TLynn Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 roscoedoh 1 Posts: 898 (6/17/05 18:02) Reply Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A friend of mine is hot for a 257 Roberts. I was talking it over with him today and mentally examining the possibility of getting my hands on a Turk action and one of the stock and barrel combos from Midway and building a 257 Roberts for myself and then selling it to him. My questions are: are corelite stocks worth a darn (at all?) and has the quality of the A&B barrels improved any from what they used to be (rough and unreliable)? What's the feed back on a budget minded sporter here? And I also have a technical question: is it possible to turn the threads on a LR Mauser barrel down and rethread it for a SR Mauser? Its 1.10 vs .980. Is that enough? Thanks all, Jason Edited by: roscoedoh at: 6/17/05 18:06 Doble Troble 1 Posts: 521 (6/17/05 18:09) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sounds like a reasonable plan to me. I don't have anything to say about the Corelite, but the A&B that I've used (to make a 6.5 x 55 BJAI) is reasonably accurate (I'm still working on it - it seems to like the longer bullets - I should have a 140 gr load worked-up soon) but it WAS rough. Its not rough anymore but it took a few hundred strokes with a tight-fitting patch saturated with J&B. If I were to do it over again I'd go with a LW blank, but the A&B makes good sense for low cost experimentation. I'd recommend a Richard's second real wood stock for the same or less money but of course that's a lot more work. PS I think the cartridge choice is EXCELLENT and could only be improved on by going with a 7 x 57 or 6.5 x 55 PSS Let me know if you need a Turk worthy of sporterization. I am Bubba (but learning) Edited by: Doble Troble at: 6/17/05 18:12 sonic1 1 Posts: 162 (6/17/05 18:38) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- yes the large ring can be recut for small ring z1r 1 Posts: 2839 (6/17/05 18:48) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "What's the feed back on a budget minded sporter here?" That's exactly what these were made for. The corelite stock I used was ok. What do you want for the price? It had a decent recoil pad on it and the "wood" to metal fit was no worse than the crap I've gotten from Richards. Yes, the LR threads can be recut to SR size. If it is a good deal then why not go for it. Sailormilan2 1 Posts: 827 (6/17/05 19:40) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of course, if you want you can get the shorter F14 contour barrels already threaded for the small ring. Sharp taper, 21" long, should make a nice light deer rifle. Sailormilan2 1 Posts: 828 (6/17/05 19:49) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Or, go to EvilBay (eBay), and find one of those rethreaded Remington 700 take off barrels. Rethreaded to small ring Mauser threads. Right now there are three, a 243 Win, a 25-06, and a 308 Win. Then put it in a nice laminated stock like from Boyds or from Richards MicroFit. fritz501 The Gentleman Farmer & Piglet Exterminator Posts: 2364 (6/17/05 21:50) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sailormilan2 You had to do it, didn't you? Just when I try to buy something on eBay, and have the high bid, someone here comes up with the notion of bidding against me! Now, Fundillo Bill in his wisdom on his site, has declared that direct links to eBay auctions is verboten. But since you didn't post a direct link, I'll let you slide this time, lol fritz "It seemed like yesterday, but it was long ago---we were young and strong and running against the wind" carzngunz 1 Posts: 134 (6/17/05 21:56) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I rebarreled a 1909 for a friend last hunting season using a 25-06 A&B and he put it in a corelite stock. With no bedding, it shot sub moa and got a lot better with handloads. The barrel was a lot nicer inside than I was led to believe from others. Overall I think it is a good deal if you are working with a limited budget. tinkerfive 1 Posts: 274 (6/17/05 21:58) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fritz brings up a point. I shop E-bay and have wondered if ever I'm competing against any fellow board members. I have recognized the occasional " handle " when it's the same. I go by something else on E-bay. Should we make a list of 'handles' so we aren't competing against each other? Tinker (Iceman_42) mod70 1 Posts: 178 (6/17/05 22:04) Reply ezSupporter Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For C&Rs, Midway has several of the A&B/Corelite combos for $124 right now. I think I will get the 6.5x55 & 35 Whelen but am tempted by the .280 also. They have a 38'06 A-square combo for about $115 on closeout but the dies cost $50 on sale and I already have dies for some of the others. z1r 1 Posts: 2841 (6/17/05 23:11) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mod70, are those RCBS dies? I bought lee dies for about $25 for the .338-06. They are so-called limited production or some such! Jason, If you get the A&B bbl & want it rethreaded let me know. One thing about the f34, it seems too heavy for a .257 to me. but that's probably just me. Everyone else seems to like heavy bbls. Sailormilan2 1 Posts: 831 (6/17/05 23:20) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- z1r, that is why I mentioned the F14 barrel. Seems perfect for me in 257 robers. I have one, getting ready to install it. z1r 1 Posts: 2843 (6/18/05 0:20) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Only problem I see with the F14 is that they no longer make stock that fit the barrel. The F34 inletted stocks are too wide. The fajen Classic stocks were inletted to fit the F14. i like the F14 barrel taper better for that cartridge too. Only I wish it were at least 22". I'm funny that way. though, in truth, you'd never know the difference. Sailormilan, that will make a fine little rifle. Very handy and no Texas deer will be a match! roscoedoh 1 Posts: 899 (6/18/05 1:02) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fellows, I'll talk to my friend tomorrow to see if he'd be interested in this sort of thing. If not, I may just have to buy a combo for myself sooner or later and try it. I'm out of mad money right now so if its a "me" project, it may have to be backshelved for a while. Thanks for the feedback yall! Jason mod70 1 Posts: 180 (6/18/05 12:54) Reply ezSupporter Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- z1r yes RCBS not being familiar with the A-square suffix I though it might be a different wildcat and need a different die set than a regular 338'06. If they are the same cartridge I might get it instead of the Whelen as the Lee dies are only about $15-17 and I don't have Whelen dies either Odies dad 1 Posts: 289 (6/20/05 10:03) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've been very happy with all the A&B barrels I have used. They all shoot better than I do. The Corelite stocks are OK. Better than Ramline anyway. They do flex some but are fairly solid feeling. They have a decent recoil pad. Getting the combo reduces your inletting time. The A&B barrels fit pretty good in them. Liberals are the only known species whose powers of reasoning are not improved by the benefit of hindsight. IZH27 1 Posts: 9 (6/20/05 19:53) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason, Here is my first project. Metal is unfinished as yet. I made the stock. (the photo's were not there so I could not transfer them) Here is a target with .85 grainers. Sierra HP's. Nowhere near the lands but it shoots after working up the loads. Still working on heavier loads. The Topmost hole is from My BIL's 25-06. He shot the wrong target!:-) The one below is a fouling shot from my 6.5x55 with A & B Barrel. The cluster below is 4 shots. All done at 100Yd. My barrel is a shooter. No fouling of the barrel yet! Good luck with your project! Steve roscoedoh 1 Posts: 906 (6/20/05 21:04) Reply Re: Corelite Stock and A&B Combos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWEET! I love the snable tip! I guess the quality of the A&B's has increased since they've come out. My buddy said he'd think about. Perhaps I could work on him a bit... Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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