Originally Posted by
statjunk
Just an opinion, it's tough to beat a 7.5x55 Swiss.
Though never really considered the safety aspect as the above poster mentions. I guess I don't much hunt with a safety so it's a non-issue for me.
Has anyone ever heard of building a custom out of a Swiss action?
Tom
I agree with you about the 7.5x55. But I'm not sure how you can hunt without a safety (unless you hunt with an empty chamber).
As far as a custom rifles on a Swiss action, Apparently, that if you're going to have some caliber other than the original and because of the complicated machining involved, the original barrel is left in the action. It's cut off and used as a sleeve to thread the custom barrel into. 308 is a common custom caliber, but in my opinion no better than the 7.5x55. I've also read about 30-06 and 300 win. mag. being used.