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Is anyone aware if there are any stainless 300 blackout bolt guns on the market or coming to market?
Looking for something similar to the stainless t3x 300blk @tikka has but want an off the shelf option as it doesn't sound like any of the gunsmiths over here want to ream out a T3x from .223 to 300blk...and I'm on a budget.
Will probably just get a blued Howa if I can't source one but would ideally like stainless.
Yes, Kimber Adirondack in 300blk, i have one and it's a nice little rifle
@Bushwalker cheers..just found a 308 version at H&F at $3400 (I assume the 300blk is the same price), they are too pricey for me unfortunately. Good to know they exist at least though
Kimber Adirondack are the only factory stainless steel bolt action that I know of.
Gun city had some semi custom Howa, CZ and Tikka T3 in stainless made up a year or two ago with cheap suppressors.
Ok I might go try my luck there see if they have anything left, cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by tikka
Got mine through H&F before they went rogue, took about 6 months to get here from usa. They don't advertise them any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by 308mate
I've emailed GCity to see if they have any of the ones @tikka mentioned in stock or coming in.
correct me if Im wrong but it will be a rebarrel not a reaming.....eg bolt head ,mag and action the same just the bit forward of chamber thats different....Quote:
Originally Posted by 308mate
so you could buy your t3x SS and get it rebarrelled selling off the unfired .223 barrel to cover some of the expense....
The other option is try and find a cheap stainless 222 or 223 and rebarrel it with a Trueflie or other top quality fast twist barrel.
Yes rebarreled not reamed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
My rifle was a stock standard 1:12 223rem T3 that I picked up cheap on Trademe for $700 then sent it off to the gunsmith for a new 1:7 12” barrel with the same Tikka barrel profile. It’s a easy job just a barrel swap for any good gunsmith .
How much was the barrel ?Quote:
Originally Posted by tikka
I thinks it was $950 fitted and threaded for a suppressor and then I had the bolt half cock safety at extra cost put on too but that was in 2015 don’t know the pricing now days. During lock I cleaned out all my reloading gear I’ve gone through for the blackout found 5 empty boxs of 1000 primers and I’m just about finished the 6th box. She’s still running like new.
I'll definitely keep my eye out for a Tikka .223 or 222 to convert, I may just get the blued Howa if GC have no stainless ones left so I have something to use and put together a stainless one later on when the opportunity arises.Quote:
Originally Posted by tikka
Cheers for the replies.
I was in the same boat and went with a 223 Montana and rebarreled with trueflight
Cost is about a grand all up to replace the barrel
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Needed to be stainless for the way it's used
Double post.
Is there any reason I couldn't re barrel a Howa Mini action stainless .223 if I found one for a good price?
@Bill999 I’m the same I hunt around a lot of water, rain, drizzle, low cloud and fog, it’s too much work looking after a non stainless steel rifle.
We only had 25m-30m max visibility getting this stag in the mountain mist with the 300BLK. Don’t need to see far if the dog does his job:thumbsup:
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No reason at allQuote:
Originally Posted by 308mate
i was very close to doing that myself
Sako75/85 223,204ect would make an excellent donor too and are worth considering when you are looking to sink another $1000 into it
If you are open to lever actions the sub x line is including 30-30 which would give you a very similar result
I would just cerakoat a blued one ,
The way I use mine I'm seriously considering ceracoating the stainless
The bits not ceracoated would stain up first use if it was blued
The howa also has a heavy barrel so that makes me like it less
As a kick about rifle the ruger American is hard to beat as a ready to go option
Ar mag fed is really effective in that action my hunting mate has one and I always go back to if I would have been better off with one of those with a ceracoat and just treated it like a hunting rifle
For the money they are hard to beat and from the one I have seen they are very accurate with both the sub-x and 110 hornady vmax
They cost total what a rebarrel will so are worth a think how much total you want to spend on a sub 150m gun
I’m pretty keen on cerakoating my barrel the deer have picked up on the stainless barrel shining on bright sunny days. The thing about blued or parkerised barrels is the bore rusts out on multiple day trips if not looked after. I’ve wrecked a few non stainless rifles from minimal maintenance during trips away. The last thing I want to do after getting back to camp at 10pm is cleaning a rifle after cooking tea and feed the dog.
Iv recently got a pretty well used beretta xtrema and I'm really impressed with the protection factor that the camo coating has given the rifle. They are a hard use rifle done right so it has got me thinking something less obnoxious than camo, but still a semi thick coating in all non moving surfaces
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