im new to the big bore category and was seeking information about surgeon rifles remedy. i wanted to know if you can get a 300 gr. berger to touch the lands and still be able to fit it into the mag. also same question but with the 300 gr sierra matchking and the 300 gr scenar
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Re: .338 lm information
Generally speaking, no on all of these. You could have the throat cut to spec for that, but for the most part it's not required anyway. All the guns I use have shot these quite well loaded to mag length, in some cases quite a bit short of touching.
Generally speaking, no on all of these. You could have the throat cut to spec for that, but for the most part it's not required anyway. All the guns I use have shot these quite well loaded to mag length, in some cases quite a bit short of touching.
Re: .338 lm information
Cory thank you for that information it was very insightful.
Cory thank you for that information it was very insightful.
Re: .338 lm information
Im running the Seekins DBM and get get my 300 grain Bergers to load fine with a COAL of 3.90''. This is not being ran on a Surgeon but just an idea or another option to consider...
Im running the Seekins DBM and get get my 300 grain Bergers to load fine with a COAL of 3.90''. This is not being ran on a Surgeon but just an idea or another option to consider...
Re: .338 lm information
Yes, the Bergers CAN shoot fine well short of the throat. I've got one rifle using them where the jump is .2 and it shoots about .5 to .7 MOA. It did need some tweaking to get that, but it's fine with the jump.
Yes, the Bergers CAN shoot fine well short of the throat. I've got one rifle using them where the jump is .2 and it shoots about .5 to .7 MOA. It did need some tweaking to get that, but it's fine with the jump.
Re: .338 lm information
good info this is possibly what i am going to have to consider,or just buy a single shot action. what is the point of having a repeater if you can't feed the rounds you want through it?
good info this is possibly what i am going to have to consider,or just buy a single shot action. what is the point of having a repeater if you can't feed the rounds you want through it?
Re: .338 lm information
Because the 338 Lapua was a purpose built cartridge from the start with 250 gr bullets, so magazine feeding was never an issue. 300 gr bullets have been used with success utilizing existing magazines for years and attaining great accuracy, so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.
Berger elevated the 338 jacketed bullet to near maximum potential with it's latest offering but as someone already pointed out, they can still be loaded to magazine length and shoot better than most people pulling the trigger.
There are too many other variables to be concerned with out past a mile for me to worry about the difference of a .4 moa or .6 moa group. If I was loaded at mag length and shot .75 moa groups with the Berger I would be out there putting rounds down range.
Because the 338 Lapua was a purpose built cartridge from the start with 250 gr bullets, so magazine feeding was never an issue. 300 gr bullets have been used with success utilizing existing magazines for years and attaining great accuracy, so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.
Berger elevated the 338 jacketed bullet to near maximum potential with it's latest offering but as someone already pointed out, they can still be loaded to magazine length and shoot better than most people pulling the trigger.
There are too many other variables to be concerned with out past a mile for me to worry about the difference of a .4 moa or .6 moa group. If I was loaded at mag length and shot .75 moa groups with the Berger I would be out there putting rounds down range.
