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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?
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He’s never done a Ruger for me, but I can tell you 20” is a great length for a 9.3x62.
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Buy a 9.3 and keep the 270. All bases covered.
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I could cut it back to 20 inches and be at .590 (ish) but by then im about $500 into it. Sounds about as close to perfect as you can get on the metric system.
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Still have the Tikka cub, covered for a lightweight
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Yeah those Rugers are tanks, it might just be about perfect weight wise with that big ol hole
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Good idea,, grab some heavy Noslers or Swifts and you've got Alaska covered!
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If you rebarrel, talk to me about the take-off.
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If I rebarrel you can have it. gotta wait till i get there though
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Thanks cwh, not there yet but we are lining up the ducks now.
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Welcome back I have about 5 LH rifles to sell PM for details.
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Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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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.
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Nothing wrong with a Whelen! Had a couple in the past, just might go that route again, we'll see...
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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.
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JES can cut your barrel back to the length needed to make the muzzle diameter work. IIRC he only charges an extra $25.
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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.
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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.
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