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EDELWEISS
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Conversion project 338WM to 458WM
      23/10/07 11:47 PM

I have an old style tang safety Ruger M77 in 338WM, thats driving me crazy. I bought from a friend when he was closing his shop and I just cant stand the cartridge. Its too big or too small for anything Im likely to want to hunt. My hunting is pretty much limited to East Coast (US) Whitetails and Wild Boar.

I still dream about Africa and Alaska, so I want a DG rifle. If this was 375 H&H, Id never look back. If 375Ruger truely takes off that may be a consideration; but Im not sure if it will work with my bolt. The 458WM has the advantage of being available, whereas the 375Ruger has limited availability.

The Conversion is "simple enough", and while not cheap I can ease into the costs to avoid the dreaded "Wife Tax". 458WM may not be a perfect DG cartridge but it fits the action I have. I tried selling it locally at what I thought was a give away price, without any interest.

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* Conversion project 338WM to 458WM EDELWEISS 23/10/07 11:47 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Tatume   05/11/07 10:07 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM 9.3x57   05/11/07 11:32 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM CptCurlAdministrator   12/11/07 12:11 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Geronimo   12/11/07 09:01 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Paul   16/11/07 05:35 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM CptCurlAdministrator   12/11/07 11:40 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Marrakai   12/11/07 11:55 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM CptCurlAdministrator   14/11/07 11:00 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM Geronimo   16/11/07 01:11 PM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM 9.3x57   13/11/07 01:01 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM hoppdoc   24/10/07 07:52 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM EDELWEISS   05/11/07 08:37 AM
. * * Re: Conversion project 338WM to 458WM 475Guy   24/10/07 12:17 AM

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