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I know this isn't the GS forum. But I hate the idea of sending a rifle anywhere. The smith I've used in the past is fully booked up and I want work do. Not waiting done. Can anyone reccomend a local smith to do a few rebarrel/rechamber jobs? Thank you in advance.! Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | ||
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If you don't find anyone one of my guides who lives on Kodiak is fitting barrels. E-mail me what you need done and I will contact hime. Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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As long as it is a m700 or m70, Chad Dixon in Sturgis, SD could have it back to you within a few days. He uses a CNC Machine and has a few day turn around. No one else in the country has that kind of a turn around. You send the barrel with the action. No waiting. If you don't have a barrel you can buy one from Bug Holes (google that), they are a barrel supplier. | |||
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Thank you Phil. I'm hopeing to b able t just drive to town and hand it to the Smith. But Kodiak isn't too far away. . B.W.W. . Neither. Stainless Ruger M77 Mk2s. I want to rebarrel my wife's 308 to 6.5 Creedmoor Have a 338 converted to 338/375 Campfire Have some work done on my 458. Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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Steve Untiet at Alaska Custom Firearms: http://www.alaskacustomfirearms.com Just north of Dimond on Old Seward in Anchorage. Dave | |||
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I tried calling them but they are closed on weekends. I'll try on Monday. Thank you. Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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Andy Hawk, Hawk's Gunsmithing 562-0881 Jim fur, feathers, & meat in the freezer  "Pass it on to your kids" | |||
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Where is he located? Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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Off Lake Otis Glen,,about 1/2 mile from great Northern Guns as the crow flies. Andy is top notch, he just called and has my 35 Gibbs ready to come home for moose season! He also has a rack of some interesting rifles for sale, a Marlin 39 followed me out the door a few weeks ago. I tend to use more than enough gun | |||
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Another plug for Steve at Alaska Custom. Usually not too hard to get ahold of... | |||
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Steve at alaska custom firearms is a class act. You would have to look pretty hard to find a better smith in alaska. | |||
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I'd go with Andy Hawk. He does solid work an adheres to quoted time frames. Matt | |||
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Wow. Great. I just got off the phone with Andy Hawk. I'm going to bring my 338/375 project to him. I want to get it up and running with a factory take off barrel that I have. I think I'll buy my own reamer and gauge for it. Once I get.it up and running I can figure out what it's velocity potential is and how much I can shorten the barrel myself an inch at a time. I LIKE SHORT BARRELS. But anyway, He sounds like I can work with him. I have high hopes for this round as being an economical way to fix the heavy bullet problems that the 338 Win mag suffers from. May not make sense to anyone else but it's a project I want to try. Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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I just talked to Alaska Custom also. I think I'll have them do my wife's Ruger Compact conversion to 6.5 Creedmoor. BTW. Any of you that haven't tried the 6.5 Creedmoor. It is REALLY the cats meow. !!!! I killed 3 bou this fall with mine and it just flat kills! . I flubbed the first shot on my first bou this fall. ( too much scope power) so I needed to put in 1 finisher. But the other 2 were 1 shot each. After I rest the rifle up to sporter configuration instead of the long range configuration I've had it in. . Now it is just a SWEET little carbine. I put a 1-4×24 SWFA SS Classic scope on it. . Even with the 4 power it shoots in the. .3s and I have 4 different loads that are all on the same zero @ 100 yards. I got somewhere between 42-45" of penetration on the bull I killed @300 yards with the 130 gr TSX flat base that has a mv of 2777 avg. That bullet went in next to the wind pipe and exited next to the nutsack so I have no idea how far it would have penetrated. The bull went less than 20' . Same with the cow I shot at 360 lasered yards with a 130 gr Swift Sirocco pushed by the same powder charge. . So while the 6.5 Creedmoor is a top tier target round. It is also an Awesome hunting round. Phil Shoemaker : "I went to a .30-06 on a fine old Mauser action. That worked successfully for a few years until a wounded, vindictive brown bear taught me that precise bullet placement is not always possible in thick alders, at spitting distances and when time is measured in split seconds. Lucky to come out of that lesson alive, I decided to look for a more suitable rifle." | |||
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Jeez Guys!! Please stop telling people about Andy. That goes for you too Matt Moore.  ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Good choices. Both are stand up guys and do quality work. And both were smart enough to get out from underneath Wild West Guns and start their own businesses. Jim fur, feathers, & meat in the freezer "Pass it on to your kids" | |||
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