first post and savage model 340 question

i have owned half a dozen model 340 rifles over the last 20yrs. a couple i refinished and gave to grand children or my kids. I have been thinking about threading a blr and converting one of my 30-30 rifles to 32-40 and or 38-55. i have threaded a mauser barrel on my lathe. and i think i have a 8mm blr that is big enough in the shank that i can cut off the chamber and thread to a 32-40 (actually an 8mm-40 but a couple thousand of an inch shouldnt matter much.) anyone tried this or have a comment on why it shouldnt or couldnt be done. argie1891

Like my boss used to say "The only difference between the difficult and the imposible is the cost", go for it. Or you could have Jes reboring open your 30-30 barrel to 38-55.

i wonder what the cost would be to have it rebored? but i kinda want to thread the blr more or less just to see if i can do it. got a hunch i can do it.