I know that a 30-30 or 32 Special levergun can be reamed to .358 to clean up corroded rifling. Then it's simply a matter of neck sizing the parent case to accept 35 caliber bullets. But I'm wondering if a 30-30 has ever been bored for .348 bullets. Seems like an easy way to shoot 250 grain bullets from a handy carbine such as the 336 Marlin.
I recently handled a Mosin Nagant that had been bored to accept 8mm bullets. The owner stated to me that it was quite accurate, indeed. But I'm wondering if the same rifle would do just as well bored to .348. Yes, I'm attracted to the notion of owning a wildcat rifle that shoots .348 bullets. An original Winchester 71 in .348 is too costly for me to consider.
Please share any comments or input. Thank you.
Sherwood
