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Here is a Remington 7600 Carbine chambered in .35 Whelen with box. I am the original owner, bought it in 2019 if I remember correctly. It was a synthetic stocked carbine, I put a wood stock and forend from the 1980s on it. The wood furniture is factory Remington, but refinished, and a Pachmayr...

I have heard these were problematic, though I have no firsthand experience. Stories of bolts coming out of the rifle when worked hard or in less than favorable conditions.

There are a few Merkel 470s on the auction sites. One less than a few days ago, I just won a 140AE .470 on Gunbroker. If you are looking for brand new things are definitely slimmer. Gunsinternational has one or two Chapuis though around the 17 grand mark.

Well just thought I would update this thread. The 30 Express .375 accompanied me to Africa in July, it accounted for several head of plains game and was carried quite a bit by an observer buddy while we were hunting dangerous game with heavier rifles. It is definitely my favorite .375, despite...

I love the Remington 30s, just awesome rifles. I have a several of them. This one I converted to .375 H&H and took it to Africa in July. It accounted for several head of plains game but was ready to go for buffalo and elephant backing up the bigger rifles. It is 4+1 in the .375 H&H.

This one ?

What is the EXT reticle ? I tried googling it and wasn't coming up with anything.

Nice rifle, glad you got it sold because it would be tempting me, being a fan of the 700 and the .35 Whelen. We are not all Winchester guys here.

Speaking strictly of actions, the 30 doesnt have the sight protecting wings on rear receiver ring. The Remington 30 transitioned to cock on open somewhere in the late 20s to 1930 instead of military cock on close. Later model 30s had an anti-bind rib on bolt body and corresponding cut in rear...

Winchesters may be preferred and bring a premium to collectors in original configuration, but Remingtons are preferred for custom riflemaking, largely in part to the solid rear bridge that doesnt need filling but also due to consistency in steel. Here is an excerpt from Roy Dunlap's gunsmithing...

I put in an offer via PM but am not going to be upset at all if someone else with a better offer gets this, I have a pile of 1917/P14 actions, and I have no desire for the Boyds stock. This one appears to be a Winchester action, you can see the "W" on the front receiver ring. I prefer the...

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Another advantage of a quality double is the RELIABILITY of a follow up shot. Setting speed aside, the most reliable bolt action ever designed is still subject to operator error when shit hits the fan, not to mention the rare mechanical failure. A double with two triggers is essentially two...

Fincher's Corner could do it I am sure, question is how close to factory it would appear.

My understanding is for a few decades ammunition was hard to come by for traditional double cartridges, so manufacturers built more rifles in rimless chamberings typically associated with bolt guns. Since then, the ammunition availability has improved. These days doubles chambered in rimless...