234 Wildcat Family....ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

c-fbmi said:
Can the barrel be removed from the action Hoyt? I'd be happy to give it a go if the barrel can be removed, if the barrel is heavy enough I don't think there would be a discernible difference. It should work just fine, just not too sure how a tapered bore and thinning rifling may affect accuracy..........

But hey, let's get the basics up and running before we start all the cool experiments and tangential possibilities......
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Yes the barrel can be easily removed... in about five seconds with no tools... one of the Handi's perks...

Why not? said:
Doug, I don't think his barrel will do very well spinning in the boring machine because in an H&R they are one with the block, IIRC.

Ted
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Ted, if it is chucked with the block on the offside of the chuck (through chucked) there is no problem... I have had them done before, so it can definitely be done... I had a .308 bored to .338 (.338 Fed) and a .243 bored to .264 (.260 Rem)...
 
Hoty, I know how the handi rifle breaks down, I was wondering if you have them removable from the breech block. I guess no is the answer to that. I'll have to look into that as I'm not sure how the barrel is held in the machine, it's been a long time since I made barrels with my buddy.
 
c-fbmi said:
Hoty, I know how the handi rifle breaks down, I was wondering if you have them removable from the breech block. I guess no is the answer to that. I'll have to look into that as I'm not sure how the barrel is held in the machine, it's been a long time since I made barrels with my buddy.
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Yeah Doug... they definitely cannot be removed from the breach block... I know in the past the barrels were through chucked and bored... not sure about the buttoning process??? I have had it done but I am unsure what special equipment may be required... I will look into that.
 
Well I have found a good deal on a .378" bolt faced Rem Model 7 for the Pipsqueak, thanks to Doublegun, and I'm looking at another 22-250 as another donor for either the Lynx or the 23-08. Which brings me to the question, what do you guys know about and think of the Marlin X7 action, I can honestly say I don't think I've ever seen one. I believe Ted (why not?) had good things to say about them a couple years back, other than that I haven't heard a peep about them.
 
It is my opinion that the Marlin X series rifles are the best, by far, inexpensive rifles on the market today. Exceptional accuracy, fine adjustable trigger, rigid stock, real recoil pad, all done up in a nice light package that is ready to go.

I have one here in 243, that is still brand new in the box.:)
Ted
 
Why not? said:
It is my opinion that the Marlin X series rifles are the best, by far, inexpensive rifles on the market today. Exceptional accuracy, fine adjustable trigger, rigid stock, real recoil pad, all done up in a nice light package that is ready to go.

I have one here in 243, that is still brand new in the box.:)
Ted
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I agree with Ted. I had one in .243, and it was a very accurate rig. I did not like the blind magazine, but that was for me the only negative.

Doug
 
Sounds good guys, I think I'll close the deal on the Marlin then, just for the action and stock, for the Lynx and build a 23-08 on a short 700 I already have on hand and I also have another "trued" 700 short action for the 230 Douglas. I have a long 700 "action only" already allotted to the Penguin.
Does the Marlin use a barrel nut like the Savage for headspace? the pictures I've seen seem to show this.
 
Well that's real good to know Ted, that way if I want an inexpensive long action, I can just buy a 270 and yank the barrel off and get another one out of circulation. With the barrel nut system, ala Salvage, it would seem this would make an excellent action for a switch barrel set up. Now think about this........a 234 Penguin, a 280 Rem or 30-06 and a 366 Wagner..............HHHMMMMMMMM............a scope for each on QD mounts with good repeatability and all in a nice custom case................
 
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c-fbmi said:
Well that's real good to know Ted, that way if I want an inexpensive long action, I can just buy a 270 and yank the barrel off and get another one out of circulation. With the barrel nut system, ala Salvage, it would seem this would make an excellent action for a switch barrel set up. Now think about this........a 234 Penguin, a 280 Rem or 30-06 and a 366 Wagner..............HHHMMMMMMMM............a scope for each on QD mounts with good repeatability and all in a nice custom case................
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Yewz such a bad, bad man...............Laugh2
 
c-fbmi said:
Well that's real good to know Ted, that way if I want an inexpensive long action, I can just buy a 270 and yank the barrel off and get another one out of circulation. With the barrel nut system, ala Salvage, it would seem this would make an excellent action for a switch barrel set up. Now think about this........a 234 Penguin, a 280 Rem or 30-06 and a 366 Wagner..............HHHMMMMMMMM............a scope for each on QD mounts with good repeatability and all in a nice custom case................
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this is what I really like about the savages , the ability to easily change it up to another cailber .

it is my understanding that the barrels between the marlin and the savage are the same , which could come in handy later on for those of us with savages .( or if a guy was needing things like barrel nuts or recoil lugs for a marlin ) .

btw if you did a run of 366 barrels ...... i'd imagine they would sell like crazy around here .
 
burnt_servo said:
this is what I really like about the savages , the ability to easily change it up to another cailber .

it is my understanding that the barrels between the marlin and the savage are the same , which could come in handy later on for those of us with savages .( or if a guy was needing things like barrel nuts or recoil lugs for a marlin ) .

btw if you did a run of 366 barrels ...... i'd imagine they would sell like crazy around here .
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366 tooling is already in hand, can make as many as are wanted.........
 
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