338 br barrel

[dvanncvann]

I have a Ruger M77 action I am thinking of having barreled in 338 br. Who can chamber and install a barrel in this caliber? Also who carries dies?

[amafrank]

Check with CH4D for dies. Not sure who can work on the Ruger.

Frank

[Spook]

CH4D was on backorder last time I checked..but you can get there by opening the neck on a 6 or 7mm BR Type S die with the appropriate tapered expander and bushing.... and a Hornady 338 seater for 338 Fed...shortened up a smidge.

We were making 30 BR dies the same way before Redding came out with their own version.

[dvanncvann]

How about a 458 Socom barrel for the Ruger 77?

[Rikky Lee]

I just got a .458 Douglas barrel through Midway and a reamer from Mr Kiff.

Nice barrel for what I want to do with this rifle.

[Spook]

Originally Posted by dvanncvann

How about a 458 Socom barrel for the Ruger 77?

Big D, do you have the original barrel from the ruger action?

[dvanncvann]

Originally Posted by Spook

Big D, do you have the original barrel from the ruger action?

Unfortunately its split. We use it in a hunter safety course to show what happens when you fire a rifle with a restricted bore. The guy who owned it only fired it 1 time. It looks like a big Y now. I still can get it but its pretty much usless. The threaded chamber end is fine but its split from about 2" in front of the chamber to the muzzle.

[dvanncvann]

Originally Posted by Rikky Lee

I just got a .458 Douglas barrel through Midway and a reamer from Mr Kiff.

Nice barrel for what I want to do with this rifle.

Ordered the barrel today. They had the 1-14 twist on clearance. Thanks for the heads up.

[Spook]

Originally Posted by dvanncvann

Unfortunately its split. We use it in a hunter safety course to show what happens when you fire a rifle with a restricted bore. The guy who owned it only fired it 1 time. It looks like a big Y now. I still can get it but its pretty much usless. The threaded chamber end is fine but its split from about 2" in front of the chamber to the muzzle.

OK, get the barrel, cut off everything thats not damaged toward the chamber end. The chamber has to be completely intact for this to work. What caliber was it?

[dvanncvann]

Originally Posted by Spook

OK, get the barrel, cut off everything thats not damaged toward the chamber end. The chamber has to be completely intact for this to work. What caliber was it?

Still trying to get my hands on it. It was .308