D.ID
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I have as close to a factory edge as possible. That is a savage 116 bgh 338win rechambered to the 338 edge. Plan started with the purchase of said rifle as a donor action but has evolved into it's own animal and is shooting the 300gr berger at 2850 with 92gr of H1000, shot the first full powered groups today results: .3 at 100yrds........Savage barrel rechambered, Schuler's brake installed, savage synthetic stock with factory bolts replaced and torqued to 45lbs. DNZ 1" game reeper mount I had laying around and a bushnell 3200 10x40 mildot dirt cheep scope. Even still has factory marshmallow recoil pad. Weighing in 11.2 lbs sporting that recoil pad and that brake it kicks less than my WSM. Bulk remington brass was necked up with 338 win die because I have not got rum dies yet (factory sized and dented) trimmed uniform, primer pockets uniformed and case mouth chamfered/deburred otherwise unsorted. When I hit 2845 fps I thought.....why do I want a thirty inch barrel? When I realized I could watch my hits threw my 10x scope as close as 100yrds even standing hunched over the bench shooting from the tall bipod, I thought............why do I want a 15lb rifle? When the first four rounds showed 5/16 center to center I thought........why do I need a custom barrel and a different stock? Now I am going to leave this one alone hands down, no contest and I will not even bed it if it keeps shooting like this but I may build another now and I am wondering from those more experienced can I expect that speed typically from such a short barrel? Are there other factors I am missing? Barrel length for velocity, weight for stability and recoil. If accuracy is sub .5", velocity is respectable and stability and recoil are not issues are there any advantages to longer and heavier? I would appreciate any opinions or influences I may be overlooking. Thanks
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