I did this very project and happen to have a friend who works at Kreiger so he did the work for me. Original pre-64 barrel contour but with no sights. 30-06 is the best donor action. I have had zero problems with the .284 in my rifle. In my opinion this is the rifle Winchester missed the boat on and should have included in the pre-64 model 70 caliber line up. Keep this in mind, standard 284 OAL is very short so it will cycle through the model 88 and 100's. You will want to have the chamber cut longer so you can seat the bullet out further which makes the 284 really shine.
I did this very project and happen to have a friend who works at Kreiger so he did the work for me. Original pre-64 barrel contour but with no sights. 30-06 is the best donor action. I have had zero problems with the .284 in my rifle. In my opinion this is the rifle Winchester missed the boat on and should have included in the pre-64 model 70 caliber line up. Keep this in mind, standard 284 OAL is very short so it will cycle through the model 88 and 100's. You will want to have the chamber cut longer so you can seat the bullet out further which makes the 284 really shine.
They didn't "miss the boat". There are known non standard chamberings for the pre 64 and the 284 win was one of them. Obviously they tried, but when something is finicky, they are smart and move on to something else that is easy and less problematic. That's a good business approach, which yields more money in the pocket. In a pushfeed model 70, they are alright, but still have issues with a standard magazine box. Read up on the internet and you'll see what I'm talking about. The CRF and standard box magazine that has a staggered feed system has been known to have issues with the 284. A lot of guys went to an inline box magazine to solve some of these issues. The OP can ask Lee to do the work, but if it comes back with issues, that's on him. Good luck to the OP.
Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.
