I have a M700 in 223Rem and was thinking of boring and rechambering to 6x47. This looks to me to be a pretty simple conversion but wanted to get some feedback and opinions before doing it.
Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark
Posts: 3831 | Location: Cave Creek, AZ | Registered: 09 August 2001
Two years ago I converted an AR to 6X45 and made a space gun for "across the course" NRA Hi=power. The lighter bullets work fine, like the Berger 85gr but the Sierra 95gr even loaded for single feed @ 600 don't have enough "snoose" to hold better than the 8 ring. So now I'm in the works to get it rechambered to the 6mm Hagen cartridge. That requires the barrel extention to be replaced and that I'm thinking is going to get a little tricky, keeping the gas port clocked in properly.
I can't get the thing to shoot to MOA and thought I might try boring it to see if there was something wrong with the barrel. It's my varmint rig but with all of the work I have done on it (replaced and bedded stock, replaced barrel, trued action, replaced scopes, tried various bullets, powders, etc.) it still is at about 2MOA. The barrel is currently back at the manufacturer so we'll see if they can come up with anything.. This rifle has been an exercise in frustration.
Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark
Posts: 3831 | Location: Cave Creek, AZ | Registered: 09 August 2001