243 win m 70 convert to?

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23 October 2007, 08:30

CRUSHER

243 win m 70 convert to?

rifle is now a push feed synthetic win m 70 243if you hated 243 what would you barrel this rifle into.338 federal308 winleave it as 243I like 260 so much i am sending you a free bbl.jesus shoots 7-08 and so should youany totaly pointless wildcat like _____.

23 October 2007, 12:30

seafire2

I have a Model 70 in a 243, that sucks as a shooter... however it is now going thru life to become a switch barrel rifle....

I put a Boyd's Thumbhole stock on it...

I also have a Featherweight in 223, that I borrowed the bolt out of that rifle.. and ordered a 26 inch heavy magnum contoured barrel from ER Shaw last year.. its first switch barrel is a 223 barrel...

here is how it turned out...

and in the field...

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24 October 2007, 06:51

Snellstrom

Well you know I'm a bubble off and always against the obvious grain so I voted for a pointless wildcat if you are sure you are sick of the .243.
How about a 9.3x08 or better a 9.3x.284 or (stay with me I have an active mind).
Maybe non wildcats like a 6.5 Swede which is wholely superior to the .260 and speaking of holy if jesus shoots a 7-08 then by the grace of god you should one or two up him with a .284 Win.
To hell with a .308, unless you need and don't have one to burn up the cheap ammo get a .358 Win instead or a 35-.284 or a 6.5-.284 or a 30-.284 or a poor mans 325 short mag the 325-.284
wait there's more I'm full of it.

24 October 2007, 07:12

taylorce1

".400 Pig Thumper" when Snellstrom gets his .400 Whelen put together you guys could do another pig hunt and compare the results. I don't know how fast you could lauch a 300-400 grain SP .411 bullet out of a necked up .308, I'm not a wildcatter by any means. I just sure it would "thump" TX wild pigs quite well.

24 October 2007, 08:52

Calif. Hunter

.358 Win. 225 gr bullets over a max load of W-748 and you are good to go! I get over 2500 fps with my 21-inch barrel and a partition.

24 October 2007, 21:07

CRUSHER

how about a strait case 458 1.75 in on the belted mag win case

24 October 2007, 22:25

Snellstrom

Now yer talkin'.
Or just a big brother to your .223/.338 that headspaces on the case mouth with no belt.
What could you blow a .308 case out to?
Would it be .458 or could you only go as high as .423 I'd have to look.
I'm still thinking 9.3-08 or 9.3-.284.
What the hell get a .257 Roberts.

24 October 2007, 22:53

CRUSHER

im thinking belted mag case would be a lot simpler. and more horsepower

24 October 2007, 22:53

drm-hp

On the small end, 22-250 AI or 6-284.
On the bigger end, 338 Federal or 358 Win.
I would more than likely make a 358 Win.
Thanks, Doug

25 October 2007, 03:58

CRUSHER

oh well took it to the smith to look at a the take off pile o barrels I have stashed there and some guy with a kid wanted that rifle bad for a birthday gift for the kid to take on the opener nov 3 so I gave it to his kid and probably saved myself 1000 bucks in the process all in all a good end for this little rifle. I realy did not need it and that litle guy sure did so happy ending .

25 October 2007, 19:35

KSTEPHENS

25 Souper.

25 October 2007, 20:32

jimatcat

my .243 m70 is the most neglected m70 i have...toe of the stock broken off, old weaver 2x7 wideview on it, scratches all over... but still shoots 100 gr factory stuff into 1" at 100yds... always wonder what i could really do with it if i tried...thought about using it as a donor, but can't bring myself to do it... if i ever did, i'd find a small face bolt and build a .22 hornet...

25 October 2007, 21:22

stillbeeman

Only reason a fellow would buy a .243 is to rebarrel it to a 7-08 or .260 or he needed another tomato stake.

25 October 2007, 22:01

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by stillbeeman:
Only reason a fellow would buy a .243 is to rebarrel it to a 7-08 or .260 or he needed another tomato stake.

hmm really all those deer that I've killed with mine sure have tasted good. Especially cooked on the grill.

26 October 2007, 00:46

Johnly

I have a new sporter weight 22-250 M70 push feed barrel if you are lookign to go smaller.

26 October 2007, 01:20

1894mk2

If I hated 243 I'd take shooting lessons

Seriously I'm interested why - I used to have an irrational hatred of it until I worked with it for a while - now it's my all time favourite.

26 October 2007, 01:29

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by 1894mk2:
If I hated 243 I'd take shooting lessons.

26 October 2007, 01:32

CRUSHER

quote:
Originally posted by CRUSHER:
oh well took it to the smith to look at a the take off pile o barrels I have stashed there and some guy with a kid wanted that rifle bad for a birthday gift for the kid to take on the opener nov 3 so I gave it to his kid and probably saved myself 1000 bucks in the process all in all a good end for this little rifle. I realy did not need it and that litle guy sure did so happy ending .