoup some of the cost by selling the Weaver 3x9 (a .358 needs a nice 2x7 compact I think) and the .243 barrel. This should be a fairly inexpensive little project and alot of fun.
What's everybody think about ER Shaw and their services? Anyplace else I should consider?