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Old 01-30-2004, 04:10 AM
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Hi again whelen36,

Do you recall ever seeing or reading a book which I believe was entitled Big Bore Rifles? (My copy is buried somewhere since our recent move......I'll try to track it down!)

I distinctly remember an article in there concerning the conversion of a 760 to caliber .338/06. (He primarily wanted a quick firing rifle for deer hunting on Kodiak Island.) The gentleman laid out the requirements and considerations involved in the conversion. And even though you are considering a different caliber....the process would remain essentially the same. (The conversion was done shortly after Reminton announced the legitimization of the .35 Whelen....I remember he purposely chose the .338/06 because he wanted something a "little different".) End results.....he was very happy and satisfied with the conversion!

But if you can track down a copy at a library......or I or another member can locate our copy we might could email the entire article. It might simplify the steps....and/or save you a couple of missteps.

Once again.....good luck!

P.S. I see you have a .35 Whelen in a 700 classic. Yup....the other .35 Whelen I had, (other than my 7600), was a 700 classic. How many times in a single lifetime should a guy NEED A FOOT PLANTED IN HIS RECTUM? I have none of them......now![:'(]
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Old 01-30-2004, 07:08 PM
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thanks again bud ,
i've got a book called big bore rifles , if it's the same one your thinking of it came out in the late 80's early 90's and was a softcover book with i think ( and i'm not sure about this one but ) a remington 700 in .416 rem. firing a round of and the photo was of the bullet coming out of the barrel with the muzzle blast ??

the 338/06 is too long for my 760 , it's a .308 class rifle

, i have a custom built mauser 98 that's in 8mm/06 that i was considering rebarreling to 338/06 but , only because i can't seem to get the hang of forming reforming brass. and the 338/06 is a commercially loaded round now thanks to weatherby

yea , i've got a .35 whelen in a 700 classic , and she's a dream . but i can't understand where everybody says the whelen kicks so hard , firing 200 and 250 grain loadings i honestly don't think she kicks at all

i've also got a .350 rem mag in a model 673 that is a dream to shoot , she handled so nicely this past deer season , it's just a shame i didn't see anything to shoot at until the late muzzleloader season ( but that was good too though )

and a marlin 336 in .35 remington which isn't a barn burner but is in my opinion much superior to other so called brush busters of that day
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Old 01-30-2004, 07:20 PM
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If you wanted to see some fun kick, you should have tried my semi-custom 7600, it originally was a 30-06 and I had it rebarreled to .35 whelen and had the barrel cut down to 16'' inches. This kicked more then I ever could imagine. Right now it is gettin a KDF muzzlebrake installed, but I am going to imagine it is going to have one hellish muzzleblast. I think it will definitly be a great gun for some close action Whitetail hunting in the thick stuff. I have on top of it a fixed 4x Nikon Monarch, I can't wait to get it back and test it out with some stout 250 grain loads.
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