Abe I want a 338 version.... When I can afford it.
Regarding the Blaser actions, I'd heard of a few failing a while back where the bolts acted as a reverse projectile into someones face? Only heard/ read it.
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Abe I want a 338 version.... When I can afford it.
Regarding the Blaser actions, I'd heard of a few failing a while back where the bolts acted as a reverse projectile into someones face? Only heard/ read it.
Here's the 7mm version with a 180gr hybrid
An the 338 version with a 300gr gen2
Shown with a 338edge an gen1
Will be a interesting case:)
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Sounds like a lot of fun guys! As long as you are getting what you want out of it, it doesn't matter how long it takes (or costs).
Will be interested in the results:D
If I had a choice between all the hard work of your short Cheytac range or Kiwi Gregs new300-338-375 range that requires little or no work at all, will work in a cheap 700 Rem action and will push a 300gr at 3150+ Kiwi Gregs would get my vote every time.
PS: I've had alot of experience with extreme forming of cases and while I agree its fun at the start in the end its just not worth it and you end up wishing you never talked yourself into it.
No one is caning Blasers. They are a nice rifle that works well. But they are limited by what they can handle like any action, they can't do everything.
Out of interest what is the water capacity of you new cases (grain weight of water minus the case weight)??
My point was the bloke was still using a blaser James. Its not my place to say what happened other than it wasnt totally the rifles fault, this was 15 yrs ago.
I have never heard any of the improved line R93 actions failing.
I decided to get one after seeing them used and passed for deployment in a military role. Plenty of Armys including the Australian Army have kitted up with them for their main sniper system in .338LM.
.338LM is way larger than I would ever go for what I do, so if its good enough for them, anything smaller is good enough for me.
I personally have never seen or handled a more accurate or practical rifle for the way I hunt or shoot. I doubt I could ever go back to a standard bolt action as I am pretty sure I have forgotten how too cycle it and would get majorly fucked off crawling thru scrub and having to unload and load all the time. My only issue with them is the weight. A lot of it is in the stock and it would be good to see a sturdy carbon fibre one come out.
For the record i'm not suggesting that you can get 3000fps out of a blaser mag with a 300g pill - i'm suggesting that its an irrelavent and arbitary figure (and one that you have presumably pulled out of your bum anyway till the pin hits a primer ;)) and that figure can be exceeded or near met by other more efficient (logical?) rifle systems i.e long action or "no action".
Hope you enjoy your build and it kicks ass.