Recent content by Shikari

Charles- What kind of barrel life are you getting?

.300 RUM Improved? Hmmmmmm.....do you own the reamer? Could my 'smith use it? Sounds interesting.

After my last post on here, I did a forum search on the .300 Dakota. The consensus seems to be that it's not worth the extra expense. For some reason I had it in my mind that the Dakota held a lot more powder. I'll go with something cheaper, like a .300 Wby Imp or even a "plain-jane" .300 Win...

Jay- Try McBride's Sporting Goods in Austin TX. I've seen boxes and boxes of gun parts there. It's been a while, but you never know. Sorry I can't get you the number, I'm in Afghanistan right now.

Heavy Bench Gun. I already have a light gun. What I really want to do is build something that can reach WAAAAAY out there. I'd really like to see what kind of group I can get at a mile. Built to Heavy Gun rules, I can use in in competition as well. Thinking about a Lilja barrel. Had one on a...

If not, then what barrel length and twist rate would you recommend for the Sierra 240gr MK? Thanks

Would also consider something like a 7mm Dakota. I want to build a "budget" custom LR rifle on a long magnum M70. Thanks. BTW- "Shakari" is Farsi for "The Hunter". I'm a soldier in Afghanistan. When I go on patrol as a gunner in a Humvee, I hang a sign that says Shikari written in Farsi over...