What would it cost to convert a .30-06 rifle to .338-06? Never had anything like that done before. Can they use the same barrel (just reeming it out to the new caliber, and adding rifling), or do they have to change the barrel? If they have to change the barrel, don't they have to make adjustments in the stock? All told, how much would all this cost, approximately?
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<br>I started to think about this when I purchased my Kimber 84M in .308. The problems I am having with this particular rifle aside, it occured to me when I bought it that I would be better served with a .338-06 as my other rifle, as opposed to .30-06. There is not enough difference between .308 Winchester and .30-06 to be useful as a combo, but the .308 Win/.338-06 combo would be ideal for North American big game hunting. Thoughts on either of these points?
