I have began my quest to turn my Henry 30-30 into a bench/paper gun, and I came across some information on the 30AI.
I am just looking for actual experiences from those who have made the conversion. I am also interested in hearing from those who have rented/own the chamber reamer and reamed the chamber yourselves. What, if any issues did you run into? What should I watch out for? Should I just have the gun farmed out to a "real" smith.
Some say that the headspace must be checked, but others say that since it headspaces on the rim, a headspace gauge is not needed. Also, the Henry is basically a Marlin 336. There is one guy on another website who claimed that his 336 had troubles with feeding/ejecting after the conversion.
I am basically looking for any and all information from those who have experience with the round in the levergun. Contender or Handi Rifle information is welcomed if it highlights ballistics. I am not looking for opinions from others who have not done the conversion and think the 30-30 is fine the way it is.