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i just made a swap for a g in 30-30 that the guy i got it from says the bore is dark. i haven't got my grubbies on it yet , but pictures show a splintered forearm and that takes the collector status away. was wondering if it dosn't shoot , could i have it chambered and bored for 375 winchester. wondering if it would take the pressures. am hoping it shoots even fair to good as i do like the 30-30.
what do y'all think?

Don't think you would have enough meat on the barrel to go to .375" How about something in 32 cal now that would be fun

Johno

375 Winchester isn't going to fit in the receiver. There was a 35-30 wildcat that you could probably get done.

375 winchester is the same dimensions as the 30-30 but i think maybe a 32-40 would be fun and the pressures are much lower than the 375.
the 35-30 would also be on the menu. a poor mans 35 rem?

i wrote that wrong. the 375 is nothing more than the 30-30 necked up . i have made many 375 cases out of 30-30 when you couldn't get factory. i thought of 375 because i have one in a 94 win but like the 32 and 35 idea better.

This was my thought as well... those early 99G barrels were pretty thin. Even if you could modify the receiver to get the 375s in, you are probably pushing it on barrel thickness. If it was an early 1899A in 30-30... sure, lots of barrel thickness there.

Depending on the model, even a .35 wildcat may be pushing the boundaries of wall thickness. I know I wouldn't want to do it on an 1899H barrel. A .32 re-bore may not completely clean up a .30 tube, depending of course on the extent of the damage.

I would investigate the chance of doing this rifle into a .32 Special were it me. .32-40 is out- the chamber is smaller in diameter than a .30-30. But, by the time you have a re-bore + re-chamber done you could've haunted ebay or gunbroker and scared up an original barrel to replace the bad barrel for probably a lot less money.

Just a thought, find a 22HP barrel and have it made into 25-35, you would have a light and handy rifle!

I think there is at least one take down barrel on eBay right now. As gnoahh said, the cost of the work you propose would likely exceed the cost of another barrel - given the replacement is in good shape. There was a thread on this that got knocked around a bit about a month ago.

Yeah, there is that chance (a decent one) that it may not index or have good headspace.

Bottom line, guns with bad bores should be avoided unless really cheap and you're looking for a labor of love.

My bad, thought the COAL of the 375 was longer than it is.

Anybody here ever try to see if a 375 would load and feed on a 30-30 rotor/internals?

aren't they all labor of love? i saw the barrel on ebay . the indexing and head spacing makes 399.00 a big gamble. i have had dark bores shoot like lasers and just really hope this one shoots ok.
wasn't sure about the strength of the TD action vs solid frame. thought maybe bolt would match up with others in the 30-30 family.

Might be a tempest in a teapot. You're right, it might shoot ok.

As for strength, a TD action is the same strength as a non-TD, no difference whatsoever in that regard.

Simply because the rims are the same is no guarantee that a different barrel will headspace the same. Barrel shank lengths varied a bit which is why Savage mixed and matched bolts of varying lengths during assembly in order to end up with a rifle with good headspace.

Oh, and Happy Birthday!!

well thank you sir for the information and the wishes. as you know it tends to be just another day above the dirt at this age.

It's certainly worth a try at the range. How know, it just might shoot as is.

i am like a kid at Christmas waiting for it to get here. now if i can beat FB2 to a replacement forearm . or not. may just leave it as is. honest wear and such.

best pic i could get of the bore/rifling.



this is with 170g' winchesters,the only two i had in my side table . shot them before crawling up to my gun room and now it is raining. i think i will keep it as is. 100 yards open sights and the front sight is just a little buggered.

Where's the pics of the rest of the gun? Joe.

thunder storm came in and photobucket went on the fritz. here you go.

Looks like it shoots good!