I’d keep using that 243 honestly. What kind of scope do you have on it? If you need a new scope take that $650 and put it towards a different scope. That 243 with quality ammo will serve you fine. You’ll shoot it better than any magnum you buy. I’ve gone down the road of 7 and 300 magnums and...
Shield 9mm for a little over 2 years. Been eyeing the p365 and the hellcat. I need to put some rounds through both, but just handling them I like the feel and sights better of the hellcat.
I have 3 Leupold scopes I’m looking to sell. 2 vx3i 4.5-14 30mm tubes with windplex reticles. And 1 vx1 4-12 with 1” tube. Glass on all 3 is free of any scratches that I can see. One of the vx3i has the cds voucher unused, I used the other one. It’s cut for a 7-08 shooting Barnes 120 ttsx but I...
I wouldn't touch a 28 nosler personally. Ammo is tough to find and expensive when you do find it. Of those I'd go 280 ai. Honestly though, you basically have the bigger stuff covered. Have you looked at some of the smaller cartridges? I'd look at 6 creed, 243, 22 creed.
I’ve noticed the jabs back and forth. I think a podcast between them would be a real fun listen. I thought it was funny a few weeks ago when JVB was basically saying energy wasn’t a determining factor in cause of death…seemed like he’d been in the energy camp for quite a while before that.
No help on a smith in that area, but really any gunsmith should be able to thread a barrel. If you can’t find any down that way there’s a couple guys in Redding that I’ve had do some work and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again.