convertin a 308 to 307!?

[PJgunner]

Originally posted by buckhunter
If it were me I would rebarrel to either a 7mm-08 or 260. Should be simple and more cost effective. However if Moose is on the schedule I would probably rebarrel to a 358 which has been discontined. Like already stated brass can be a little hard to find but you can resize 308 pretty easily.

Not so. The rim of the .444 Marlin is quite a bit larger than the .307.. It would take some work with a lathe to bring them to the proper size. THe cases would also have to be trimmed to proper length, and possibly either inside or outside reamed as well. Not really sure if I'd want to go to all that trouble when there are suitable rounds available without all that hassle. The .358 ammo isn't all that hard to find, and brass is easily made by running 7mm-08 or .308 brass through a full lenght sizing die with t tapered expander button and trimming just enough to insure the necks are square.
Winchester does one run a year of .358 ammo and brass, so getting it is not really all that hard. A friend of mine from out of town sells brass including a lot of difficult to find stuff, and he usually has a good supply of .358 brass. I'm not too worried about running out as I bought 500 rounds of new brass from him and haven't even made a dent in my supply. Might be a bit much for smaller game like roe deer, but a 250 gr. bullet loaded to top levels sure will get the attention of any moose you stick one into.
Paul B.