Does Winchester's Featherweight barrel contour provide enough meat to safely use with a 358 bore? I am picking up a Featherweight from DKim and am going to rebarrel to 358 win. and I want to use the factory contour.

Assuming a muzzle o.d. of .550-.565 (seems to be about the range the factory barrels fall into) the featherweight contour will work fine. We have rebored many .308 Winchesters and .243's to .358's. It does make for a rifle very light on the front end.


Jim

TRhe pre 64 featherweight was so chamberd, I have seen only 1. But It did not apear to have and heavier barrel than other feather weights.
...tj3006

The Autumn Gun Works has a new factory .358 Win Featherweight barrel for the pre 64 M70.

The .358 Featherweight barrels are the same outside dimensions as the other calibers.

That would be nicer than a rebore.

Autumn Gun Works Inc
515 Old Middle Street
Goshen, CT 06756
860-491-4867

Will the pre 64 barrel be a direct fit to the new classic action? If not, hard would it be to make it work? What's the cost of the barrel installed?

Just call up Autumn. The owner is a gunsmith!

Lou,
savage's 99 had a soda straw for a barrel, so you may find a maker who'll do it. doulgas won't do less than a number2, but... a very light cut on a 2 might work.

a pre-64 358 barrel will set you back a bunch....

but.. there's a way out...

call bauska barrels, between 4 and 5 central, ask to speak to steve... and see if he will turn you a 358 in the pre-64 contour.

jeffe

I've handled perhaps a half dozen of the pre-64 FW in 358. They did indeed use the same contour as all the others. Look pretty goofy with that great big hole. The barrels really reminded of 410 barrels...

When they are available, you can get a pre-64 FW barrel in 358 form Numerich for about $135. Should thread right on...

http://www.e-gunparts.com/product.asp?chrProductSKU=713950&MC=


Snappy recoil...

Everyone, thanks for the help. Lou

There is a pre-64 featherweight 358 on e-bay right now it's at 862 with a couple days left. Let me clarify-thats just the barrel.