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I might be the "Montana guy" who had a 760 .30-06 rebored to .35 Whelen.

Picked it up at the Missoula gun show already rebored by JES. The bore also looked great through my Hawkeye borescope, and it shot as accurately a .35 Whelen needs to shoot for killing big game, around 1" to 1-1/2" for 3 shots at 100 yards.

As I recall the rifle was made in the late 50's.

I have no idea why you would want to rebore a perfectly good rifle.

Elk thumper? '06 been thumping Elk for a long time. Leave it alone.

The bore looks pretty worn. I'll see how she shoots this weekend or maybe when I get a good scope set-up on it.

Thanks John, but I think they might have been referring to the guy that asked the question about 6 months ago about taking a 35 whelen pump gun elk hunting. I think the consensus here said hell yeah, take it!!!! I actually thought it was a cool combination. About a year ago, I almost bought a real nice 760 that had been rebored by JES, but drug my feet too long and someone else snagged it right up. Been kicking myself in the azz since. This rifle I recently purchased will be better for me as it is already a lefty configuration. I'm also thinking about adding a 1" pachmary decelerator to get the LOP right and reduce recoil: Kill 2 birds so to speak...I also figured if I'm going to put a decelerator on it anyway, might as well go with the 9.3. However, if the rifle shoots good as is, I am going to do like Kenneth said and leave the damn thing alone . I love the 30-06 cartridge: Been using it since I was 12...

I've been thinking that a 760 rebored or rebarreled to 9.3x62 could cover a lot of bases, and this does not help the idea NOT come to fruition at all.

I think the 760 in the Whelan is the coolest option, however.... The '06 is FAR more versatile and an '06 stoked with 220gr pills will have better sectional density and likely penetrate better than many .35gr projectiles. I'd load a heavy in the 06 and let her roll.

Do you have one in 35 whelen already?

I've been trying to weigh this all out in my mind. All great points. Thanks... Oh, by the way do you guys think this rifle will stabilize these:



250gr. is as heavy as I can go . However, we know a good 180gr. partition will take care of an elk with ease. I also have 400 200gr. nosler partitions on the shelf too...Elk medicine..

338/06
Best of both worlds.

The idea of a fast pointing pump action with a quick follow up shot in 9.3 seems made to be a perfect deep woods elk rifle. But it really does seem like the 35 Whelan would be the classic American caliber. I can't say anything bad about the 06 but it would finish 3rd in that comparison.

I have an old tang safety Ruger in 06 that doesn't shoot but was my dad's and I've thought of a re-bore to make it the close up thumper. It wouldn't be nearly as handy as the pump. After shooting a pump action 22 my grandson asked if he could get a pump action elk rifle instead of a bolt. Now for a 10 year old the 270 would be about right.

I have a 760 that I rebarreled to .375 Hawk and it is essentially a .375 H&H in a pump gun. I have shot a fair # of hogs with it using 235 gr. Speers and the really die fast. I also used a Timney 870 trigger kit to fix the trigger. That worked great.

Just loaded up 50 rounds of the 200gr. Nosler partitions to try out in the old girl... Wish me luck...

Waiting for the results...remember to let the barrel cool thoroughly between groups. Mine heats up and starts stringing after 4-5 shots. 3 shot groups work well, between cooling breaks.
Bob

I shot a raghorn Elk in the head with my 760 in 06 250 grain
Barnes factory load split the horn base.

I really like my 358 Win and would probably like it just a bit better if it were on steroids…I'd go 35 Whelen and keep the CZ 9.3x62. My CZ 9.3x62 is very accurate as well and a real thumper.

Thanks Bob. I'll shoot 3 and let her cool... It will be a lot cooler her today so that will help a lot too!!!

Mule Deer, I didn't realize you had the .35 Whelen in a Rem. pump..
I looked the guy up his handle is Ulvejaeger... He has shown several elk killed with his .35..

My 760 is in 06 and it's a shooter. Heck of woods rifle, I would leave it as is if it shoots.

Thanks, that is the plan if it ends up being a shooter..