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Which caliber for Remington 700 long action (3006 bolt face) rebarrel?
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<blockquote data-quote="duckklr" data-source="post: 2079890" data-attributes="member: 102065"><p>How about an up-size drill-out and cut re-rifle bore to 8MM-06? Hornady 8mm 170gr. SST at 2700fps with 50.3 grains of H4895. Costs about $300 plus shipping for just a barrel rebore with a wait of 3-4 months.</p><p>I'm a fan of big bore and shoot the 8mm Rem Mag (western mules) and the .375 H&H (Africa). I'm running out of 8MM brass (100 on back-order from Australia). </p><p>The last two years I've used the 8mm Rem Mag with Hornady 8mm 170 gr. SST (at 3100 fps with 77gr of IMR 4350) for Bang-Flops in Wyoming and Nevada, last year off-hand at under 100-yards. The rifle has a new Bartlein 26" SS barrel on a Hogue stock with full length aluminum support and one pound of mechanical recoil absorber and weighs in at 11+ lbs and yes I do carry/stalk with it and I'm just about to turn 73.</p><p>So, since I'm getting low on 8mm Rem Mag brass and have lots of 8MM bullets, I'm going to have at least one of the three old Rem 700's I just bought on-line rebored and re-rifled to 8mm-06. Yes, I do use a lead sled with 50lbs of bagged lead shot on it so I can shoot all I need when working up a load at the range but on the trail, when I pull the trigger on game I never feel the recoil nor hear the report. </p><p>With an 8mm-06 I'll always have access to brass (many hundreds of 30-06 empties) and the recoil will be the same as shooting a 30-06 with a 170-grain projectile and, the new 8mm bore will be cut grooves rather than hammer forged. For more detail info on the 8mm-06 go to BasllisticStudies.com for Terminal Ballistics Research. Happy Big banging.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="duckklr, post: 2079890, member: 102065"] How about an up-size drill-out and cut re-rifle bore to 8MM-06? Hornady 8mm 170gr. SST at 2700fps with 50.3 grains of H4895. Costs about $300 plus shipping for just a barrel rebore with a wait of 3-4 months. I'm a fan of big bore and shoot the 8mm Rem Mag (western mules) and the .375 H&H (Africa). I'm running out of 8MM brass (100 on back-order from Australia). The last two years I've used the 8mm Rem Mag with Hornady 8mm 170 gr. SST (at 3100 fps with 77gr of IMR 4350) for Bang-Flops in Wyoming and Nevada, last year off-hand at under 100-yards. The rifle has a new Bartlein 26" SS barrel on a Hogue stock with full length aluminum support and one pound of mechanical recoil absorber and weighs in at 11+ lbs and yes I do carry/stalk with it and I'm just about to turn 73. So, since I'm getting low on 8mm Rem Mag brass and have lots of 8MM bullets, I'm going to have at least one of the three old Rem 700's I just bought on-line rebored and re-rifled to 8mm-06. Yes, I do use a lead sled with 50lbs of bagged lead shot on it so I can shoot all I need when working up a load at the range but on the trail, when I pull the trigger on game I never feel the recoil nor hear the report. With an 8mm-06 I'll always have access to brass (many hundreds of 30-06 empties) and the recoil will be the same as shooting a 30-06 with a 170-grain projectile and, the new 8mm bore will be cut grooves rather than hammer forged. For more detail info on the 8mm-06 go to BasllisticStudies.com for Terminal Ballistics Research. Happy Big banging. [/QUOTE]
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