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Looks like im moving back up to Anchorage next summer. To celebrate I thought i'd do something with a 270win I have laying around. Its a Lefty Ruger M77 Hawkeye. I used it on one Mulie and then bought a Tikka cuz it seemed a little hefty for a 270. Shoots fine though.

Its got a 22 inch barrel that is .570" at the muzzle. I'm thinking i'd like another 9.3x62 since I sold mine in a fire sale last time I left Anchorage. I called JES and he said it would work but marginally so. He said he likes .200 total wall thickness after rebore which I calculate out to be .570 minus .366 = .204"

I could cut it back to 20 inches and be at .590 (ish) but by then im about $500 into it.

Anyone else ever rebore an M77 to 9.3?

He’s never done a Ruger for me, but I can tell you 20” is a great length for a 9.3x62.

Buy a 9.3 and keep the 270. All bases covered.

Sounds about as close to perfect as you can get on the metric system.

Still have the Tikka cub, covered for a lightweight

Yeah those Rugers are tanks, it might just be about perfect weight wise with that big ol hole

Good idea,, grab some heavy Noslers or Swifts and you've got Alaska covered!

If you rebarrel, talk to me about the take-off.

If I rebarrel you can have it. gotta wait till i get there though

BTW, welcome back dude.

Thanks cwh, not there yet but we are lining up the ducks now.

Welcome back I have about 5 LH rifles to sell PM for details.

Thanks Kurt, pm inbound.

Why not a 35 Whelen?

I did a face lift and re-barrel for a friend on a LH Ruger 77 Mk2. Installed a 9.3X62 barrel and it came out very nice.
The same would be easy to do in 338-06, or 35 Whelen.

Nothing wrong with a Whelen! Had a couple in the past, just might go that route again, we'll see...

Working somewhat of the same issue. To me, having the balance where I want it is more important than a couple hundred bucks in the case of a 9.3 x 62. I think I'll order a new barrel that is 21 inches yet weighs about 4 oz-ish more than the factory tube. This means a heavier contour than the original. If the stock has an issue with that, I know a guy ... A slightly heavier muzzle comes in handy as recoil increases, IMO. Also, I like my balance point a bit in 'front' of between the hands. Jes will re-bore for about $300, and you can go to Criterion or Preferred Barrel Blanks and check their finished barrel pricing. Generally, a new barrel (not too exotic or fluted, etc) is about $500. I didn't say a new barrel blank. Anyway, this seems the summary of my current reviews.

JES can cut your barrel back to the length needed to make the muzzle diameter work. IIRC he only charges an extra $25.

My LH Win 70 was a rebarrel by Pac-Nor had them dupe the Win 70 270 sporter contour at 22" would not change a thing.

He told me years ago he wouldn't touch a ruger American wife had won. Flipping 270. Still 270.

I suspect your ruger is set up differently since he is willing to do it.

I'd say a good barrel is a better bet than a rebore but it depends on how picky you are. Our rebore 06 to 338-06 is an ok shooter. Hovers at 1.5 inches basically at 100 yards. Normally thats worthless in my eyes but it was a fun thing to try and its use is as a backup to moose while guiding. Doesn't take much to kill a moose RE size of groups. Even way on out there they are big.