I recently bought a Hoffman 10.75x68 from Ray Atkinson. The rifle is a sweet shooter but for iron sights only. I recently acquired an early
1948 FN Supreme 300 rifle in 270 win. It is a ingle C cut action in really good condition. It has an unusual stepped barrel. I would like a 10.75 in a rifle I can use a scope. I was thinking of having the barrel rebored and chambered for 10.75x68. The round sets in the magazine box and feeds pretty well. Does this seem to be a way to get a practical hunting rifle for Africa? The rifle is stocked in a good piece of French walnut in a classic style. I don't have that much in the rifle and I think the barrel would be expensive to duplicate. Whom would you recommend to do the reboring job?

myself?
I would send the barreled action to bauska, have them copy the original in their duplicating lathe, with a couple degrees of tailstock offset to add a little weight to the barrel, and be done with it. Boring a 7.62 to 10.75 is going to result in a barrel about as thick and strong as a soda straw.....

as I understand it, this is the german version of the 404 jeffe... which is a great all around rifle for africa... Forrest's is loaded at 2000fps, with no buttpad, and feels like a 22

jeffe

That stepped barrel needs to have a larger diameter from the last step to the muzzle IMHO.