Reeder Custom Guns - Fun little pondering...

WB
Fun little pondering...
Monday, December 28, 2020, 08:38

I have a nice custom 98 Mauser .30-06 that I have lost interest in. It's too bland, although totally capable. I have pondered converting it to a large caliber for bigger adventure and play. I'll probably not ever pursue it but I enjoy the fantasy, and that has to be worth a little something too. The hope.

The options are .338-06, .35 Whelen, and 9.3x62. All are pretty close in performance and I am not sure if feed rails would need modding for the 9.3. I think the other two would feed slick as is.

I just wanted to see the comments. Honestly a complete rifle is not much more. But I've been there before. And one can push a 220 gr. .308 cal. slug to 2400 fps in the 06'. It sort of takes the wind out of your sails. The old 06' is not too bad, it's just not very inspiring to me. It's the ride not the destination.

Fun little pondering... - WB, 2020-12-28, 08:38
- I have one customized, in 338-06. Real nice, and - Woody, 2020-12-28, 18:31
- 308 norma mag - Clint H, 2020-12-28, 11:48
- I am into the .308 and have a .308 Mossberg and a Weatherby - Lynn, 2020-12-28, 11:03
  - I had a 350 rem mag in a model 7 from the - Lymey, 2020-12-28, 22:06
    - wow (nm) - Lynn, 2020-12-29, 08:50
  - If a man is a realist the .308 is plenty good for all - WB, 2020-12-28, 11:24
    - you are right about the 708. In the field it does matter - Lynn, 2020-12-28, 16:46
- 338-06 for sure! - Amede, 2020-12-28, 10:37
  - I got one of those as well..great rifle (nm) - Woody, 2020-12-28, 18:36
- must admit I have slid down - Sunny, 2020-12-28, 08:54
  - What is a break in...... (nm) - Sid R, 2020-12-28, 11:11
  - .338 rabbit hole - .stonecold, 2020-12-28, 10:34
    - The bullets sure are made well. (nm) - WB, 2020-12-28, 10:45
      - Pssssst ....... 9.3! it works better than it should, and - Blake, 2020-12-28, 11:00
        One more vote for the 9.3 (nm) - Derek, 2020-12-28, 11:10
        A minor critique if it is one for the 9.3 - WB, 2020-12-28, 11:48
        Have often wondered about the 338-06 and 35 - Derek, 2020-12-28, 12:25
        They have some obvious reloading advantages - WB, 2020-12-28, 15:07