doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Double Rifles, Paradox Guns & Gauge Rifles @ doublegunshop.com O/U to rifle conversion- Who does this well?

Been thinking long and hard about converting a Beretta O/U into an express rifle chambered for 35 Whelen.

I certainly don't have the skill to do this and hoping all of you can tell me who does this type of work professionally.

Thanks,

Josh

PS My email is joshua_lane@hotmail.com

Beretta make a double rifle on their OU action, but they beef up the action when they do. Cole had a .30-06 (used) for sale a while back for about $2400, which is a lot less than the cost of buying a Beretta shotgun and sending it to a custom shop.

Bottom line, if I wanted a Beretta OU rifle, I would just buy one. Safety, resale, and quality of rifle would all be better IMO.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFO ON THIS BERETTA CONBVERSION, AND IS ANYONE DOING THIS WITH RED LABLES.

I have a 20 ga Red Label that is being converted. The smith started the regulation process yesterday. It is being set up as a 45/70 with 22 inch barrels. The barrels are a bit heavy but they have the same basic contour as the old shotgun barrels so the forend gets used again as is. Saves time.

He's regulating it with 300 grain Remington factory ammunition to keep the pressure down. The action might be strong enough for the +P ammo out there but I'm not going to try it. Don't need it for what I hunt.

He's setting a rib on it and it will have iron sights and be set up for a Red Dot.