Bigdog, The bore is in the neighborhood of 1 to 1.005". I say "neighborhood" because of the odd number of lands and grooves. I size bullets to 1.007" and that seems to work fine. The few intact recovered bullets I've got measure .999-.998" from a groove to the opposite side. I've been meaning to turn down an AL bar to fit the bore but haven't gotten around to it. 112 grains of Blue Dot sounds like a beast! What's Ken's estimated time for finishing your gun?

John, I'd love to try swiss, unfortnately all I can get in Alaska is goex. Are you using swiss in your 8? That is a sweet looking rifle.

Regards,
Bob