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300 wsm to 243
I have a 300 wsm with brux barrel and McMillan a-5. IT is not shooting the greatest and I believe I woild enjoy it more if it were a 243 or 243 ai. I obviously would need a new barrel. What else ? Be bolt I'm assuming being a difference in bolt face dia. And mag ? Thanks for any pointers.
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I think you have the pieces that would be different identified. What action was the rifle built on?
You might be better off selling that rifle and buying a Tikka .243.
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You will need:
– a new barrel as you said.
– a new bolt with a magnum face.
– a longer bolt stop for short action cals.
– a shirt action mag.Would be much cheaper to buy a used T3 in short action configuration and add a new barrel chambered for .243.
An alternative could be a 6.5 or 7 SAUM as you could use the same bolt.
To get the best out of it you would also need to bed the barreled action in the stock.
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Can u find saum brass anywhere tho ?
Guess I could just go 7 wsm but idk
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7 WSM would be another option, but necks are short. I heard that .300 SAUM was back on the market, so it could easily be necked down to 7 SAUM – perhaps neck turning too.
Or just get a good brake fitted to your current rifle. I have a Long Rifles Inc brake on my .300 Win Mag that reduces recoil to around .308 levels. Terminator Products T2 and T3 are also very good.
http://www.shoot-long.com/products/long-range-accessories/terminator-muzzle-brakes/
Would be a much cheaper option than switching chambering and re-barreling.
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http://www.brownells.com/reloading/brass/rifle-brass/brass-prod37539.aspx
.300 SAUM brass. Not cheap, but cheaper than the changes you mentioned and would last for years if annealed.
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