When I talked to Mecham a month or so back about some dies, he told me that he is really interested more in his reloading equipment than building rifles. He may be out of the mix if you are thinking of a rifle from him.

Of course it's none of my concern about what you do for fun, I do know it would be cheaper to "run what you brung" for a while, until you find that magic moment. 

Hi Cat,

After a long break from the forums, couldn`t help but add a few words here, now I have some time to regularly visit again... On your Ruger, I totally Agree with Joe... You have a Gem! 1/2 MOA @ 100, now that is too good to mess with... A quote from Mike Venturinos book "Shooting Buffalo Rifles" when he was considering rechambering his very accurate C Sharps .45-70 to .45-90 his mate Bob Glot spoke "in the same voice one would use with a very stupid child" [cutting it short here] - "please don`t go messing with a rifle that shoots this good!" "That was good advice and I heeded it" Yep, you have a great rifle there that is as complete as anyone would want for its intended tasks in the field. Keep it, you would regret changing it as much as selling it - I would As for Schuetzen, I am not experienced [one day I hope to have a dedicated rifle or 2 and enjoy this great past time], However these guys know their stuff and there is some good advice to be had. Frogs advice makes a lot of sense and would be my approach... Good luck and enjoy...

cheers,

Cam...

Fast lock time striker-style, and available?  Depends...  no good for 38-55 or 32-40 (well, maybe in a pinch if breechseating) - but a BSA cadet or 12/15 action sounds like fulfilling all those criteria - unless you absolutely need a set trigger, that is...

MartiniBelgian wrote on Jul 6^th, 2007 at 7:36am:


My friend Fearless Frank has a Cadet 310 rechambered to 32 Win Special, a common conversion offered by the importer back in the '50s. I kinda figured that if a Cadet would handle a Special then it would probably have little trouble chambering any of the more usual 32-40 loads, even using a really long bullet. Could be wrong, though. If rim clearance is a problem (shouldn't be) then a few minutes with a small grinding burr will cure it.

The large Martini, although frequently as ugly as a Borchardt (I own both), is also an excellent choice for any accuracy-minded shooter. One of the later ones altered for the 303 cartridge should be just about perfect for a bench gun, and super inexpensive too!

If you can abide the ugliness, just think about how upset your opponents will be! I mean, after all, every single one of them would be either RAOTFLTAO or else worrying themselves into a palpitation about your new secret skunkworks tack-driver. KnowwhutImean, Vern?
Just a thought, good luck, Joe

Ask board member 38-Cal - he shoots a 12-15 in .38 extra long with a breechseater...  You'll probably have to use a plugged case though.  I do know he put an external stud on the action for his breechseater.