Hi Guys i want to re barrel my .243 or my .308 savage into a 6.5x47 lupua
do i need to change the bolt face out or is it just the barrel i have to change out?
and is there any differnts if i use the .243 over the .308 action?
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Hi Guys i want to re barrel my .243 or my .308 savage into a 6.5x47 lupua
do i need to change the bolt face out or is it just the barrel i have to change out?
and is there any differnts if i use the .243 over the .308 action?
Just for fun let's look up the 308 rim diameter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.308_Winchester
Now lets look up the 6.5x47 Lapua rim diameter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5x47_Lapua
The answer is...You can use the same bolt head, .473
yeah i thought it was right just wasn't sure if anthing else other then the rim diameter effected it