Recent content by sakoshooter

Re: What determines barrel life? Hello Defusion, First off, let me say this; not all barrel qualities are the same by no means. When a shooter wishes to purchase a new long range rifle, he or she needs to ask themselves a few questions before diving in and spending all that money on a...

Hello All, Just wanted to put the word out to anyone who might be interested in making a future purchase from tacticalrifles.net that's based out of Florida. Back in January of 2011, I submitted an order with Tactical Rifles and paid a $2500 down payment on one of their M40A5 rifles. I was...

Re: Xtreme Machining (.338 Xtreme)... Thank you for the info. It is much appreciated.

Hello All, Was just wondering if there's anyone out there that has ever dealt with Xtreme Machining out of Grassflats, Pennsylvania? I put in an order with them last year and was assured that my .338 Xtreme would be delivered in the latter part of January 2012. Well, it's now almost the end...

Re: Load data for 285 grain Hornady .338 HPBT? Thanks for the info, guys. I really appreciate it. My new 285 grain Hornady bullets should be showing up tomorrow from Midway. I will use my new info from you guys to help me establish a baseline for my new load prep. Thanks again for the help.

Hello All. I currently own and operate several sniper rifle platforms chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. I mostly handload and shoot 250 and 300 grain Sierra Matchkings and Berger VLD's. However, I've been curious about the 285 grain HPBT Hornady for the .338 caliber. Has anyone had any good luck...

Re: Squaring out the 408 Chey Tac There are still issues concerning the head spacing on the .408 Cheytac, as I stated in one of my original postings, way back, concerning the .408 and what it took to rectify the problem. Yes, my M-200 is now shooting better than it used to, thanks to the guys...

Re: My First Surgeon Rifle... Quick update on my Surgeon Scalpel .300 Win Mag: I finally found a wicked load that will do everything that I need. I'm not using the Berger 210 gr. VLD's with 77.8 grains of Reloader 19 and I'm now able to make cold bore, first-round hits at 4-inch clay pigeons...

I recently aquired a new Surgeon Scalpel rifle chambered in .300 Win Mag. Currently, Surgeon isn't taking any new orders for custom guns, but I found my .300 Win Mag on their website for sale, as Surgeon keeps a few pre-built guns available at all times. The gun is set up with a heavy Krieger...

Re: Cheytac I know several people that have tried to contact Cheytac here lately and either the phone just rings and rings or the line has been disconnected. I too have heard that Cheytac is currently going through bankruptcy and maybe going completely out of business. At this point, it's all...

Re: Chronos & Snow You can purchase the infra-red detectors for the CED chonographs. This should fix your problem.

Re: Questions on Reloading for McMillan Tac-338 I've tried reloader 25, reloader 19, H-1000. Haven't tried Retumbo yet. What would be a good starting point? How far off of the lands are you starting with the 300 grainers??

Re: Questions on Reloading for McMillan Tac-338 going to try 300 grain sierra matchkings, grain 300 grain lapua scenars.

Re: Who makes the best 338 Lapua? I know that this is an old posting, but it caught my eye and I am a diehard .338 Lapua Magnum shooter. I own several sniper rifle platforms that are chambered in .338 Lapua. In my opinion, the Sako TRG-42 is hands-down, the best that money can buy. I've had...

Hello all. I was wondering if anyone out there is currently handloading the .338 Lapua Magnum for the McMillan Tac-338? I am currently trying a few different powders, but so far, I'm still not quite able to achieve 1/2" moa at 100 yards. I am currently loading 250 gr.FMJBT LAPUA projectiles. I...