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.308 to .300 Savage.
Supreme One
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Hello, just wondering how hard it would be to convert a .308 barrel to .300 Savage and would the barrel still hold up to that round? I know they are very similar and I know about having to shorten the barrel and rechambering it. I am sure the action will need little to no modification to accept the .300 Savage round if it is already taking the .308 Win. I am just wondering if anyone has seen, done, or heard about doing this conversion. I don't yet know what gun I am going to do this to but I have a barrel in .308 for a small ring Mauser and that is probably going to be the starting point. It is a newer barrel (not original surplus) so I am not worried about the strength of the barrel holding up to the .308, however I do not know what pressures the .300 Savage round makes or if it is more or less than the .308. Any opinions or information would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Michael
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Thank you,
Michael
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Thanks for the replies,
Michael
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Frankly, I think that the .300 is one of the best uses for those Guardia Civil M1916 ".308's" that are in circulation. The reason of course is the chamber pressure that the .308 develops, 55 KPSI or so, which is considerably above the 45 KPSI that those actions were designed to handle.
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