Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Remington 760 35 Remington rechamber?

I guess that I'm on the road to hell.

Just verify the info you're saying is correct before sharing it.

And how/where would I verify this information from sources that would be something other than anecdotal experiences?

One of the best old-time 'smith that I've ever known told me the information that I shared over 30 years ago and I would trust his information 10 times out of 10. He never steered me wrong, but he is long dead, so I can't ask him why he told me what he told me. The conversation came up when I was looking at a Remington 760 in his shop that had been rechambered from 35 REM to 358 WIN. I took it over to the counter and he told me not to buy it because he said that the ROT was too slow for the longer/heavier component bullets available back in the last 1980's,

I'm not trying to be a dick here at all, but here are 2 ways that come to mind:

1 - ask "is the 35 Remington twist rate fast enough for heavier bullets? Will it be a problem?" instead of proposing that there is a problem based on bad information. Plenty of people here know this stuff and could answer that question.
or
2 - do a quick google search for 35 Whelen and 358 Win twist rates in Remington rifles. Maybe take another minute to read if that works for heavy bullets like the common 250gr 35 Whelen load. You'd have found that Remington uses the same 1:16 twist rate for the Whelen.

It's too bad your old-time gunsmith gave you that bad information to start with; that would have been a great rifle to have and could have served you well. Just because someone knows how to work on guns doesn't mean they are correct about all things gun related.

I've owned a couple dozen rifles chambered in 358, mostly Savage 99s, a BLR, and a couple of Ruger 77s.. The only ones that still have are a Savage 99DL and one of the Blue Mountain 77 RSIs. If Bill was wrong of this one, it would be a first time that I'm aware of.

I had an early Rem 760 in 35 Rem converted to 35 Whelen, 1 in 16 works fine with 250 Gr bullets. You need to find a smith who can rechamber the 760 and knows how to set the RIGHT HEADSPACE!
You cant set the barrel back if you go to far with lugs in the breach of the barrel.

You will end up with a mess if not done right. Find a smith that specializes in 760 work!

First heard of this late 70,s Oregon Smith in Bend OR did one for an Elk rifle 35 Rem to 35 Whelen on a Rem 760. Need to find a early 270, 30-06 mag as later 760 mag latch is different. With longer bullets you
may have to chamfer outside edge of barrel to unload a loaded round.

358 Win probably a better option for your rechamber, but a 35 Whelen will work with the right mods.
All said and done I sold my converted 35 Whelen and bought a factory 7600 in 35 Whelen a lot less fussy
and its chambered right.

TFF. Do you work for CNN?

That makes the most sense, thank you. I'll either sell and get a 7600 or forget the pumps all together. I've had zero luck to date with 141 and 760.

What problems have you had with 141s and 760s?

I've owned a bunch of them and only had one that required work to resolve a problem, a 14 in 32 REM that wouldn't feed reliably until some of the worn parts were replaced.

I don't recall ever having a 760 that wasn't as reliable as a hammer.

Actually, I don't really work, mostly retired in my mid-40's. I felt that it was wrong for me to fill a job when someone needed that job to pay their bills and I no longer did.