jryoung
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I should be writing a letter to the IRS right now, but I feel like thinking about important things. So I have duplicate Winchester Model 70 Featherweights in 30-06….even if they were born 40 years apart. I was thinking of making a change with my newer Classic Stainless FWT (early New Haven, 5 digit SN) and I I’m thinking out loud about which way to go.
My thoughts were rebarrel to 7-08 and see if I could take advantage of the long action and long throat it since I shoot copper and 140s run in the 1.350” range (or 6.5x284 which should be on a long action). My other thought was to rebore it and go 338-06, however with the barrel diameter of .545 this only leaves walls of .1075, which as I understand it “should” be fine. The downside is that I don’t like it as a 30-06 and it’s my hardest recoiling rifle, though I think with a new 1” Pachmayer instead of the ½” rock for a pad it has now would make a world of difference.
Realizing that I don’t care about how practical it is or if it duplicates what I already have and am purely doing this for fun what are your thoughts?
a. You’re nuckin’ futs J.R., don’t mess with a 5 digit New Haven, put a pad on it and shoot.
b. You already have four 7mms, seriously, five is just stupid.
c. 7-08 is the best thing in the entire world.
d. 6.5x284 is the most bestest thing in the entire world.
e. .338 is not a .35, but Ben Lamb approves, go for it.
My thoughts were rebarrel to 7-08 and see if I could take advantage of the long action and long throat it since I shoot copper and 140s run in the 1.350” range (or 6.5x284 which should be on a long action). My other thought was to rebore it and go 338-06, however with the barrel diameter of .545 this only leaves walls of .1075, which as I understand it “should” be fine. The downside is that I don’t like it as a 30-06 and it’s my hardest recoiling rifle, though I think with a new 1” Pachmayer instead of the ½” rock for a pad it has now would make a world of difference.
Realizing that I don’t care about how practical it is or if it duplicates what I already have and am purely doing this for fun what are your thoughts?
a. You’re nuckin’ futs J.R., don’t mess with a 5 digit New Haven, put a pad on it and shoot.
b. You already have four 7mms, seriously, five is just stupid.
c. 7-08 is the best thing in the entire world.
d. 6.5x284 is the most bestest thing in the entire world.
e. .338 is not a .35, but Ben Lamb approves, go for it.