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Offline Ultra25-06

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358 WINCHESTER
« on: November 30, 2009, 01:57:19 AM »
Ive been doing some looking and havent found any one that has done it yet in a handi. So here is my question. Is the 243 barrel with sights the super light barrel? If it is, Ill sratch that idea and go with a standard at 20" and have sights installed. As far as stock either bc set or straight with full length forarm. My biggest debate with myself over this is the cost. I could just get a barrel and use it on my current sb2 but it has ultra lams and would take away from the look I want. So what to do get a 243 or 308 complete then buy the stock set I want and go from there, plus gun smithing, dies, etc... maybe Ill get lucky and find a good cheap 243 or 308 used and start there. Then theres the 357 route that has been discussed which might run a little less for the smith. If I were to go that route I think I would want the 1 in 15.5 twist, so how to go about making sure I got the right one if I buy a used one with out seeing it in person. What is the wait time on a new one from the factory and whats the twist rate? As much as I want to do this in a handi there is always another route with the easy switch barrel riffle (sav) but the the full length stock would probably cost a pretty penny so it would probably equal out in the end. Any suggestions for a bored mind that is counting down days untill he get back to the good old USA.
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Re: 358 WINCHESTER
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2009, 02:09:21 AM »
GREAT CALIBER!!!

I would think the 308 survivor barrel would be my first choice if I where doing this.

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Re: 358 WINCHESTER
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2009, 05:44:21 AM »
Both 20" 243 barrels are Superlights, one has sights, one doesn't, you'd best use a 22" barrel since the Superlight barrels couldn't be rebored to .358" and have enough barrel wall just ahead of the chamber swell, I'm contemplating having one rebored to .264" for a 260 Rem and having doubts that even it won't work, the barrel is only .750" just ahead of the chamber swell, waiting on Wayne York's opinion now.

I think all modern and possibly ALL 357mag barrels made since 2000(Marlin) have been the faster twist, both mine are, one was made in 2007, the other long before that, I bought it in 2004 as a 357Mag that had been hand reamed to Max, then rechambered it to 35 Rem. You can check the twist rate using the instructions listed at the bottom of the twist rate list in the FAQs. H&R shuts down sometime in late December until the New Year, so figure that in, but barrel fittings for in-stock barrels has been running about a month, see the Ilion Poll sticky.

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