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Bruce Bertram in Australia is making correctly head stamped 7mm STW brass. It was made them for a big name US custom loaded ammo seller. He has even made 7mm RUM brass and its really good stuff with strong pockets The way our Aus dollar is.. eg around 73 US its in your favour..

Hi all Just got back from Bruce Bertram's. I have my 338 RUM brass in my hand and it looks sweet! I also picked up some of his 300 win mag brass Its of a high quality brass and should last a bit longer with really strong primer pockets. Whilst there I also picked up some more 300RUM brass...

Just letting forum members know that Bruce Bertram in Australia has finally made some 338RUM Brass. I will be picking some up hopefully on Thursday. In addition he has made some more Edge brass, 300 win mag and 7mm Rem Mag. Its been years since I have seen Remington brass in Australia for...

I recommend you place your orders with Shawn. The main reason is there are a few boxes to tick and a bit paper work to fill out for export and import to the US. Its much simpler to fill out one or two permits instead of a multitude for each small order. Customs here can be painful and like...

I am glad it has all worked out... About 9 to 12 months ago whilst ordering some muzzle brakes from Shawn I mentioned we may have the man in Australia that could actually make some really tough/good 338 Edge brass. I was already in receipt of some of his Lapua brass. Brass was always...

Liltank We are restricted to 155gn bullets in the .308 in Standard class and generally use Dyer bullets a locally made projie. Berger have a dead ringer now for the 155 Dyer..! I'm working on using a .223 with an an 80gn A max so the Junior dosent get pounded by recoil. The .223 is very...

Nothing wrong with some of those groups. I dabble in a bit of F class shooting here In Aus and the .223 and .308 are cassified as standard and other claibres go into an Open class.. We are restricted to certain bullets as well.. In the 308 we most F class shootes use a lot of ADI 2208 which...

Happy to help out- the knowledge on this forum is amazing Once you start it wont be long before you build a custom rifle! The 7mm is a great calibre for honing skills and learning the ropes. I have two of them! So many choices in the US and so many good gunsmiths. Just look at this...

Hi Is it a hunting or target bullet you are looking for? The barrel is 24 inches I believe and you may be down a few fps but the rifle carefully tuned is more than capable of reaching 500 yards. I use 162 SST's as an economy pill and achieve good accuracy with both of my 7mm RM's . T3...

Hi It looks the goods...glad its performing... Looks like the Aussie Maddco barrel is showing great potential. Who did the gunsmithing for you? Maddco? I have a .338 Lap improved (ackley version) nearly completed.. Stiller TAC 338 single shot (seekins rail) A3 Mc Millan with...

I succumbed and have been running an A bolt Stainless stalker in .325wsm. Very accurate and cracks 3060 fps with the factory Ballistic Tip 180's.. (around 1 inch) Handloads are better 1/2 moa if you let the barrel cool. After fitting a Limbsaver pad and installing a new trigger spring I...

Thanks guys I may just end up with a TAC 338 action when they become available again.It seems the 338AI will do what I want with a bit less powder. I have a Taper 31 Lilja in the order pile already which will work out fine. Wind is the biggest factor out there and if you cant read it it...

Thanks ICAN I'm in Australia so things are always a bit harder, parts well everything needs a permit and proper approvals. Gunsmiths are hard to find etc. Barrels are the same and import/export permits are required. My dealer has an on going permit for Lilja's at the moment and another guy...

Hi guys Its a specific taper . Mr Dave Viers at Black Diamond and other custom builders use it when building a 338 Snipetac. Its commonly known as the Idaho or light Idaho profile .. Its heavy but not too heavy if you get my drift.. Lawtons also use to make a taper for this purpose...

Hi, Thinking of building a .338 Snipetac and I beleive the barrel most use is a 32 inch Idaho or Light Idaho profile. I believe I need a 1.450 shank ..what is the taper to the muzzle. Muzzle diametre? Because of export /import permit restraints I most likely will be using a lilja barrel but...