Hmmm well I am trying to find out the cost of a new barrel for a "project" as I cannot afford the £500-£700+ often quoted here in the UK I am looking at alternatives. However it really needs to be a 26" finished length to make to most of the cartridges ballisitics. Other wise one might as well have a lesser cartridge
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What I am aiming for is a modern case that I can get fairly easily and will push a 7mm 140 grain bullet to around 3200-3300fps and will fit a normal long action, currently a 270 Win, so far it looks like it will be the .280 AI case (280 Rem Ackely Improved). The idea is to duplicate the performance of the .280 Ross but in a case that can be brought over the counter not have to be special order or specially made as the Ross is nowadays oh and uses the accepted , now, normal 0.284" diameter bullets. Ross bullets are of 0.287" diameter.
It should make a fine stalking rifle for just about anything
with bullet weights from 115 Grn-175 grn. Not sure yet how the case will effect the magazine capacity but it might reduce it to three
the donor is a BSA Monarch 1st pattern with a sad bore and a knocked abut stock. The stock will be slightly reshaped and defined to suit me and re-finished probably with wrap around cherquering on the forestock
which will remove any damage.
However it will all hinge on getting a barrel at a reasonable price
to this aim I am even enquiring about finding one of the new P-H parts barrels and see if Knibbs had any 7mm BSA ones that could be re-chambered otherwise it looks like trying to import one
and it seems that is hassle nowadays. Oh well I have some time to to this it's not like it has to be done this month.