PacNor is 14 weeks out. Walther is 6 weeks out.

Some gunsmiths complain about Walther barrels being hard on reamers. Their stainless LW50 steel is reportedly pretty tough.

I'm ordering an LW50 SS Walther #1450 contour (about 3.5#), 23", chambered for .404 J, threaded for a Std. CRF M-70 with sporting crown for $477.

The Walther tech guy told me that the new FN M-70's have metric threads. My gun is pre-FN with the old style M-70 trigger.

By having Walther do the chambering, the only thing my gunsmith needs to do is tweak the shoulder and adjust head space, which he'll do for <$50.

DF