I have discussed turning this action into a 35 Whelen Ackley with my smith. Have a Remington Model of 1917 that I was going to re-barrel to a 338-06 but he did not want to do it, so I converted my Remington 700 instead. Questions is this; is there a process to removing the barrel from action without making a "relief" cut in barrel, thus destorying it, to ensure the action doesn't get damaged? I would prefer to send original barrel off to Danny Pedersen at Classic Barrel Works and have it re-bored to a 35 caliber vs purchasing a new barrel and having it reamed for the 35 Whelen Ackley. Suggestion? Answers?

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