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PS, Starsky and Hutch? Seriously??
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what is the matter with the rifle the way it is?
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It doesn't look good with skinny jeans and camo wife-beaters .......
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and you can tell that from the caliber of the barrel?
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No, I can tell that cause that's how Tanner rolls.
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what is the matter with the rifle the way it is? It's a 300 WSM and I do not wish it to be a 300 WSM any longer. Other than that it's perfect. Tanner
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Kind of like daughter's 260 that is soon to be a 6.5x47. I'd go 7mm wsm on yours. 8 twist and shoot heavies.
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Went a different direction, from 270 WSM to 350 Rem Mag, had Hart dupe the contour. Already have some weight out front, PO put a mercury recoil reducer in the fore end!
The 3 inch mag well should be fun for the heavier bullets, something that should help with your 6.5 as well.
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6.5 or 7 SAUM, both solid choices. Good bullet selection, less recoil, kills animals just as dead...
IIRC Redneck previously said Kimber's action takes a special action wrench due to their petite size, not all gunsmiths have one. That would be my first guess why GA Precision doesn't rebarrel them. Second guess would be they already have a waiting list.
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........ but last time I checked, GAP wouldn't do a re-barrel on my Kimber action. Because...??? I'm sure they have their reasons. But since you asked me, I'm gonna go with "because they don't have to." I didn't think to ask them but if I had to guess, it's just what I said above--they have enough business doing what they're doing and they don't have to. Their main business (with bolt actions) is building and selling rifles using their own specs with M700 clones. Lots of gunsmiths pick and choose what kind of actions they'll build rifles on. If you look at the actions they like to use, the Defiance Templar and the M700, they both have integral recoil lugs; Kimbers don't: From a quick search: "An integral recoil lug is a benefit for the guy installing it, mitigating the need to line up and hold the lug in place during barrel installation. An integral lug also means fewer facets to machine and worry about squaring up."I know the GAP rifles I've bought with a Templar action don't have an integral recoil lug. The Templar VII action is the same as the Defiance Deviant, which has the integral lug.
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Like I said, "if I had to guess...."
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Tanner: what did you end up doing?
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I'd roll a #2 rock creek in a heart beat on that rig.
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Tanner: what did you end up doing? Marty, so far I've done a whole bunch of nothing. In the thick of the guiding and hunting season here now. I did shoot that 300 WSM today and sure would like it to be a 6.5.... just need to find the right smith for the project and send it out before I head North again here in a couple weeks. Tanner
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Think a Bartlein 2B would be too thick?
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Think a Bartlein 2B would be too thick? I think it would probably be a bit too thick for that stock to handle without compromising the flats in the forend. I am guessing that most people's #2 is about as much as that stock can take, but I could be wrong. I've been thinking about having Pacnor do a 6.5-300 WSM on it, but there isn't much load data out there... Tanner
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We have had Pac Nor re barrel three for us. Great job. Tight specs, quality work. One was a 358WSM - ACCURATE! Here are a few 6.5X300WSM loads you may like. http://reloadersnest.com/frontpage.asp?CaliberID=362That 6.5X300WSM sounds like a great cartridge. I have given it a great deal of consideration. It should be very close to the 7WSM but with those sleek .264 bullets. Try it. You'll like it! Jim
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I've been thinking about having Pacnor do a 6.5-300 WSM on it, but there isn't much load data out there...
Tanner I have that rifle sitting in my safe, you're welcome to check it out and shoot it if you come through Denver. Maybe the next time you come through to help fill the corn feeders out at starsky's? I had Pacnor duplicate the factory contour out to the tip of the forend then taper to .600" at the muzzle so it's a little beefier than the original.
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We have had Pac Nor re barrel three for us. Great job. Tight specs, quality work. One was a 358WSM - ACCURATE! Here are a few 6.5X300WSM loads you may like. http://reloadersnest.com/frontpage.asp?CaliberID=362That 6.5X300WSM sounds like a great cartridge. I have given it a great deal of consideration. It should be very close to the 7WSM but with those sleek .264 bullets. Try it. You'll like it! Jim That is good information, thank you Jim. I bet that 358 WSM gets your attention. Tanner
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