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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
3200 fps-300 smk
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 379737" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Thanks Joel and Kirby for the info. I think the 330 Baer is the big reamer I found. The rifle that got mid 3200's was stamped 338-378 Custom on the barrel. The guy inherited it from a family member evidently and didn't know anything about it. He said the custom dies were stamped the same way. It had a very short neck compared to mine and basically straight walled until the 35 degree shoulder. I saw the load data he inherited and had to see it over the chrono and it did what it said it would, mid 3200's. I have seen fast 338-378's with super long barrels hit 3100 fps and this guy had load data 9-10 grains hotter than my 338-378. So I was trying to extrapalate out if this was normal or not and if it was I was headed for the biggest reamer I could find based off the 378 wby case and try my luck. I offered the guy $1500 for it for starters and he said he could not sell it, that it must remain in the family. It was on a mk 5 action and a straight taper stainless barrel. My guess was that it was an older gun because it had a nice piece of walnut on it. From your input I guess the guy had a super fast barrel.</p><p></p><p>Again, thanks for both of your input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 379737, member: 505"] Thanks Joel and Kirby for the info. I think the 330 Baer is the big reamer I found. The rifle that got mid 3200's was stamped 338-378 Custom on the barrel. The guy inherited it from a family member evidently and didn't know anything about it. He said the custom dies were stamped the same way. It had a very short neck compared to mine and basically straight walled until the 35 degree shoulder. I saw the load data he inherited and had to see it over the chrono and it did what it said it would, mid 3200's. I have seen fast 338-378's with super long barrels hit 3100 fps and this guy had load data 9-10 grains hotter than my 338-378. So I was trying to extrapalate out if this was normal or not and if it was I was headed for the biggest reamer I could find based off the 378 wby case and try my luck. I offered the guy $1500 for it for starters and he said he could not sell it, that it must remain in the family. It was on a mk 5 action and a straight taper stainless barrel. My guess was that it was an older gun because it had a nice piece of walnut on it. From your input I guess the guy had a super fast barrel. Again, thanks for both of your input. [/QUOTE]
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