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I have BLR 81 in the safe, a 243. It was the first rifle I purchased on my own, at 13, and was the rifle I used for my first few deer. Now days it has become a safe queen, mainly because I am not to wild about the combination of caliber and rifle. It is a short quick handling rifle that seems to me to be better suited as a 338 Federal or a 358 Win. Anyone know if it would be worth it to get it rebored to one of those cartridges?

It'll cost you $250.00 plus shipping for the rebore , whichever Cal. you choose . My choice would be .338 Fed. but I already have a .358 . Whether it's worth it or not is pretty much up to you , not much point in safe queens though !

I have never regretted having my pre '64 Winchester M/70 rebored to .35 Whelen. Nice thing about the .35 caliber is the wide selection of bullets available. I shoot .357 pistol bullets in my Whelen for plinking loads, buy them in bulk as blemished when the reloading suppliers have them on special. Load them over a light charge of Red Dot or Unique, fun to shoot and cheap as you'll get to shoot your hunting rifle during the off season.

your steel rec.and drop clip is a good seller and move into a 358win. in a BLR i am thinking yours is made in Belguim

He doesn't specifically list the BLR but I was happy with JES rebore.
http://www.35caliber.com/2.html

Make sure your barrel is thick enough to go up that many cals.