ORIGINAL: mossy33oak
ok, yall got me a little interested in this after reading all these replies, so some questions.........say I have an old 760 30-06, I get my gunsmith to rebarrel it to .338-06. Can a pump handle the extra pressures needed to get the performance desired outta this round?Or would it be better to use a bolt action for this project? And can the average person take a 30-06 casing and squeeze a 338 bullet into it without modifying the casing any?
oh and another thing, where would i find dies?
Rebarrelling your Rem.760 to 338-06 should not be a problem. The 338-06 is listed
in the Speer reloading manual (#12 that I have), and there noted to be loaded to roughly the same pressures as the 35Whelen, or about 52,000cup. BTW, pressures listed for the 30-06 are 50,000cup. The model 760 should be fine, but if in doubt a quick call to Remington should tell ya' for sure. In any case, start a little low, and work up the loads, watching for pressure signs - as always should be done. As to sizing the case, it's just a matter of necking it up, just as is done when making 35Whelen cases from 30-06 brass. RCBS should have dies for you.
I checked Nosler's website, and they have about a half dozen loads available now for the
338-06. You might also want to check out Hodgen website for some data, and there's
a bunch of loadings listed at Conley Precision.
Links:
http://www.cpcartridge.com/338-06-P.htm
http://www.hodgdon.com/data/rifle/33806.php
http://www.nosler.com/index.html