I've been really excited about putting together a .338 Federal, and sent a 700 .243 off to JES last month. I've been stockpiling clearance 185's from Midway, and slowly resizing brass. My plan was to get it to the range this month, and work up a load over the cooler months.
Well, the USPS fairy dropped me off a package this week...so I was stoked. But, the excitement was short lived. Seems the rebore from .243 to .338 Federal didn't meet JES standards, so he punched it out to .358 Winchester and refunded my money.
I can't say enough good about JES, I think that was a solid way to handle the issue. Of course, I have zero interest in a .358 Winchester...so the search for another donor 700 begins. The only reason I finally committed to the .338 was the clearance bullets off Midway.
Regardless, I'm debating on also having a Handi Rifle .243 rebored, but want to talk with JES first before I send anything else to Oregon.
