Friend of mine purchased a MK X several months ago and along with it came 10 boxes of factory and 6 boxes of empties. He picked up a set of dies and we have worked up some nice loads. Were in the 1 to 2 inch groups at 100. Very clean gun, beautiful wood and very nice trigger.
The problem is that he started doing some research on when the gun was built and asked me to help.
The build date on the gun is 0672 (June 1972), but nowhere could I find that they built the X in 308 Norma.
I went over to his house tonight to look at it and I noticed that the caliber markings on the gun are much much deeper than other marks on the gun. I took a magnifying glass to it and noticed that it had been stamped 308 NORMA MAG over the top of 30-06.
So the gun has been rechambered. I could not tell if the barrel had been removed, the gun appears to be in almost new condition. The bolt face is like a piece of glass it’s that smooth and the sides of the bolt have no marks at all. .
Can you rechamber a barrel while it’s still on the receiver?
I would be curious to know who and how long ago it was done. The person he bought it from picked it up from a gun store in southern Indiana back in the 90’s and didn’t know any history before he owned it. The only rounds he had shot through the gun were the 6 boxes of empties.
I guess my big question is, would you feel ok with shooting a re barreled 30-06 with 308 Norma mag in a MK X? I do understand that it is a Mauser type of action.
The problem is that he started doing some research on when the gun was built and asked me to help.
The build date on the gun is 0672 (June 1972), but nowhere could I find that they built the X in 308 Norma.
I went over to his house tonight to look at it and I noticed that the caliber markings on the gun are much much deeper than other marks on the gun. I took a magnifying glass to it and noticed that it had been stamped 308 NORMA MAG over the top of 30-06.
So the gun has been rechambered. I could not tell if the barrel had been removed, the gun appears to be in almost new condition. The bolt face is like a piece of glass it’s that smooth and the sides of the bolt have no marks at all. .
Can you rechamber a barrel while it’s still on the receiver?
I would be curious to know who and how long ago it was done. The person he bought it from picked it up from a gun store in southern Indiana back in the 90’s and didn’t know any history before he owned it. The only rounds he had shot through the gun were the 6 boxes of empties.
I guess my big question is, would you feel ok with shooting a re barreled 30-06 with 308 Norma mag in a MK X? I do understand that it is a Mauser type of action.