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Post by bucshunter on Jan 3, 2014 22:02:52 GMT -5
Can I buy a 308 bolt gun and have the existing barrel reamed to 358 hoosier or do I have to buy a new barrel? Thanks
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Post by drs on Jan 4, 2014 6:06:40 GMT -5
Can I buy a 308 bolt gun and have the existing barrel reamed to 358 hoosier or do I have to buy a new barrel? Thanks To have a rifle built to handle the .358 Hoosier cartridge, you would need to rebarrel. Also you might want to find a shorter action, like if you could find say a Ruger Model 77 in 7.62 X 39 m/m or another type bolt action rifle, in this caliber, this would be the ideal magazine length for a short cartridge like the Hoosier. |
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Post by joekelly on Jan 4, 2014 7:30:07 GMT -5
Just but an H&R .357 and re-chamber it.
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Post by parson on Jan 4, 2014 7:42:31 GMT -5
Just a word of caution: If you buy a new .357 Handi, it will come on a SB-1 frame, that is not made to withstand the pressure of the .358.
However, you can rechamber the barrel and us it on a SB-2 frame.
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Post by HuntMeister on Jan 4, 2014 8:27:12 GMT -5
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Post by bucshunter on Jan 4, 2014 10:35:11 GMT -5
Just a word of caution: If you buy a new .357 Handi, it will come on a SB-1 frame, that is not made to withstand the pressure of the .358. However, you can rechamber the barrel and us it on a SB-2 frame. Do they offer a .357 Handi in a SB-2 frame? |
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Post by parson on Jan 4, 2014 11:21:29 GMT -5
I don't think that they do at present. Their website has info on offerings, as well as how to distinguish between frame types.
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Post by jlemmons on Jan 4, 2014 20:25:13 GMT -5
I got a savage hog hunter sent barrel and action to mgm match grade machine and they put 358 hoisser on it
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Post by bucshunter on Jan 4, 2014 20:58:35 GMT -5
I got a savage hog hunter sent barrel and action to mgm match grade machine and they put 358 hoisser on it Did they take your existiing barrel and rebore it? I'm thinking that I can get a 308 barrel reamed to 358. What was cost? You can pm me if you don't want to post it up. Thanks. |
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Post by 45shooter on Jan 5, 2014 20:43:45 GMT -5
Anythings possible given enough time and money. One issue with proceeding as you have proposed is that the .308 has a longer chamber than the Hoosier. You would have to remove the barrel of the .308, cut some length off of the chamber end of the barrel,(the .308 headspace dimension is significantly longer than the Hoosier) then ream the chamber to match the Hoosier dimensions, then ream the bore to .35 caliber, and reinstall the barrel.
The more simple, and (I believe) cost effective solution is to rebarrel with a barrel chambered in .358 Hoosier. You could do this yourself on a Savage with a few hand tools.
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Post by bucshunter on Jan 5, 2014 20:55:13 GMT -5
Anythings possible given enough time and money. One issue with proceeding as you have proposed is that the .308 has a longer chamber than the Hoosier. You would have to remove the barrel of the .308, cut some length off of the chamber end of the barrel,(the .308 headspace dimension is significantly longer than the Hoosier) then ream the chamber to match the Hoosier dimensions, then ream the bore to .35 caliber, and reinstall the barrel. The more simple, and (I believe) cost effective solution is to rebarrel with a barrel chambered in .358 Hoosier. You could do this yourself on a Savage with a few hand tools. Thank you for the reply, this is helpful. |
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Post by jlemmons on Jan 5, 2014 20:55:45 GMT -5
no they put new barrel on 320.00 1 put stainless steel on mine
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Post by jlemmons on Jan 5, 2014 20:59:33 GMT -5
you don't need headspace gauges if they do it mine shoots nice killed doe at 265 yrs and buck at 180 this year
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Post by omegahunter on Jan 7, 2014 11:06:00 GMT -5
Good going jlemmons. Glad to hear you got that thing up and running and had some success with it this year. Feels good to use a real rifle, doesn't it?
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Post by BIGHORN on Jan 7, 2014 19:03:43 GMT -5
jlemmons:
What was your turn around time with MGM?
I have a Savage Hog hunter in the .308 that I plan to put a .358 Hoosier barrel on.
Have been waiting for someone to get a barrel blank in and get it bored.
Been waiting about 3 months or longer now.
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Post by jlemmons on Jan 7, 2014 22:55:44 GMT -5
4 weeks
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