With time on my hands today I stopped by a local gunshop to see if they had anything I needed.
What caught my eye is a rolling block in 7mm that has been professionally refinished, metal and wood. That's fine, but the barrel is shortened to just in front of the mid barrel band, about 16 inches.
That didn't look like anything I would care to shoot so barreling might be a possibility, or is it? 6.5 Swede is a favorite of mine and should not involve serious extractor work.
Or would a 223 size case head be practical?
Ken