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338/378 300gr SMK Data
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<blockquote data-quote="Gregg C" data-source="post: 1362817" data-attributes="member: 103471"><p>A lot of people hate on the big Weatherby, and even more hate on belted cases in general, but from where I stand, being able to go down to the sporting goods store and buy both loaded ammo as well as brass, and be shooting shortly there after with a STOMPING rifle is worth every single little headache I went thru to get this monstrosity to shoot well. I didn't know ANYTHING about ANYTHING when I started. Originally I was intending to rebarrel my 416Rem Mag in 338, and when I ordered the barrel from Lilja, I got them to profile it accordingly. And....a friend of mine mentioned the Lapua to me. Brass at that time for the Lapua was a) hard to find, and b) VERY expensive for a working stiff like me, at $125 for a box of 20. After some research, lo and behold, 338-378 Wby brass was half the cost, and somewhat faster. Course, now , that is reversed, but, its still FASTER ! I love it. Would I like a 338 Superduper Lightening Bolt ? Hell yeah, I would! Unfortunatly, I can't buy ammo OR brass at basically ANY store, irrespective of cost for said cartridge. And to me, that is huge. And it can still be loaded to some impressive velocities. More than adequate for me. Next, the haters say Well, ya know, Gregg , dont chya, your only gonna get 3 loads outta that sorry brass . Well, I beg to differ. My first 40 rounds went 20 loads till they started splitting necks. Yeah, the primer pockets got a bit sloppy, but I never saw any sign of gases on the bolt face. That I guess, could be attributed to ignorance, but still, everything is golden that I can tell. I am more than satisfied. Loved your post, love this sight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gregg C, post: 1362817, member: 103471"] A lot of people hate on the big Weatherby, and even more hate on belted cases in general, but from where I stand, being able to go down to the sporting goods store and buy both loaded ammo as well as brass, and be shooting shortly there after with a STOMPING rifle is worth every single little headache I went thru to get this monstrosity to shoot well. I didn't know ANYTHING about ANYTHING when I started. Originally I was intending to rebarrel my 416Rem Mag in 338, and when I ordered the barrel from Lilja, I got them to profile it accordingly. And....a friend of mine mentioned the Lapua to me. Brass at that time for the Lapua was a) hard to find, and b) VERY expensive for a working stiff like me, at $125 for a box of 20. After some research, lo and behold, 338-378 Wby brass was half the cost, and somewhat faster. Course, now , that is reversed, but, its still FASTER ! I love it. Would I like a 338 Superduper Lightening Bolt ? Hell yeah, I would! Unfortunatly, I can't buy ammo OR brass at basically ANY store, irrespective of cost for said cartridge. And to me, that is huge. And it can still be loaded to some impressive velocities. More than adequate for me. Next, the haters say Well, ya know, Gregg , dont chya, your only gonna get 3 loads outta that sorry brass . Well, I beg to differ. My first 40 rounds went 20 loads till they started splitting necks. Yeah, the primer pockets got a bit sloppy, but I never saw any sign of gases on the bolt face. That I guess, could be attributed to ignorance, but still, everything is golden that I can tell. I am more than satisfied. Loved your post, love this sight. [/QUOTE]
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