Originally Posted by River_Ridge
I bought a Tikka T3x off the Classifieds here that was re-bored by JES from 243 to 338 Federal. They stamped "338 Federal" in the usual spot, left side of the barrel just forward of the receiver. The bottom of the barrel is stamped 1 10 and if you look real close you can see a 3 scratched into the steel for the number of grooves, also JES. What they do is rotate the barrel just enough that the old cartridge markings are out of sight and then stamp the new cartridge where it will be visible with the stock on. The markings out of sight aren't pretty but who cares?
Edit: I am not a Gunwriter.

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I was thinking of having them rebore a rifle with iron sights. If they rotate the barrel that does not sound good.

I prefer classic.
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