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I have a 30-06 barrel laying around, and am thinking of having JES make it into a 9.3x62.
Just for grins.
Anyone else do this?
Nothing that I currently hunt requires more than a 308, but I have a friend pestering me about Africa all the time, and I want to go back.
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Do it so you will have a reason to go back!
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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I had JES rebore a CTR to 358Win... It's a shooter with 180gr TTSX's.
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Yup. Made my whelen. It’s awesome
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Nice thing about JES is he cuts the throats separately so he can do any throat length you want. I have a few rebores in which he cut a shorter throat than SAAMI, either to bump pressures with weak factory ammo (common in the 9.3) or to accommodate the jump I wanted within COAL constraints.
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I'd go the more expensive route and use a new barrel. I'd probably use a barrel nut as well, just so I could play around more as my tastes change. I like to try things out, and if I can swap barrels in my garage with minimal tools it's a huge bonus.
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I know a guy who had JES rebore his L579 Sako to 358 Win. He likes it and says it's accurate, but like most gun guys, he tires of new ideas quickly.
So it's for sale, if anyone here is looking for a beautiful condition Sako in 358 Win.
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I'd go the more expensive route and use a new barrel. I'd probably use a barrel nut as well, just so I could play around more as my tastes change. I like to try things out, and if I can swap barrels in my garage with minimal tools it's a huge bonus. I've done plenty of both and have no real preference except that you have to wait for someone to make you a 9.3 barrel, then wait for someone to chamber it, then maybe adjust your barrel channel.
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Speaking of JES, has anyone ponied up for the four or five groove barrel instead of the three? If so, do you feel it was worth the extra $?
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Speaking of JES, has anyone ponied up for the four or five groove barrel instead of the three? If so, do you feel it was worth the extra $? Wayne York cuts 5 or 6 grooves in every barrel he rebores. I've owned 3 of his and 7 of Jesse's. I see no accuracy difference between them. Wayne's are lapped on a separate machine and that has eliminated alot of the copper fouling I get from each of Jesse's barrels.
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Why ruin an outstanding cold hammer forged Tikka barrel by messing with it?
They are better than a lot of the big name barrels I have used over the years and I personally would not do what you propose.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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I'd go the more expensive route and use a new barrel. I'd probably use a barrel nut as well, just so I could play around more as my tastes change. I like to try things out, and if I can swap barrels in my garage with minimal tools it's a huge bonus. I've done plenty of both and have no real preference except that you have to wait for someone to make you a 9.3 barrel, then wait for someone to chamber it, then maybe adjust your barrel channel. Yes, but I doubt the OP is in a hurry. PVA will build the barrel and chamber for a Tikka, but I get the 9.3 isn't a popular barrel right now with builders. The OP can definitely do what he wants, but I know I wouldn't stick with a 9.3 very long. That's why I'd opt for a barrel I can pull and replace easily.
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I wish I would have done that
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Any tikka barrel can be pulled and replaced easily That’s the point.
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Speaking of JES, has anyone ponied up for the four or five groove barrel instead of the three? If so, do you feel it was worth the extra $? Wayne York cuts 5 or 6 grooves in every barrel he rebores. I've owned 3 of his and 7 of Jesse's. I see no accuracy difference between them. Wayne's are lapped on a separate machine and that has eliminated alot of the copper fouling I get from each of Jesse's barrels. Thanks, Dinny.
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I have a 30-06 barrel laying around I'm sorry David, I should have read your first post better. I thought you were talking about sending a barreled action off and not just an extra barrel. That's what I get for skimming after reading the title. Do what you want with an extra barrel. I was just thinking I might want to reinstall a good 06 barrel at a later date if it was my rifle. I've just built rifles to try, and for most things larger than .30 caliber I'm over it pretty quickly.
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