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Best 240 to convert from 700 BDL originally 30-06
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<blockquote data-quote="merbeau" data-source="post: 564421" data-attributes="member: 38494"><p>Ok, that certainly cleared up the differences between the two cartridges and does coincide with several articles that also supported the throat length issue.</p><p> </p><p>There are two gunsmiths that I am thinkg of having the work done by. One is within 20 miles of where I live and the other is about 240 miles. The closer one builds mainly custom hunting rifles and has a very nice shop. I do not think he has built many wildcat type rifles. The other specializes in custom rifles and has experience with wildcat cartridges and I believe was a 1000 yard competitor at one point in the past.</p><p> </p><p>I asked the local gunsmith about the LA 700 and converting to the SA 6MM BG and he said the rails in the 700 action will not allow a short bearing surface such as the 6mm BG to stay on angle long enougth to get the nose of the bullet into the chamber. They will jump out of the magazine or nose up into the top locking lug. In order to make it work a lot of metal would need to be removed or welding the inside rails which would necessarily destroy the action. </p><p> </p><p>Does this seem reasonable?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="merbeau, post: 564421, member: 38494"] Ok, that certainly cleared up the differences between the two cartridges and does coincide with several articles that also supported the throat length issue. There are two gunsmiths that I am thinkg of having the work done by. One is within 20 miles of where I live and the other is about 240 miles. The closer one builds mainly custom hunting rifles and has a very nice shop. I do not think he has built many wildcat type rifles. The other specializes in custom rifles and has experience with wildcat cartridges and I believe was a 1000 yard competitor at one point in the past. I asked the local gunsmith about the LA 700 and converting to the SA 6MM BG and he said the rails in the 700 action will not allow a short bearing surface such as the 6mm BG to stay on angle long enougth to get the nose of the bullet into the chamber. They will jump out of the magazine or nose up into the top locking lug. In order to make it work a lot of metal would need to be removed or welding the inside rails which would necessarily destroy the action. Does this seem reasonable? [/QUOTE]
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