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The barrel is LR, the reciever is SM. I'd have to rethread. (Which I have done before, it's not a big problem) Yeah, despite the short bbl, the 06 option might be the thing to do...

Hey, we need to get together and tell each other lies, sometime!

The barrel is a LR, from a 98 Argy. The 30-06 sounds like a viable plan, but as the barrel is on 20" or so (The barrel came off a carbine), I'd rather use something a bit smaller than the 06... No flies on the orginal chambering, I might be able to play with the dimensions (since it has to be rethreaded anyway) but getting the sight holes down (or up!) and the headspace set sounds like a devilishly ticklish proposition... I slugged the bore, and near as I could tell, it's .312

Ok, I have this takeoff 7.65x53 barrel, and a Turk action. The barrel is in fair shape, hate to trash it. Simple solution would be to leave it original caliber, BUT, headspace problems might arise, plus it probably wouldn't hurt to clean up the throat a bit. So in order to leave it original, I'd probably have to have a reamer made-which would take it out of the low cost area. So, what to do? Anybody familiar with a "simple" wildcat? Forget the idea?

Most likely you have softened the cocking cam. It needs to be rehardened. There is a file floating around somewhere that gives quite good instructions, perhaps someone can point to it...

I usually put them on with Acra Glass, after blueing. If you have a good fit, it works quite well. Wouldn't want to do it if it was a bit "loose".