Rebarrel or rechamber?

Ya I have a smith in mind. Now I just need to decide on 257 roberts, 25-06, or 35 whelen. 25 rechamber would be the cheapest but I awalys said if I did a custom it would be in 35 whelen and I would take it to africa if I went. Now I kinda have an excuse for the custom and maybe mama will agree? grinz
 
I can completely understand ruger not wanting to touch it. *can* they work on it? Of course. But ruger isn't your local gunsmith. They're manufacturers. If they make it and its wrong, they'll fix it. If they make it, billybob buys it, does who knows what to it besides screw it up, they're not going to try to figure it out, and then be stuck warranting the work if billybob did something else they didn't find and its still screwed up.

If I buy a f150 and rip the engine out and drop in something else and it runs badly, ford definitely doesn't want it back although a local mechanic will probably help you figure it out.

I'm guessing there was a reason it was on the used shelves, and it's in the first post.
 
And I've been thinking real hard about rebarrelling one of mine to a whelen for a while. So I say Go whelen
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Yeah, no way is Ruger going to work on one of their rifles that has been modified by someone else. Their offet to put it back to original for a reasonable price was very generous imo. If you want that rifle in .250Savage you will need to find a good smith to get her there. If you are interested in a 35Whelen that rifle is a perfect donor. Plus it may need some repair work even if rebarrelled to a long action round. TTT
 
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