A few years back I passed up a p17 in .458 Winchester. I wish I hadn't. I have a use for such a thing now.
I won't cut up a collector's item, but there is a poorly sporterized p17 in a LGS that might make a good heart donor for my stomper. The queston I have is: What will making the conversion to .416 or .458 entail, as far as barrel and bolt face goes?
I am looking for a 9lb finished weight, low power scope, and iron sights. I may be spending more that just a trip or two on the Kenai Peninsula, and I want a bear stomper for sub 100yd "encounters". If I have to go into the alders for a cripple, this will be my rifle.
(I know all about the .338s, .45-70, and a host of other's but this is MY choice, and I want an African magnum starting in "4"....or "5", but that's mighty spendy ammunition. )
I won't cut up a collector's item, but there is a poorly sporterized p17 in a LGS that might make a good heart donor for my stomper. The queston I have is: What will making the conversion to .416 or .458 entail, as far as barrel and bolt face goes?
I am looking for a 9lb finished weight, low power scope, and iron sights. I may be spending more that just a trip or two on the Kenai Peninsula, and I want a bear stomper for sub 100yd "encounters". If I have to go into the alders for a cripple, this will be my rifle.
(I know all about the .338s, .45-70, and a host of other's but this is MY choice, and I want an African magnum starting in "4"....or "5", but that's mighty spendy ammunition. )
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