Reboring

[badgeredd]

OK guys and gals, I need your input. I am trying to find a GOOD barrel person to re-bore a Glenfield 30 (made by Marlin, the 336) from 30 caliber to 35 caliber. I have found one source but I am thinking that a couple or more of you have some knowledge of good people to do this.
In case your wondering, I picked up a pretty nice Glenfield this week for a project I have been hankerin' to do for a while. I want to build a 35/30-30 and one of our members has been gracious enough to answer my many questions. I DO NOT want to replace the current barrel, I want to have it rebored. SO how about sharing your combined knowledge of vendors for this project? Attacked is a pic of the Glenfield. Oh yeah, I paid the princely sum of $185 for the project rifle.

[Frank46]

I believe Dan Pederson at classic gunworks does reboring. Some of the folks on the ASSRA web site have good things to say about his work. John Taylor does work like this. Hope this helps. Frank

[johnly]

Jesse Ocumpaugh
715 South 6th St.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Phone: (541) 942-1342
Fax: (541) 942-7533

[John Taylor]

Classic Barrel & Gunworks
339 Grove Av.
Prescott, Az. 86301
http://cutrifle.com/
928-772-4060

Redmans Rifling and Reboring
Randall Redman
189 Nichols Rd.
Omak, Wa. 98841
509-826-5512

Siegrist Gun Shop
Al Siegrist
8752 Turtle Rd.
Whittemore, Mi. 48770
989-873-3929

Starlight Enterprises
Randy Selby
PO Box 221
Wapiti Wy. 82450
307-587-3581

Sonny France
4932 Grandview
Okemos Mi 48864
517-349-4532

Norm Johnson
243 4th Av NW
Turtle Lake ND 58575
701-448-9188

Taylor Machine ,John Taylor
14119 Military Rd E.
Puyallup, WA 98374
john@johntaylormachine.com
253-445-4073
http://www.johntaylormachine.com

[broomhandle]

Hi Sir,


I have used Redmans twice I'm pleased as punch!
He is the guy that supplys most liners to the gunsmithing trade!

He rebored a shot out C-96 Mauser back to 7.63 x 25 Mauser and you cannot tell it has been reworked.

He also did a second C-96 Mauser to 9 mm x 19 it shoots dead on. this was a rebore. He reamed the barrel & recut the rifling!
I want a quality job. I am a HAPPY to recommend him.
He has a website now.

You can get the job done cheaper but the quality of the job suffers

Best to you,
broomhandle

[scb]

+1 for Redmans. M86 Win 38/56 to 50/110. Excellent work.

[358wcf]

Try JES gunsmithing, in Cottage Grove, OR
You can find him on Google-
He lists the 35/30-30 as an option on his site.
Let me know how it turns out-- I have an unfired Marlin 336 that might end up going this route!

35 calibers are just plain useful!!!!

358wcf

[Ben]

358wcf:

I sent a 308 WIn. Weatherby Vanguard to Jesse in OR about 2 weeks ago to re-bore to 358 Win. Received the barreled action 2 days ago. Mine has 3 groove rifling, lands are .005 high with a bore of .3580. The bore is mirror smooth. I specified a 1 - 14 twist. I pushed a very tight patch down the bore and could not detect any loose or tight spots. It felt very consistent all the way down the bore. My scope is a Burris 1.75 X 5 with a plex reticle. Just about an ideal rifle for Alabama hardwood bottoms in pursuit of whitetails.

Haven't shot the rifle yet. It will be my " work - horse " hunting rifle this fall, I'll be up and down tree stands and riding 4 wheeler's with this one. The synthetic stock lends itself well to " hard hunting". My .358 rounds that I have on hand feed from the mag box like water running through screen wire.

This is my 3rd 358 Win.- - - - A great round ! ! A lot of people just don't fully understand the potential of the 358 Win.

Thanks,
Ben

[waksupi]

If you don't own a .35 rifle, you haven't experienced the best of the best for cast boolit shooting.

Two .358 Win Mausers in the stable, plus a M8 Remington .35.

[Ben]

If you don't own a .35 rifle, you haven't experienced the best of the best for cast boolit shooting.
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Could not have said it better waksupi...........
Ben

[felix]

Amen. Actually, 32 thru 37 is prolly the best bore sizes to make accuracy (using smokeless powder). My belief is that it has to do with current component compositions. Notice that the 35 is about dead center of this spread. ... felix

[Ben]

Felix , I definitely think you're on to something there..........

Ben

[Junior1942]

358wcf:

I sent a 308 WIn. Weatherby Vanguard to Jesse in OR about 2 weeks ago to re-bore to 358 Win. Received the barreled action 2 days ago. . . .

What was the total cost, please???

[felix]

Yeah, Ben, the smaller the bore using BR guns, the more accurate, in almost a straight line, the "total system" becomes when leaving out ambient conditions. That was proven without doubt by the warehouse experiments back in the early 80's. ... felix

[badgeredd]

What was the total cost, please???

Junior,

I've sent a Mauser 8mm barrel and the Marlin barrel that started this thread to Jesse. His work is BEAUTIFUL! Both of mine are 1-15 twist and 3 groove rifling. TOTAL cost including shipping was $255 each. He cut the neck area for no additional cost; the barrels were for the 35/30-30 and my 35x60 (35 caliber with a 8x57 long neck case made from 30-06 brass). His cost is $225 and I removed all sights etc. He has my vote when it comes to price vs. quality.

Edd

PS...It took a total of 12 days and 13 days for the barrel to be back to me.

[Ben]

Ditto to Edd's remarks.

Junior :

The package deal is $225 and Jesse pays the return shipping.

Thanks,
Ben

[Four Fingers of Death]

The 35 Lever Power has always fascinated me, but I have also had a hankering for a 788 Remington in 30/30, rebored to 35-30/30 like Col harris has on the cover of his cast boolit bible.

You can't get barrels re-bored in Australia now.

[Ben]

I shot my Weatherby Vanguard 358 Win. today, ( Jesse in OR did the reboring work on the barrel , conversion of a factory 308 Win. rifle over to 358 Win. ). My bore is .3580. 3 groove barrel, lands are .005 high, 1 - 14 twist. ( He usually does a 1-15 twist in his .35 cal barrels , but since I was planning on shooting my 358009, I asked for 1-14 twist )

I shot the Lyman 358009 sized .359 dia. weighing 292 grs. with lube and g/c. Needless to say I'm very pleased with Jesse's work.:

[waksupi]

Whaddaya think, Ben, are you going to like that?

[Ben]

waksupi :

My 1st rifle to be re-bored. My cousin also has a 338/06 and a 338 Fed. Ruger # 1 re-bored by Jesse .

All three rifles will SHOOT ! !

A fairly inexpensive way ( $225 ) to take a bolt action rifle in .30 cal. and move up to a 35 cal.rifle.

I'm IMPRESSED ! !

Ben