I just acquired a very clean Remington 30S Express in 30 Remington; factory,stock, Lyman 48, the works.

I am considering having the rifle rebored to a more available caliber, 35 Whelen perhaps. Will a 30-06 based cartridge clean up a 30 Remington chamber?

If you rechamber a very clean mod 30 you will have lost several hundred dollars and screwed up
a fine gun. Buy a 30/06 and sell the remington to someone that will care for it.
Good luck

almost any 30caliber centerfire.. 300 savage and larger

if the gun is in anything like decent condition, you will be destroying the inherent value of the rifle -- very uncommon caliber in a pretty nicely uncommon receiver ...

if the gun, heck, if just the metal, is intact, you are making a $400 gun out of a 1200 dollar one

Thanks guys, having done more research last night after putting up my post I've decided to keep it a 30 Remington. Not only for value reasons, but also because with the checkered steel buttplate I don't relish the thought of any recoil above the 30-30 power level it appears the 30 Remington was designed to produce.

I also think I have a relatively rare gun. It is a Model 30S action and barrel (barrel has ramped front sight and no rear sight doughnut) but a Model 30 stock (slender grip, schnabel forend) that has had the barrel doughnut inletting filled with thin wooden shims.

the 30 rem IS a 3030 - but with no rim.

thanks for keeping it

My 30SR (Redfield rear sight) has a different stock style than yours but also has the wood shims where the barrel doughnut will be.

It's a .35 Rem but it's already been altered with the pad so I'm thinking of rechambering to a .35 Whelen. If it had the original butt I would leave it alone. If your .30 Rem is all original leave it alone. Anything but a 30-06 goes for over $1000 these days.

Here's pics:

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
the 30 rem IS a 3030 - but with no rim.

thanks for keeping it

Jeff,

Ballistically they are twins. Though the reloading manuals will list data as the same for both, the .30 Rem is not just a .30-30 sans rim. Case dimensions differ.

Me, I'd leave the rifle as-is, buy a bunch of cases, and shoot it til the barrel wears out. Then you'll have all the excuse you need to rebarrel.

Too nice to alter, use it and keep it clean or sell it and get what you want.

I've got cases on the way, and it'll be hunted on good weather days this deer season. It's a neat rifle and I'll hold onto it long enough to get a feel for it and then I'll likely move it. I want a Model 30S for conversion to 9.3x62 or 35 Whelen and this one deserves to stay complete.

Oregon45,

thanks for keeping it whole. We are caretakers for the next generation, and they ain't making any more like this one.

Rich

WOW nice rifle!!

Oregon45, don't let these backward looking naysayers stand in the way of progress. A 30-06 AI would work nicely.

Also, there's nothing wrong with that rifle a Dremel tool and some 50 grit sandpaper wouldn't fix right up.
Drill, baby, drill...

And for God sakes, if you are going to weld on it, don't forget to knock the slag off between passes!

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Originally posted by ForrestB:
Oregon45, don't let these backward looking naysayers stand in the way of progress. A 30-06 AI would work nicely.

Also, there's nothing wrong with that rifle a Dremel tool and some 50 grit sandpaper wouldn't fix right up.
Drill, baby, drill...

Maybe fit it for gloss aluminum weaver bases with see-through rings?

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
O. We are caretakers for the next generation, and they ain't making any more like this one.

Rich

The socialist say this about money. Might be time to reread atlas shrugged. I want him to not ruin his asset.

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
I want him to not ruin his asset.

Me too.



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