Photos 338 Edge Build

[dareposte]

Action: Remington 700 Long Action, trued
Barrel: 29.25" Pac-Nor, 1:9.5 twist
Stock: B&C Medalist A5 (for now)
Brake: 1.25" OD, 3-port MonsterBrake on 5/8-24 threads
Rings: IOR 4-bolt Low rings
Base: 40 MOA NightForce steel base
Scope: 16x44mm SWFA SuperSniper
Other: Tac Bolt Knob, Trigger adjusted to 4lb break

Weight: 16.0 lbs with Harris Bi-Pod
Maximum Effective Range: 2100 yards (1.2 miles)

I did all the work myself, including design & fabricating the brake and bolt knob. Not been shot yet, but soon.

 

[patches]

Re: 338 Edge Build

Holy muzzle brake Batman!

 

[dareposte]

Re: 338 Edge Build

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: patches</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Holy muzzle brake Batman! </div></div>

Size Matters!

 

[xdeano]

Re: 338 Edge Build

who did the work?

 

[waynea96]

Re: 338 Edge Build

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dareposte</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I did all the work myself, including design & fabricating the brake and bolt knob. Not been shot yet, but soon.</div></div>

Very powerful, nice looking rifle.

 

[vman]

Re: 338 Edge Build

The muzzle brake makes that thing look scary!

Nice looking stick, post up how she shoots when you can

 

[M855]

Re: 338 Edge Build

Your rifle looks like a beast,gonna leave the barrel bare or paint it down the road

 

[jevonniespapi]

Re: 338 Edge Build

How does it shoot?!

 

[dareposte]

Re: 338 Edge Build

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: M855</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Your rifle looks like a beast,gonna leave the barrel bare or paint it down the road </div></div>

The barrel is currently painted with flat-dark-earth Alumahyde since that's what I had on the shelf. I do plan to send the barreled action out for cerakoting once it's all done and verified to work properly.

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[dareposte]

Re: 338 Edge Build

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jevonniespapi</div><div class="ubbcode-body">How does it shoot?! </div></div>

Got it zero'd in today and fired off 20 rounds without the muzzle brake, it was surprisingly manageable but not pleasant.

The first shot with the brake showed a little copper swapped onto the last brake baffle so I need to fix that and make a new brake for it that's a bit more forgiving.

I shot a 5-shot group at 100 yds that measured 0.9" CTC including the flinch / flyer. The four good shots were one hole, about 0.5" CTC.

Target Picture

This was the first (and only so far) load I tried, and I haven't tweaked seating depth or powder charges yet. At 200yds I was seeing some vertical stringing which I believe may be due to velocity variations.

The load was 90.0gr H-1000 over 300gr SMK's, with CCI magnum primers and Rem brass. It chrono'd at 2750 ft/s in my rifle, and had an ES of about 50 ft/s. I definitely have a bit of load development to do before I stretch it out to 1k and beyond.