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    Hornady 338 300 grain A-Tip

    I agree shooting in conditions is the best way to practice. I have other guns for that. Chasing my misses all over the hillside won't tell us much about how consistent the BC is on these though. I'll put 5 into the berm using the same poa at 2300 yards on video through a scope with a reticle...
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    Hornady 338 300 grain A-Tip

    ATip, ELDm, Tac Hyb Length 1.872, 1.740, 1.792 to 1.828 BTO (Hornady tool) 0.997, 0.937, 0.965 QL start pressure 9500, 10000, 10000. From Labradar data and peak pressures between 65 & 69 ksi. 24N41 for the ATip and ELDm. Retumbo for the Tactical Hybrid. I agree that these bullets really are...
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    Hornady 338 300 grain A-Tip

    They're shipping. Midsouth sent tracking information this morning.
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    Hornady 338 300 grain A-Tip

    This. I've tested the 230 Atips down to 1050 fps, and they're the most consistent bullet I've seen at ELR distances. The 300 grain Bergers at least need to be sorted for ELR use. I haven't tested the 300 ATips, but will when they become available. If you're going to race groups at 100 yards...
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    Action choice for 300 norma

    I"m basically doing the same thing, building cheap guns until I figure out what I really want. I'm up to 5 cheap ELR rigs, so maybe what I really want is just a lot of guns. The direct answer to your twist question is this is the third 8 twist 30 cal I've built and Bartlein delivered 2 more...
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    Action choice for 300 norma

    1.25" for 5" taper to 1" at 32". 1:8 5R. Muzzle Brakes and More brake. Shoots like you'd expect, half moa at 100 yards is typical for prone, off a bipod, on natural terrain. It's up to 22#, so very easy to shoot. Extracts well. There is a little hitch feeding from 338 lapua magazines...
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    Action choice for 300 norma

    Ruger Precision Rifle. Originally a 26" 338, now a 32" 300 Norma. A field expedient solution, not a full custom. Any 1.25" shank blank can be fit if the barrel nut is bored 50 thou.
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    The new 33XC & 37XC cartridges designed by David Tubb

    In the absence of any failure data, why is the factor of safety an issue? Do you really think that without any data, the internet pundits somehow know more than the engineers and loss management teams of Savage and Remington?
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    The new 33XC & 37XC cartridges designed by David Tubb

    I built my first 33XC on a Savage action and don't seem to be having any of the speculated problems. That's the third .585 case head barrel for that action. I have another Savage action that's working it's way through it's second 338 lapua based wildcat. I rebarreled a 338 RPR in 300 Norma...
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    300 prc vs 300 norma mag

    The advantages of the 300 Norma over the 300WM are another 10 grains of water case capacity and the availability of Lapua brass. Berger loads the 230 Hybrids ~125 fps faster in the Norma than the WM. That'll cost 1/4 to 1/3 of the WMs barrel life. In practice, it's like moving a 2000 yard...
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    300 prc vs 300 norma mag

    That's a Hornady press release, or based on one, and has little to do with reality. The DOD ordered some barrels and ammo to test, they're not changing their fleet of rifles yet. My guess on the outcome of the test is after they switch to the approved bullet, the 220smk, there won't be nearly...
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    6.5 cm velocities/loads for 1 mile??

    20-30 minutes out of Upper Lake off of Hwy 20 into the Mendocino National Forest.
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    Accuracy international axmc 338 vs custom 338 build at 1 mile.

    I'm going to frame this one and put it over the lathe.
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    Building a Precision Magnum Long Range Rifle

    Bought the 338, but never fired it. Rebarreled it to 300 Norma using a 1:8 32" Bartlein. I've been doing this for years and am still constantly finding new things to test. This one now has a 7-35 ATACR and an F class style bipod. I have 3 other ELR guns built on Savage actions in XLR...
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    Building a Precision Magnum Long Range Rifle

    Why not just buy a Magnum RPR and start figuring out what you don't know now? Take that experience and build your dream gun. Or maybe you'll find there isn't much more you need. I bought a 338 RPR last year and rebarreled it in 300 Norma. Great gun. It was $1530 delivered to my FFL.
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    Gunsmithing RPR in 338 lapua

    I think using or not using the factory barrel on donor guns depends on your circumstances. I didn't because I chamber my own barrels, had a 32" 30 cal barrel and a new 300 Norma reamer in hand for another project. The release of the 338 RPR blindsided me, but I was very happy to see it and...
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    Gunsmithing RPR in 338 lapua

    Yes. My 338 Lapua RPR became a 300 Norma, but I set up a Savage 116 in 33XC. The 338 RPR is a much heavier action. The RPR has more lug surface area and a larger action diameter. More case capacity might make for a bigger boom if things go sideways, but the 33XC case head diameter is the...
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    Factory ammo showing pressure in new savage

    I'm at about the same count, but none of them are stock. I've shortened the bolt bodies on all of them, but only one of them was bad enough to cause the problem you're describing. If it takes less than 0.020" to take up the clearance, this isn't your problem. If it's a new gun, Savage will...
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    Factory ammo showing pressure in new savage

    Might not be pressure, just a lack of primary extraction. Bring a set of feeler gauges the next time you shoot it. Before you load it, experiment with how large a shim you can put between the rear of the receiver and the rear bolt baffle before it clicks on closing. It might take 0.020" -...
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    Factory ammo showing pressure in new savage

    Have to smack the bolt up, or back after it's lifted?
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