tddeangelo
Handloader
- May 18, 2011
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Haven't been around here much, so thought I'd start a thread on something I've been talking over with Scotty and Brian and a few others...
I have a lot of 30-cal rifles, mostly military collectibles, but I have fully 3 hunting rifles in 30-06 (1917 sporter, pre64 M70, and an M70 Classic DBM model), along with an M70 Extreme Weather in 300WSM and a prewar M70 in 300H&H.
I'm ready to look at some other calibers/bore sizes.
I do have an M70 XTR fwt in 257 Roberts that is a sweetheart, and I have a Ruger No. 1V in 25-06, along with a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun in 45-70, just to flesh out my hunting rifle scenario.
I've thought about a lot of different rounds, from the 6.5x55 and the 264WM to the 35 Whelen, 338-06, 338WM, and 375H&H.
What I've decided, though, is to use the M70 Classic in 30-06 as a donor. It's a good shooting rifle, but I can't bear to tear up a semi-decent looking pre64 rifle like the pre64 '06 I have, yet I have too many 30-cal's.
I've started gathering parts to convert the DBM setup on the Classic to a standard floorplate. I have one piece bottom metal in hand, and I have a take-off from an EW rifle (a 270) on deck as the next purchase. I'll have less than $250 in all of that, by the way, so those were deals I couldn't refuse.
What I really need now are the internals...mag box, follower, and spring. Then I figured I'd run the gun in that setup as an '06 for a couple years till I get my finances in order. And then I want to change the caliber.
SO.....
My thoughts are tending toward something larger than 30-cal, and I've really be kicking around the 338-06, 338-06AI, and the 35 Whelen.
For some reason, I've also wondered if I should look smaller than 30, but 270's are so passé..... lol. Maybe a 6.5 of some sort?
Dunno......but any thoughts would be appreciated...just a theoretical discussion for now, but I do want to do this project in the next couple of years, hopefully.
I have a lot of 30-cal rifles, mostly military collectibles, but I have fully 3 hunting rifles in 30-06 (1917 sporter, pre64 M70, and an M70 Classic DBM model), along with an M70 Extreme Weather in 300WSM and a prewar M70 in 300H&H.
I'm ready to look at some other calibers/bore sizes.
I do have an M70 XTR fwt in 257 Roberts that is a sweetheart, and I have a Ruger No. 1V in 25-06, along with a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun in 45-70, just to flesh out my hunting rifle scenario.
I've thought about a lot of different rounds, from the 6.5x55 and the 264WM to the 35 Whelen, 338-06, 338WM, and 375H&H.
What I've decided, though, is to use the M70 Classic in 30-06 as a donor. It's a good shooting rifle, but I can't bear to tear up a semi-decent looking pre64 rifle like the pre64 '06 I have, yet I have too many 30-cal's.
I've started gathering parts to convert the DBM setup on the Classic to a standard floorplate. I have one piece bottom metal in hand, and I have a take-off from an EW rifle (a 270) on deck as the next purchase. I'll have less than $250 in all of that, by the way, so those were deals I couldn't refuse.
What I really need now are the internals...mag box, follower, and spring. Then I figured I'd run the gun in that setup as an '06 for a couple years till I get my finances in order. And then I want to change the caliber.
SO.....
My thoughts are tending toward something larger than 30-cal, and I've really be kicking around the 338-06, 338-06AI, and the 35 Whelen.
For some reason, I've also wondered if I should look smaller than 30, but 270's are so passé..... lol. Maybe a 6.5 of some sort?
Dunno......but any thoughts would be appreciated...just a theoretical discussion for now, but I do want to do this project in the next couple of years, hopefully.