30-30 to 300Mag Conversion

BarnesX.308 · 11-25-2003, 10:06 AM

Would it be possible to rechamber a Savage 340C in .30-30Win to the 300Wby Mag cartridge? If so, would it be very expensive and time consuming. I' m not going to do this so don' t worry about me blowing my face off. I was just wondering if it was possible.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

frizzellr · 11-25-2003, 10:10 AM

I am pretty sure the action isn' t long enough to handle the 30-06, much less the 300 Wby Mag.

Vapodog · 11-25-2003, 10:18 AM

I doubt seriously if you' ll find a " smith" to do this for you and please don' t attempt it your self. The action is not suited for the Weatherby in any way shape or form.

BarnesX.308 · 11-25-2003, 10:34 AM

No intentions to do it. We were just joking around about it and wondered if it was even possible. My buddy has an old Savage 30-30 that he hunts with for sentimental value. He wants to upgrade in caliber but would hate to retire the old Savage. The joke was converting it to 300Mag. My dad' s friend converted a Remington 7600 pump from 243 to 30-06. I thought he should have just bought a 30-06 rifle.

frizzellr · 11-25-2003, 11:40 AM

I think about the only thing you could really do to it is 300 Savage, maybe 308 Win.