jbronner13
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Just talked with the smith and he said a rebore is on the table….looks like I am going to be doing a 35 Whelen with a 20 inch barrel eventually here.
Rebarreling Remington 760
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jbronner13
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It's official, going to do a rebore in 35 Whelen.
How you making out with your rebore?
jbronner13
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Waiting for my earned time off cash out in a week then it's off to the gunsmith!
Big_Country
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I can't argue with that as I pack my semi-custom 700 in 35 Whelen quite often in the coastal rainforests for Roosevelt Elk and bear. It thumps them hard and is very effective
Gunin4m
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Bumping this up hoping the OP could give an update on the re-bore project...
jbronner13
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Going to be sending it in to JES reboring, spoke with Jesse a week or two ago. I tried picking up a 30-06 barrel on eBay and the seller screwed me, there was so much fouling it looked like it had never been cleaned. After cleaning the barrel out there is pitting evident throughout (I asked specifically if there was any pitting and the seller told me no). So I ate 150 bucks there and still have to rebore. I have three guns out right now (a pre 64 Model 70, Remington 700 and a Remington Model 17) so money is tied up but I am hoping to have this set up in 35 Whelen for the fall. It's between the 760 and a Savage 99 project at the moment and it's a toss up for what route I will go, funds will dictate!
Gunin4m
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Thanks for the update. Did they give you a cost estimate for the re-bore?
jbronner13
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300 for 3R, 325 for 4 or 5R
jbronner13
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Lead time is about a month
jbronner13
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I was initially going to keep it 30-06 if the barrel was in good shape, since it is pitted I am opting for the rebore.
