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308 to 358 in a savage, a real shooter when it come back, weatherby 223 to a 350 legend again same result both just shoot really good.

Thanks Mainer…. I always enjoy your posts and your pictures as well as the details regarding your rifles. I’ve heard nothing but good things about JES so it was an easy choice, especially when so many guys that I respect here have had great luck with his work. I’m looking forward to getting this rifle bedded and dialed in but I’m pretty sure it’s my new favorite rifle…..of course I’m going to put the best exterior coating $10 and a rattle can buy. 😁 I really like the Triggertech Primary that I put in this rifle. I’d put the same trigger in the pre-64 ‘06 that I’m doing next but those old triggers are too good to replace … at least on a hunting rifle and they can be made to be really sweet without much effort ….as you well know. I found some 250 A-Frames for it but I’ll probably use mostly 225 TTSX or TSX. I also found some .338 275gr A-Frames for my other rifle that one is a .338wm. I need to replace a sky screen for my chronograph since my buddy shot it but I look forward to seeing what speed I can get from the 20” barrel.

PS….I’d contribute if you put something together.

Curious on your "despite needing to be bedded" comment. Why assume it needed to be bedded before seeing how it shot?

Jess rebored an 1885 Highwall in 30-06 to 35 Whelen. I went with a 10 twist and it shoots 3, 180 TSX, 200 grain Hornaday, 220 Hammer, 225 TSX, and 250 Hornaday into 1/2 MOA or less for at 200 yards I'm using Power Pro Varmint and CFE223 powder

JES did 2 for me, 7-08/.338 Federal and .270w/.35 Whelan.
Excellent work and timely servIce.

He has done 2 for me, also. Both 06 to 35 Whelen. First one had issues.....Remington 7600 that kept blowing primers. Every load, every shot. Sent it back and Jesse discovered the tooling was getting worn. Recut the chamber with all new stuff and did extensive testing, duplicating the loads I was shooting, plus several others. All done over a Chronograph. He included the results, along with the fired brass, when he sent the rifle back.

I was impressed with the service and the extra effort, to make it right.....so much so, that I sent him a Ruger MKII to do the same conversion.

Both guns shoot "a skinny inch", with anything I run through them.

Andy3

I've had 3 done by JES. A CZ from 30-06 to 338-06, an Interarms Mark X from 30-06 to 9.3x62, and a Rem 700 from 30-06 to 9.3x62. No regrets what-so-ever. If ever come across another Ruger 77 tang safety in 30-06 that uses Rem 700 rings and bases and has iron sights, I'll send it off to JES and have him rebore it to 9.3x62.

FWIW, on the last 9.3x62 rebore (Rem 700) I asked Jes to mark the caliber, et al on the underside of the barrel shank rather than stamp X's and remark on an exposed surface. In turn, I milled out the existing caliber marking and had that mill cut engraved with the proper caliber.

Good deal Aces on the rebore. His stuff does shoot pretty darned well in my book. I usually DBC the bores after I get them shot in a little but I’ve never been disappointed in his work.

Here's a link to my .358 Win project, a JES rebore.

Pretty long, but some good info.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...15163238/358-win-pre-64-fwt#Post15163238

DF

Good point and one I expected to be called out on. 😁. The reason I think it needs to be bedded is because it feels “loose” in the forend and just doesn’t feel like it should. My OCD would feel like it’s not quite completed and I’d hesitate to feel confident until I tightened it up.

Plus there are no downsides to having a bedded rifle. I can't say the same about an unbedded rifle.

A barrel vibrates when shot. If it shoots great but feels a bit loose in the stock, but bedding it, it could change the harmonics and worsen how it shoots

I’ve never seen one shoot worse after bedding.

DF

That CZ is about my favorite rifle. Had it cerakoted graphite black soon after I got it from you.

Notice the word Could..........

Did you read that in an Outdoor Life article?

I'm curious if anyone has paid extra for more grooves or just rolled with the standard 3?

I saw that. But don’t think even “could” is probable.

At worse, no better. Generally a well done glass job is a positive.

DF

IMO, three works great. More wouldn’t be worth the extra to me.

DF

Has anyone had a 375 H&H rebored and chambered to 458 Lott ? I have left a phone message JES regarding this.