I've been pondering rebarreling for a while now, and for a myriad of reasons I believe I'll end up going with a 30BR. Though I've read that the 30BR is capable of amazing accuracy it seems the range of projectiles people use with it is very limited. My point is that this rifle will ultimately be for my amusement, not competition, and I don't want to back myself into a corner in regards to what bullets I can shoot. Simply meaning that I would like to be able to dabble in the upper ends of the 30BR's range such as the 155 palma bullets.
The question here is what do you think would be the optimum set up to be able to play with projectiles up to and including the 155s?
I realize I'd probably be giving up some of the incredible accuracy the 30BR can offer with the 110-120gr FBs, and if you think this is a foolish idea, feel free to say so, I'm not totally set on doing it. I just feel that if I dedicate the rifle to the 110-120gr range by having a slow twist and potentially the no freebore option, then eventually the novelty would wear off, and then I'd have a rifle with near infinite barrel life, but no real desire to load and shoot it.
The question here is what do you think would be the optimum set up to be able to play with projectiles up to and including the 155s?
I realize I'd probably be giving up some of the incredible accuracy the 30BR can offer with the 110-120gr FBs, and if you think this is a foolish idea, feel free to say so, I'm not totally set on doing it. I just feel that if I dedicate the rifle to the 110-120gr range by having a slow twist and potentially the no freebore option, then eventually the novelty would wear off, and then I'd have a rifle with near infinite barrel life, but no real desire to load and shoot it.