What’s the best way to get a .35 Whelen or .338-06 rifle at a modest price?
Savage rifle with a barrel swap? JES Rebore?
I found mine, a 98 FN here on the Fire Classifieds. I re worked the bedding and painted it. Unknown barrel maker. Looks new thru the bore scope and shoots really well.
If building one, I’d look for a well used Pre-64, get it rebored, put it in a synthetic stock, refinish in a protective coating. Some of those prices are coming down. But, all done, that may not be so cheap.
Not a Salvage fan, but they seem to shoot pretty well even though barrels can look pretty rough thru the Hawkeye. Probably not an issue with a rebore.
May not be a real inexpensive way to get there, short of finding one like I did.
DF
