300 h&h l61r

[oneshotbandit]

What would YOU do?
DEFINITELY....I want a Sako in 300 Holland & Holland. :angel2:
OPTION 2......Buy a friend's (unmodified) Sako AV in 375HH complete with Leupold scope and dies for €2000, sell off the scope and dies (for whatever they may sell!) and send it over to the UK to have it re-barreled to 300HH with a semi-weight 22" barrel, accurised, etc (which will set me off another €600at least!) But I will end up with a custom gun

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? ......here are some pics of the L61R in question.

 

[stonecreek]

Rehabilitate the .300 Deluxe! Deluxes are exceedingly rare in .300 H&H, so the time and money you spend will be worthwhile. You may have to invest in a pricey and professional reblue when you get the front claw mount base removed, and will also have some filling work to do in the stock inletting where the removal takes place. But the act will be like cutting a nasty tumor from your body and the gun will be much happier after it is done. The holes in the rear dovetail will cover if you use a mount base like a Redfield or Optilock.

BTW: By all means leave the barrel at 24.4 inches. Not only is this original, but the extra couple of inches over the 22-incher you propose in option 2 will pay you substantial velocity dividends (as well softer muzzle blast moved further from your ears.)

 

[rowdy]

Bandit,

A very perplexing dilema. Thinking outside the box, I personally would sell some of the wife's jewelry and buy both.

Somewhat in jest,

Rowdy

 

[deadeyemark]

I agree with Stonecreek. The Deluxe could be considered 'custom' in your mind when you're done with it. You'll have a lot of time in it worth calling it 'custom'.