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Offline Fat NDN

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H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« on: September 30, 2007, 06:42:58 PM »
Is there any way to get an H&R in this caliber?  6.5X55 Swede
Does anyone know if they will custom build one??
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2007, 07:30:40 PM »
They won't, one option would be to have a 223 barrel rebored and chambered, another would be to have a donor underlug welded to a custom barrel as I'm having done by my gunsmith. The rebore would cost $300-$350 on top of the cost of the original rifle, the welded underlug will cost less, plus I get a ~28" Shilen custom barrel. ;)

Tim


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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2007, 04:12:17 AM »
Quote from: quickdtoo on September 30, 2007, 07:30:40 PM
They won't, one option would be to have a 223 barrel rebored and chambered, another would be to have a donor underlug welded to a custom barrel as I'm having done by my gunsmith. The rebore would cost $300-$350 on top of the cost of the original rifle, the welded underlug will cost less, plus I get a ~28" Shilen custom barrel. ;)

Tim




Thanks for the info.
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2011, 03:38:09 AM »
Is there any report on the custom shilen barrel posted?
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2011, 07:35:44 AM »
Quote from: ibgp3 on September 11, 2011, 03:38:09 AM
Is there any report on the custom shilen barrel posted?


Yes, Tim did post a few range reports after having his project completed. Try searching using his username and the key words "Handi 6.5x55" and narrow the search area to the Handi Discussion forum. ;)


Search is your friend!


Thanks, Dinny
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2011, 09:54:24 AM »
Sorry I didn't respond earlier, planned on it after I reviewed all the classifieds, then forgot!  ::) :-[ Here's the one and only range report, it hasn't been shot since, too many other new Handis to shoot, and it's too heavy to hunt with!  ;D BTW, my gunsmith ended up stubbing the barrel using the 300WSM(308Win) stub I sent him instead of cutting the underlug off and welding it on the Shilen blank. I've since had a 243 Superlight barrel bored and chambered to 260 Rem which also shoots very well.

Thanks for picking up my slack, Dinny!  :D

Tim

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,176647.msg1098841196.html#msg1098841196

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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2011, 02:57:56 AM »
Thanks for the information Tim and Dinny.


Tim is there any chance you'll be in a selling mode any time soon?


Failing that, what did it cost to get the 6.5 made up? (If I may ask and you chose to answer!)


There is a place in my case reserved for a 6.5


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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2011, 06:00:10 AM »
Sorry, too late, Dinny already asked!  :-\  $320 for the stub job plus $140 for the blank and I supplied the original barrel for the stub. The smith I used doesn't do stubs any more, too labor intensive, he only does rebores now.

Tim
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2011, 08:39:19 AM »
Quote from: ibgp3 on September 12, 2011, 02:57:56 AM
Thanks for the information Tim and Dinny.

Tim is there any chance you'll be in a selling mode any time soon?

Quote from: quickdtoo on September 12, 2011, 06:00:10 AM
Sorry, too late, Dinny already asked!  :-\   

Tim
ibgp3 - Hey Capt,
You should know by now that NCO's are always quicker than Officers. ;D
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2011, 03:44:42 PM »
Quote from: OldSchoolRanger on September 13, 2011, 08:39:19 AM
ibgp3 - Hey Capt,
You should know by now that NCO's are always quicker than Officers. ;D




 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D




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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2011, 06:33:55 PM »
Quote from: -Dinny on September 16, 2011, 03:44:42 PM
Quote from: OldSchoolRanger on September 13, 2011, 08:39:19 AM
ibgp3 - Hey Capt,
You should know by now that NCO's are always quicker than Officers. ;D




 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D






Now wait just a darn minute there!!!  ???
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2011, 04:18:37 AM »
Looks like this is going to get ugly here  ::) ::)
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2011, 06:05:42 AM »
Maybe time for a 'beer summit'?  ;D
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Re: H&R 6.5X55 Swede
« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2011, 09:12:50 AM »
Quote from: gcrank1 on September 17, 2011, 06:05:42 AM
Maybe time for a 'beer summit'?......  ;D


....where all our differences will (in time and quantity ;) ) be resolved.  ;D




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