Thanks everyone for the helpful advice. The gun was purchased as a mystery rifle. I google some load data and found out the previous owner was unable to get a load to work with it after I purchased it. At the range it would NOT even extract light loads and I compared the extractor to my 300 RUM and low and behold someone took some metal off it somehow and it wouldn't pull the fired cases. I got some 404 Jeffery cases ready to go but have decided I have less time than I once thought and would like to go with a factory cartridge more than a 338 WM. Hence the 338 RUM or 340 Weatherby. The barrel is a much larger profile than factory so it might be salvageable at this point. I am going to have Redneck take a lot for me to see what I can do right now with the package. I agree I hope the feed rails aren't bunged up but I lack the tools to measure and evaluate it. Again my plan is to put together a nice companion rifle to my semi-custom 300 H&H super grade classic Mod 70 CRF for elk hunting.
Brad
