Can a P-14 be re-bored to 35?

[Woodbeef]

I know of a P-14 with a nasty dark bore,I can pick up for a real good price. How hard would it be to convert to 358win or 35 whelen? Could the barrel be re-bored or would a new one be needed?

 

[dan belisle]

Rebore will work fine, but with the P14 bolt face, you're looking at something like the 358 Norma Mag. The 35 Whelen and 358 Win cases are too small for a stock P14 bolt face. 358 Norma is one hell of a cartridge though, good for anything that walks in NA. - dan

 

[Eagleye]

Rebore will work fine, but with the P14 bolt face, you're looking at something like the 358 Norma Mag. The 35 Whelen and 358 Win cases are too small for a stock P14 bolt face. 358 Norma is one hell of a cartridge though, good for anything that walks in NA. - dan

X2!! Dan has spoken it as it is!! Eagleye

 

[Mad-Trapper]

A M-17 would work much better for a 35 Whelen.

 

[10x]

What about a .35/303?
That would be a very interesting round.
0r a 45/303?

 

[p-17]

For the amount you'll spend on re-boring, just get a new barrel.

The P-14 action will accommodate any belted magnum cartridge, including the popular 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win. Mag, .338 Win Mag and .375 H&H Mag, to name a few.

Barrels made by world-class Canadian barrel-makers are readily available and any decent gunsmith can do this job for you.

 

[everett]

A p-14 will need a new magizine box if you change it to .358 norma and the feed feed ramp will need to be altered as well.
I have m-17 that was rebored to .358 norma and it shoot great.

 

[Camk]

Whats the cost to rebore a barrel?
And who does it in Canada?

Cam

 

[dan belisle]

Ron Smith in Alberta does it. I haven't had one done for quite a few years now, so I would phone hm and ask. He does top notch reboring and makes great barrels. I don't have his phone number handy (I'm traveling for work again), but a search here should find it. - dan

 

[Silverback]

I recently shot a P-14 rebarreled to 416 Rem Mag, nice rifle.

 

[dan belisle]

Yeah, I have quite a few of them in various calibers. One of my favourites is a 375 Wby. Great rifle, if heavy. - dan

 

[Camk]

$250 beans for a re-bore from Ron
A little pricey but still cheaper than a new barrel and no stock issues

 

[josquin]

Ron Smith in Alberta does it. I haven't had one done for quite a few years now, so I would phone hm and ask. He does top notch reboring and makes great barrels. I don't have his phone number handy (I'm traveling for work again), but a search here should find it. - dan

Ron Smith
Ph 403 631 2405

RKS Enterprises LTD.
Box 635 Wimborne, Alberta.
T0M 2G0

 

[SuperCub]

Rebore will work fine, but with the P14 bolt face, you're looking at something like the 358 Norma Mag. The 35 Whelen and 358 Win cases are too small for a stock P14 bolt face. 358 Norma is one hell of a cartridge though, good for anything that walks in NA. - dan

Another cool wildcat that would work well in that action would the 350 G&H, which is simply a 375H&H case necked down to 35cal.

It's a classic old wilcat that would be very easy to work with.


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[mbogo3]

I saw one Rigby mauser shot out .303 bore that the author rebored to .338/.303 keeping the origonal barrel and it's markings.1-10 twist with 200gr bullets.................Harold

 

[hiredgun]

A P14 action can be modified to really big calibres. A few years ago, I had an idea to make a 500 A Square (necked up 460 Weatherby), ordered the magazine followers from Gunparts. Along with the followers came the diagrams for receiver modifications if you want to go beyond 375 H&H length. If you have a US source/address, snowbird status or dual citizenship, reasonable barrels can be purchased prefitted from Shaw for the 358/375/458 class of rifles for the P14.

 

[mbogo3]

Before sinking a bunch of $$$$ in it is it an ER p-14? Not as good as the Win or other Rem model strengthwise.................Harold

 

[Kevan]

My P-14 is in 404 Jeffery and it works great ....will never afford to go to Africa, but one can always dream...