Hi all,
What's a bare 700 long action with a 270/30-06 bolt worth these days?
Cheers
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Hi all,
What's a bare 700 long action with a 270/30-06 bolt worth these days?
Cheers
$400-$700? Bit of a guess from me sorry mate more details stainless or blue ? New or old?
It was a pretty broad question as I'm not too fussy.
Just weighing up my options for my next project, do I go rem, tikka or even an old mauser, just needs to be long action and 30-06 bolt face
possibly a howa brand new might be heaps easier.....
What cartridge are you going to chamber the rifle in?
338-06 is the plan.
@Micky Duck, I didn't realise you could get them new without a barrel until I looked just now, that could be a good idea unless something else doesn't pop up cheap
Cool, I'd like to do one myself one day. I have a Tikka and a Brno that would be suitable when the time comes.
I have an old 338 lapua barrel with enough length to cut and rechamber, so I'm half way thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Longrun
The howa would be bloody good woukd the tikka be long enough? I imagen it wouldnt be the longest cartridge making its weights with the share mass
hogue stocks for howas are dime a dozen...so thats easy taken care of.....
That husky that was on tardme last week for 400 would have been ideal.
Can you buy Howa actions only without barrels?
Here's another. Pretty serviceable looking rifle as is.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/4225142580
I'd almost keep that as is and build on my rem 270 instead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Longrun
That Husky looks like a very tidy example, definitely worth the $500. Would be a pretty simple rebarrel job to change to the 338-06. And keep the original barrel should you ever want to change it back.Quote:
Originally Posted by makka
A mate has a338-06ai built on a tikka long action.
Usually for that type of cartridge you don’t shoot heavier than 250 gr, actually more your 180 to 230 grain max.
So you don’t necessarily need the long length available in a rem action to seat your projectiles far. Hence why the tikka mag is long enough.
Yes, the heavier ones are deigned for the win mag, lapua and friends.
I'd go for the 200gr hot cor or 225gr btsp
Did he use a 338-06ai reamer or just hit it with a 30-06ai reamer to improve it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
He used his own reamer
Poor man's 318 WR and probably grunting if AI
Pretty much, with a better projectile selection tooQuote:
Originally Posted by csmiffy
Interesting,
I thought it would be an interesting wild cat, pushing a 338-06 ai reamer into a 338 tube just enough to fit a 318 westley richard cartridge. Fireform from there on and reload with normal 338 projectiles.
Just use a 338-06 ai set of dies shortened at the base to reload to the correct length. Yes I know, it would a useless wildcat….
interesting and as you said, a bit useless unless you were trying to squeeze it into something where cartridge length might be an issue like maybe an old enfield?