dgradinaru
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I went the 8mm-06 route. Shoots 200gr Nosler accubonds at 2800 fps.
chamberings on -06 head sized bolt faces?
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Guilty here also. I've even rebarrelled a perfectly good 3o-o6 to... 3o-o6.
LOL. You’re not wrong, that’s for sure. Takes a certain level of loonieness.
But consider- there are many… ok, a few… legit reasons for just doing it. Contour, RoT, quality, etc. You’re welcome.
Yeah, yeah, that's it. Yeah. - dan
Actual 30-06 bolt face and length actions have been rebarreled to: 280 Rem, 338-06 and 376 Steyr. One 30-06 had bolt face opened up for magnum case head (416 Taylor) - so not simple rebarrel job. Note - latter 3 rifles are wearing King barrels.
Short action, '06 bolt face actions (otherwise originally known as 308 Win's) have been rebarreled to: 250 Savage, 250AI, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 and 338 Federal. One 308 had bolt faced opened up for magnum bolt face (300 WSM); again, not a simple rebarrel job. Note - The AI and the WSM are also a King barrels. Also have a 358 Win that had been rebarreled from something else by the former owner.
No offense to the 30-06 and 308, as they are great cartridges, and I have owned, hunted and harvested game with both. Just a little boring, and everyone seems to have one. My father and his brothers would argue whether the '06 or 270 was better, so I went with the 280 and then added the 338-06 as my preferences.
Short action, '06 bolt face actions (otherwise originally known as 308 Win's) have been rebarreled to: 250 Savage, 250AI, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 and 338 Federal. One 308 had bolt faced opened up for magnum bolt face (300 WSM); again, not a simple rebarrel job. Note - The AI and the WSM are also a King barrels. Also have a 358 Win that had been rebarreled from something else by the former owner.
No offense to the 30-06 and 308, as they are great cartridges, and I have owned, hunted and harvested game with both. Just a little boring, and everyone seems to have one. My father and his brothers would argue whether the '06 or 270 was better, so I went with the 280 and then added the 338-06 as my preferences.
This is a bit odd, not at all like the others, LoL.
A writer with some chops recalled a Mentor screwing a garbage bbl off of a 1891 Chilean & screwing on a 45 ACP bbl to teach kids about firing a 'Big' gun.
Got the Chilean cheap....it's in too good of shape to perform this action though.
But that is the plan, so 45 ACP is sometime gonna happen...common Bolt Face with the -06
A writer with some chops recalled a Mentor screwing a garbage bbl off of a 1891 Chilean & screwing on a 45 ACP bbl to teach kids about firing a 'Big' gun.
Got the Chilean cheap....it's in too good of shape to perform this action though.
But that is the plan, so 45 ACP is sometime gonna happen...common Bolt Face with the -06
Have had a few of those myself over the years. Brass forming can be a pita, but they do perform well. - dan
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Maybe on a cut down Lee Enfield. - dan
Done something similar. Rem 700 in .30-06, reamed out to .30-06 Ackley Improved. Chopped the 24" 10-twist barrel down to 20". Later cut it down to 19" and had it threaded. Then finally rebarreled it with... a 24" 10-twist barrel in the original .30-06. I don't even think I ever took it hunting!
I have a long action 700 that has been rebarrelled to 8x57JS.
This is a sweet shooting rifle that drives 180 grain BTs to 2800+
and 196 grain Alaskas/200 Accubonds to 2740ish.
These are all shooting sub-moa as well. Dave.
This is a sweet shooting rifle that drives 180 grain BTs to 2800+
and 196 grain Alaskas/200 Accubonds to 2740ish.
These are all shooting sub-moa as well. Dave.
nowarningshot
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Maybe I will miss something by not reading the whole thread.
Are there any bad case children of the 06? Really it could be called a child of the 7x57 itself. What's my favorite.....the 30-06 itself.
Are there any bad case children of the 06? Really it could be called a child of the 7x57 itself. What's my favorite.....the 30-06 itself.
If you wanted to do about 10 x the work and sink money into a quirky one off unit...go with the Lee Enfield.
1891 Mauser, screw off the 7.65 bbl...screw on a 45 ACP bbl, cut dovetails for sights and stick a wood piece in where the mag went.
Done like dinner.
I like milsurp ( Duh, post search will verify that), but not enough to dyck around building a De Lisle carbine.
Beg pardon on the deviation from the original thread...back to our regularly scheduled programming now.
Quirky one off? Go look at the Delisle carbine. And no one said it would be easy. - dan
pete dobinson
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I don't believe by going up in caliber would have anymore killing effect on game. You have more bullet combinations leaving it as a 30-06 than anything else. It might be boring but it's the truth. Most of us can't handle the truth! lol
