Rebore vs. Rebarrel

[Dwh7271]

Besides I broke the rules the other day and shot a potential donor rifle...

With the 117 grain bullets it was a bughole.

Whoopsie

Ruh-roh. Been there, done that. :grin:

 

[SJB358]

My problem with the .338 Mag. is for some reason the recoil is, how can I say this? Different. . the .338 snaps my head back and forth and I literally feel my brain bounce back and forth in my head.
A friend of mine bought one of those post 64 Mod 70 338WM back in about '85. I worked him up two loads for it; the Speer 200HC and the Sierra 250SBT. It was absolutely brutal in recoil! It was a shooter "if" you could hang onto it and keep the scope out of your forehead, ha. Funny, my Father in law had a "made for Sears Ted Williams Mod 70" in 30-06 and it was almost as bad! My Father in Law got a cookie cutter eyebrow every fall! ha. I recommend a muzzle brake too, but a nice rebarrel to .257 Weatherby would have you shooting it much more!

Now that's something... I'd enjoy a 257 Weatherby on a Model 70 myself...