MoranoGrande,
Don't let the detractors put you off.
I wanted a pain jane 30-06 made and my gunsmith friend said, "No you won't - you want a 30MC". I rolled my eyes. What the heck am I getting into?
Not for everyone but the 30 Gibbs/30MC which I have only just taken delivery of in the last couple of weeks has become a favourite.
3500 fps with the 125gr Speer TNT sub MOA groups. What's not to like. Case forming is not too bad. I tried sizing it up with a 338 win mag then down with a 300WSM with button removed. I bought a RCBS casemaster & the runout was horrendous (0.015), I think because the necks were not supported in the sizing operation, they were off centre & then when I tried to seat the bullets hit the necks and made it worse.
I was told to use 35 Whelen dies but didn't have any at the time. Still my crooked reloads still shot into 1 inch at 100 yards and the cases formed beautifully with less than 1.75 thou runout. Ordered 35 Whelen dies & will see if I can make better cases.
Sorry can't help you with a gunsmith unless you live in Australia, then we'd make you get a 30 MC!
My 30MC is a LA MRC 1999, with a Choate Stock, 28 inch barrel, slow 1:14 twist & specifically set up as a varminter to shoot the lighter bullets. In this guise its a heck of a lot of fun.
30 Gibbs/30MC not for everyone, just the nice guys!
Here's some pics of the MC v 30-06 Fireforming case:
Regards,
JohnT