I have a question for the gunsmiths on this forum.

Sitting in my gun safe is a super accurate and under utilized Remington model 540XR. This rifle has already been modifed for the silhouette game in that the barrel has been shortened to 19 1/2 inches and the barreled action now resides in a hunter style stock.

The problem is the target style barrel. I would like to have the barrel slightly tapered so the gun can be used in both Target and Hunter class. What do you gunsmiths say on this plan?

Thanks.

Seeing how the rifle is not original it won't hurt to change it a bit to suit your needs. Take it to a machinist and have the barrel tapered maybe .015 or .020. The rules say "tapered" and do not give "how much"

I agree with Yankee's advised, the 540 is an excellent action, and has the fastest lock time than any other action ever made, the only draw back is being a single shot. It can also be converted to a repeater, using the 580 mag. assembly.
Evelio.

For what its worth, I turned an Anschutz 54.18 barrel down to fit a 581 Remington. It is a straight taper down to around .69 inch at the muzzle. The balance at just over 24 inches is good. Accuracy is so-so (that may be why it was pulled off to begin with). Looks great.