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Post by swilk on Dec 15, 2013 20:27:48 GMT -5
Looking for ideas on where to start .....
Wanting to have a gun built for my dad but I don't know where to start. Am I better off just contacting AJ Brown or should I try and acquire a donor gun first?
Which platform? Remington. Winchester. Savage.
Wanting something lightweight and compact. Stainless.
If I get a donor gun which calibers should I look for?
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Post by 45shooter on Dec 15, 2013 21:05:38 GMT -5
I would recommend to anyone to try this yourself using a Savage rifle. I rebarrelled a Savage Model 16 in 270WSM to a 358 BFG. It was not very difficult and very satisfying.
This can be done on the model 10 type rifles or the Axis. Suitable calibers include .243, .308, .358, .30-06, etc.
I bought the barrel from Bryan at BFG Custom Cartridges. He even offered to loan me his headspace gages.
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Post by swilk on Dec 15, 2013 21:15:28 GMT -5
The only thing that would keep me from usingthe savage action is weight .
No doubt it would be the easiest action to do but I assume it will also make the heaviest finished gun.
I have not researched this ...... at all..... but I think I'll need some professional smith work done to shave weight from the action.
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Post by swilk on Dec 15, 2013 21:16:35 GMT -5
And yes......Bryan is great. I have 2 of his bfg's including the original m70 he built.
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Post by drs on Dec 16, 2013 7:30:00 GMT -5
Looking for ideas on where to start ..... Wanting to have a gun built for my dad but I don't know where to start. Am I better off just contacting AJ Brown or should I try and acquire a donor gun first? Which platform? Remington. Winchester. Savage. Wanting something lightweight and compact. Stainless. If I get a donor gun which calibers should I look for? Swilk, you might consider using Browning's A-Bolt (short action) as the platform in building a .358 Hoosier rifle. Also if Ruger still has their Model 77 chambered in 7.62 X 39 m/m this would work too. As for the Gunsmith building this I would contact Harry McGowen. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2013 7:50:10 GMT -5
Got one going now, mainly to be used by youth hunters. Going with MGM stainless
Encore barrel with the new drilling from AJ. Going to stock it with an adjust M4 style butt stock that is adjustable for any trigger pull a youth might need. Going to come up with a long eye relief scope for it.
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 16, 2013 12:06:56 GMT -5
Probably the lightest 358 Hoosier I have handled was an MGM barreled Encore.
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Post by honcho on Dec 18, 2013 18:48:37 GMT -5
I have a Encore with a MGM barrel, synthetic stock, and I would guess with the scope it probably weighs 7 to 7.5lbs. Light, and short.
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Post by swilk on Dec 18, 2013 19:11:01 GMT -5
Looking for a bolt gun instead of the encore platform.
I think I will buy a Remington mountain SS and have it barreled in Hoosier.
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Post by HuntMeister on Dec 18, 2013 20:41:39 GMT -5
Looking for a bolt gun instead of the encore platform. I think I will buy a Remington mountain SS and have it barreled in Hoosier. That would be a sweet rifle! |
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Post by swilk on Dec 18, 2013 20:53:16 GMT -5
I think it will be pretty nice. Should be right at 6.5lbs without the optics.
Will have the action trued and whatever trigger work it needs then send it for a metal coating. Dad has a knack for getting even the best SS guns to rust.
Bed the stock after coating and it should be as close to what I want as I can get.
Now to keep an eye out for parent brass and bullets.
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Post by HuntMeister on Dec 18, 2013 21:16:30 GMT -5
You may already be aware of this but you can easily create Hoosier brass from .308 brass.
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Post by drs on Dec 19, 2013 5:19:14 GMT -5
You may already be aware of this but you can easily create Hoosier brass from .308 brass. Forming .358 Hoosier Brass wouldn't be that much harder than converting .30-06 brass to .308. Just purchase the proper form & trim dies & reloading dies and go from there. Be sure you inside ream the necks, if necessary, and you might want to anneal your cases after forming, if you should use .30-06 brass instead of .308 brass. |
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 19, 2013 8:19:46 GMT -5
A Rem Model 7 would make a light platform to start with
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Post by swilk on Dec 19, 2013 8:37:30 GMT -5
The weight of the model 7 and the 700 Mountain are basically the same .... but the Model 7 is several hundred dollars cheaper.
If I went the route of a Model 7 I would need to buy a replacement stock where the Mountain comes with a Bell and Carlson stock.
The total cost of the build would likely come out about the same but I might be able to get a better stock going the Model 7 route.
If I had a donor gun already I would just use it .... but I have to buy something.
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