I'm having buyers remorse!
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DrMike
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Very good! Wish I had thought of that.
nvbroncrider
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Agreed especially when your a member of the 280 cult that really kills any thought of owning or shooting a 270.
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taylorce1
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efw":ubybzong said:
I got a spare .270 barrel in the deal, I'm really tempted to put it on and leave the rifle. I love my .270's.
nvbroncrider":ubybzong said:
I had a .280 once couldn't tell the difference between it and the .270 when used on game. I like my .270 rifle better so my BIL got the .280. The BIL sold his .30-06 in favor of the .280 though.
35 Whelen
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Watching you get ready to build this gun is interesting as it reminds me of buying an pre64 model 70 back in the late 80's just to build a 35 Whelen up with and it sit around in the corner for about two years and I never did get to it and wound up selling it to a guide for just what I had payed for it back in those days [$225] . Always wished I had compleated that project and migrated off to the .338WM in a factory gun; but was always thinging about the project . Never did get one done, but if I were to build one today, I would take the same path you are on and probably build a .338/06, just because of all the bullets that are always going to be available for that caliber. I shot the 210 Nosler PT, for over twenty years with my WM, and it worked flawlessly and was never any question about who had the authority with anything.
The 338/06 is so darn close to the same thing, it will make you a spectacular rifle, for any game on the North American Continent!
Keep us all posted and pictures and the very best of luck to you with the project! 8)
The 338/06 is so darn close to the same thing, it will make you a spectacular rifle, for any game on the North American Continent!
Keep us all posted and pictures and the very best of luck to you with the project! 8)
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taylorce1
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35 Whelen":22pnocja said:
I've had a safe full of donors that never materialized into completed rifles, that got sold off as well. Several VZ-24's, one small ring 98 rifle, three or four small ring 93-96 mausers, and 1917 action that sat around a year or two and got sent down the road for someone else to dream about. Right now I'm trying to decide if I want to build two rifles or one. I've got my original donor M670 and this M70 Classic. I could build a FWT .270 Win on the M670 and my .338-06 on the classic, and throw in my M70 XTR .375 Ruger I could sell off all the rest of my big game rifles and use the money to hunt anything in the world.
I sure would miss all those other rifles though, even if I don't hunt with most of them I do enjoy shooting all of them. :wink:
35 Whelen
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I hear ya on all that. Actually I just gave away a nice old 98 Mouser that already had a Douglas Barrel drawn up on it in .22 cal that had an old Fajen stock with darn nice fiddleback in it AWAY!
A couple of weeks ago to an old friend that thinks he wants to dive into a project. The bolt and floorplate were missing and the stock was just roughed in but it was well on its way but I decided with all the projects I have on the slate at the moment I was never going to get there . I do have one more project in me though and that is to save enough money to buy one of those dam Kimbers in wood and blue so I can keep up with Scotty! :twisted:
A couple of weeks ago to an old friend that thinks he wants to dive into a project. The bolt and floorplate were missing and the stock was just roughed in but it was well on its way but I decided with all the projects I have on the slate at the moment I was never going to get there . I do have one more project in me though and that is to save enough money to buy one of those dam Kimbers in wood and blue so I can keep up with Scotty! :twisted:
