klausg
06-27-2006, 06:15 PM
Hey gang-
After all the help I've received on other subjects, and reading the "...action gathering dust..." thread, I thought I'd post this one and see if you guys are able to help me come to a decision. First the action is an original smokeless one, not sure which army it was made for, but the original chambering was 7mm. I'm trying to figure out what caliber to re-barrel to, (orig. barrell is shot and it was an SRC so really short). I'd like to keep the saddle ring, (acccording to my nephew "It's cool"), so I think a long barrel would look a little strange, I'm thinking 22-26". So what caliber...my thoughts
a) .45-70- cheap, available brass, lots of data, but, everybody has one. Not quite 'nifty' enough
b) .38-55/.375 Win- with two .375 H&H's in the collection already, do I really need another .375? Also this doesn't give me an excuse to buy more moulds, of course this could also be a plus.[smilie=1:
c) .40-65- sorta what I'm leaning towards, definitely has the 'nifty' factor, I can't find that much data
d) .50-70- definitely historically correct, not sure if I want to smack my shoulder that much, lack of lighter boolits.
I know that I'm missing a plethora of cartridges, if so feel free to flame me if I missed your favorite. I'd also like the option of loading smokeless, dealing with fouling in the winter up here is no fun; when it's -20, nothing stays soft. I'm not planning on getting into any competition shoots. Final question:
e) favorite barrel makers...I've been doing a little shopping and Green Mountain is fairly cheap, (and I don't have to pay someone to turn it into an octagonal), are these good barrels?
Thanks much
-Klaus
After all the help I've received on other subjects, and reading the "...action gathering dust..." thread, I thought I'd post this one and see if you guys are able to help me come to a decision. First the action is an original smokeless one, not sure which army it was made for, but the original chambering was 7mm. I'm trying to figure out what caliber to re-barrel to, (orig. barrell is shot and it was an SRC so really short). I'd like to keep the saddle ring, (acccording to my nephew "It's cool"), so I think a long barrel would look a little strange, I'm thinking 22-26". So what caliber...my thoughts
a) .45-70- cheap, available brass, lots of data, but, everybody has one. Not quite 'nifty' enough
b) .38-55/.375 Win- with two .375 H&H's in the collection already, do I really need another .375? Also this doesn't give me an excuse to buy more moulds, of course this could also be a plus.[smilie=1:
c) .40-65- sorta what I'm leaning towards, definitely has the 'nifty' factor, I can't find that much data
d) .50-70- definitely historically correct, not sure if I want to smack my shoulder that much, lack of lighter boolits.
I know that I'm missing a plethora of cartridges, if so feel free to flame me if I missed your favorite. I'd also like the option of loading smokeless, dealing with fouling in the winter up here is no fun; when it's -20, nothing stays soft. I'm not planning on getting into any competition shoots. Final question:
e) favorite barrel makers...I've been doing a little shopping and Green Mountain is fairly cheap, (and I don't have to pay someone to turn it into an octagonal), are these good barrels?
Thanks much
-Klaus