rebarrel .243 Sako Forester L579 action to 338 Federal / Why not??

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19 July 2007, 22:06

MSsafari

rebarrel .243 Sako Forester L579 action to 338 Federal / Why not??

I have my eye on a well used 243 Sako Forrester L579 action with a pitted barrel. I would like to have a new barrel in 338 federal put on it. Are there any issues with this build? On the surface it is a neat project. Has anyone used this action for a custom build?

19 July 2007, 22:22

snowcat

I just did the same conversion on a Rem 600. Everything came together perfectly with no feeding issues FWIW...

Jay Kolbe

19 July 2007, 22:45

Masterifleman

There shouldn't be any glitches. The only thing you might have a problem with is feeding because of the larger neck and bullet but, that's doubtful.

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19 July 2007, 23:16

Bug

MSsafari,
Nope. Can't recommend it at all!!! Why, it will cause you all kinds of headaches and totally excessive costs!
Why don't I save you all this frustration - Just sell me the dang thing for cheap, and put that monkey on someones else's back!

Good luck! you should be fine!

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