Anyone want a caliber other then 308 in a m1a?
- Thread starter NewGunner7.62
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PARKINGLOT
CGN Regular
- Location
- St. Thomas/Elgin
.243 or 6.5CM.
Then I'll have a reason to buy an M305.
Then I'll have a reason to buy an M305.
just having some fun
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
As I see it a Barrel maker Should have a Bunch of different Chambering reamers in stock at least for common calibers
the hard part is the cnc for the out side
if they can set up for a Mia they also should be able to set up for a M1 Garand
m1a Cal I would Like to see is
308- 12 twist
243- 9-1/2 twist
358 -12 twist
M1 Garand
30-06 11 or 12 twist
308 12 twist
358 12 twist
35 whelen -14 twist
to make the garand legal for Small game(in some areas) (cyote/wolf) and still a good cal for deer etc
25-06
243
Notice no Bolt modifications for all the above Calibers
308 -30-06 = same tooling just different reamers
358- 35 whelen = same tooling just different reamers
the hard part is the cnc for the out side
if they can set up for a Mia they also should be able to set up for a M1 Garand
m1a Cal I would Like to see is
308- 12 twist
243- 9-1/2 twist
358 -12 twist
M1 Garand
30-06 11 or 12 twist
308 12 twist
358 12 twist
35 whelen -14 twist
to make the garand legal for Small game(in some areas) (cyote/wolf) and still a good cal for deer etc
25-06
243
Notice no Bolt modifications for all the above Calibers
308 -30-06 = same tooling just different reamers
358- 35 whelen = same tooling just different reamers
m14medic.ca
Expried Business Member
- Location
- Regina SK Canada
I'm on holiday, so I'll keep this short.
Forget about anything larger than 338, unless you want to design and fab a full custom gas system. 358 doesn't leave enough meat in the barrel to be reliably threaded for the M14 pattern gas system.
I have a machinist who runs a CNC machine willing to contour bbls. Runs of 50+ would be the only way to keep it under $250/bbl.
A plain Jane 1.25" 26" blank will run just shy of $400, plus tax and shipping.....
Contouring would be $350-400 unless lots of 50+ are ordered.
Instal, would be $275.
Added up, best case scenario: budget on $1000 installed. Custom one-off, budget $1300.
John
Forget about anything larger than 338, unless you want to design and fab a full custom gas system. 358 doesn't leave enough meat in the barrel to be reliably threaded for the M14 pattern gas system.
I have a machinist who runs a CNC machine willing to contour bbls. Runs of 50+ would be the only way to keep it under $250/bbl.
A plain Jane 1.25" 26" blank will run just shy of $400, plus tax and shipping.....
Contouring would be $350-400 unless lots of 50+ are ordered.
Instal, would be $275.
Added up, best case scenario: budget on $1000 installed. Custom one-off, budget $1300.
John
358Rooster
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Saskatchewan
And so begins the inevitable uncomfortable silence.
All seems so deja vu-ish...
All seems so deja vu-ish...
LoL wtf indeed! That didn't come out right at all! I was thinking it would be so awesome it could fend off the dickfalloffitus seeing how I only own one. Got my wires crossed, from spec op to post op, yikes! Typo corrected haha
Maybe I'm in the minority but unless you're gonna offer a caliber heavier than/equivalent to .308 but still commonly commercially available (maybe .300, 30-06, .338, or even the mentioned 6.5 Creedmor) , I don't see the point? I love mine for what it is but to pay an additional $500-$1000 for a barrel to shoot what is essentially a 9-10 lb antique in coyote calibers just doesn't make sense to me. Also, there must be a limit to the number of calibers that would allow for using the factory receiver without major modification but I do not possess that knowledge; can someone enlighten me? Thanks!
