Random thought popped into my head so I figured I would ask, if I were to take a Remington 700 and utilize a remage barrel system, could I frequently replace barrels back and forth between calibers? Say one day I wanted to shoot 308, I install that barrel and headspace it, make sure I am using the correct bolt face, and then go shoot. The next week I wanted to use a 223 so I swap the barrel and bolt, head space it, and then shoot and just go back and forth depending on what I want to shoot that week?
Will this be bad for the threading on the barrels and or action? Can I utilize multiple bolts on the same action or will that lead to issues with the bolt lugs as I would need to use one bolt for 223 and a different bolt for 308?
I want to try out several calibers and rather than buying a new rifle each time, was interested if a new barrel and headspace gauges could be used. I would only be using short action based cartridges. This would allow me to keep the optic (although I would have to re-zero it every time), trigger, and stock the same and allow me to try different cartridges where the only difference is the barrel and cartridge.
Will this be bad for the threading on the barrels and or action? Can I utilize multiple bolts on the same action or will that lead to issues with the bolt lugs as I would need to use one bolt for 223 and a different bolt for 308?
I want to try out several calibers and rather than buying a new rifle each time, was interested if a new barrel and headspace gauges could be used. I would only be using short action based cartridges. This would allow me to keep the optic (although I would have to re-zero it every time), trigger, and stock the same and allow me to try different cartridges where the only difference is the barrel and cartridge.