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358 winchester..Pretty Pissed
uni82
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I have been having a LOT of trouble chambering my 358win correctly. It is a Remington 760 originally in a 35 Remington but re-chambered to 358win. I picked it up because I wanted a 358. He sold it kinda cheap and quickly. I didn't think anything of it. After having a lot of trouble chambering a round through countless hours at my press, I took it to a gunsmith and it turns out that it is chambered incorrectly. Factory 358win rounds won't even fit (Winchester silver tipped for 63 bucks a box)....anyone want to purchased a poorly chambered 358 Winchester?
I think I'll be looking for a stock 760 barrel in a 35 Remington because I do not have one and I need a brush gun out here in Wisconsin...
people and their dishonesty.
-JD
I think I'll be looking for a stock 760 barrel in a 35 Remington because I do not have one and I need a brush gun out here in Wisconsin...
people and their dishonesty.
-JD
Comments
Might wanna cast the chamber and see if it can be reamed out to proper 358 dimensions...
If I recall correctly if it was .35 Rem. , you should have to just run a .358win reamer into it. If your cases don't go in now, are you sure it is .358win??? Sounds like a "short ream job" Bob
Time to re-barrel.
Ya I'm sure its a 358. It is punched "358 win" on the side.
With all the problems you're having with chambering, I wouldn't trust whats punched on the barrel or that it was done correctly. I'd have the chamber cast to see what the chamber dimensions are.
pull it, and run a reamer in it to the correct depth. Should be a $50 fix.
if the barrel doesn't make 16", thread it and have a muzzlebreak installed, then you will be over the 16" legal limit. You sure don't want to go messing with federal regulations.
-JD
-JD
-JD