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338 RUM Vs Edge
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<blockquote data-quote="Rum Man" data-source="post: 2807952" data-attributes="member: 103316"><p>Well I read all the post 3 times ! Some very good points posted above . </p><p></p><p>I built , bought , still have a pile of both the Rums and Edge Rifles and always will ..</p><p></p><p>Never messed with the Papua or any Normas and never will .</p><p>I prover that two rifles , 338 Rum , 338 edge running the same components and build specks were almost identical. </p><p>338 Rum , 300 gr berger, h-1000 @ 2883 </p><p>338 Edge , 300 gr berger, h-1000 @ 2884 </p><p>Both were 1/10 twist , 30" Carbon barrels built for Hunting . </p><p>My furthest kill on Elk so far is 1244 yards. Tons of testing both of these Caliber's. </p><p>If I remember correctly at least 6 or 7 builds in both Caliber's. </p><p></p><p>Then I tryed a 24" Carbon 338 Rum , all i can say is Wow ! 24" barrel , t-3 Termanator, 250 gr bergers , h-1000 @ 2997 ft.per.sec! </p><p>Super easy to hunt with compared to the 30" barrels. </p><p></p><p>Then jumped back over to a 300 Rum .</p><p>26" carbon barrel 1/9 twist , 245 gr. berger , Nv570 @ 3010 ft.per.sec. no kills with this new build . </p><p></p><p>Most rifles build above are with Remington actions . With minimal work done to them . One Edge was on a Lawton 7000 action . I still have this one and I can eject a live round . Most of my Coals are around 3.95 length . </p><p></p><p>Not a single rifle I built has a extended box of any sort . I look at it this way you reload for this rifle ..you should be able to get it to shoot almost perfect . Hole in hole . </p><p>I trust my reloading that much ! I always have a round ready to stuff in the action if needed. </p><p>My builds have been from 9.5 pounds up to 19.6 pounds all in . The heavy ones are just not good for this old guy hunting anymore ! </p><p></p><p>If I had a choice of builds today with my experience on the above ?? As the guys on here know me well ...it would be a tough choice . Probably build one of each again ! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😎" title="Smiling face with sunglasses :sunglasses:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" data-shortname=":sunglasses:" /></p><p></p><p>One thing ..during my testing I was stacked up with Remington brass and H-1000 . Now I have some ADG brass and a pile of different powders to re test ! </p><p>The weather is starting to turn over here so more testing to come ! </p><p></p><p>I pushed my self to to 3027 yards on steel with the 338 Edge , its past time hit my 2 mile goal ! </p><p></p><p>Anyway if I can help you out with the Rum's or the Edge just send me a PM! </p><p></p><p>I'm no (Pro ) and have no training but just a Deep Desire to push them long ! </p><p></p><p>Your 1000 yard goal is truly easy in my book ! </p><p>Good luck in your choice ! </p><p></p><p>Rum Man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rum Man, post: 2807952, member: 103316"] Well I read all the post 3 times ! Some very good points posted above . I built , bought , still have a pile of both the Rums and Edge Rifles and always will .. Never messed with the Papua or any Normas and never will . I prover that two rifles , 338 Rum , 338 edge running the same components and build specks were almost identical. 338 Rum , 300 gr berger, h-1000 @ 2883 338 Edge , 300 gr berger, h-1000 @ 2884 Both were 1/10 twist , 30" Carbon barrels built for Hunting . My furthest kill on Elk so far is 1244 yards. Tons of testing both of these Caliber's. If I remember correctly at least 6 or 7 builds in both Caliber's. Then I tryed a 24" Carbon 338 Rum , all i can say is Wow ! 24" barrel , t-3 Termanator, 250 gr bergers , h-1000 @ 2997 ft.per.sec! Super easy to hunt with compared to the 30" barrels. Then jumped back over to a 300 Rum . 26" carbon barrel 1/9 twist , 245 gr. berger , Nv570 @ 3010 ft.per.sec. no kills with this new build . Most rifles build above are with Remington actions . With minimal work done to them . One Edge was on a Lawton 7000 action . I still have this one and I can eject a live round . Most of my Coals are around 3.95 length . Not a single rifle I built has a extended box of any sort . I look at it this way you reload for this rifle ..you should be able to get it to shoot almost perfect . Hole in hole . I trust my reloading that much ! I always have a round ready to stuff in the action if needed. My builds have been from 9.5 pounds up to 19.6 pounds all in . The heavy ones are just not good for this old guy hunting anymore ! If I had a choice of builds today with my experience on the above ?? As the guys on here know me well ...it would be a tough choice . Probably build one of each again ! 😎 One thing ..during my testing I was stacked up with Remington brass and H-1000 . Now I have some ADG brass and a pile of different powders to re test ! The weather is starting to turn over here so more testing to come ! I pushed my self to to 3027 yards on steel with the 338 Edge , its past time hit my 2 mile goal ! Anyway if I can help you out with the Rum's or the Edge just send me a PM! I'm no (Pro ) and have no training but just a Deep Desire to push them long ! Your 1000 yard goal is truly easy in my book ! Good luck in your choice ! Rum Man [/QUOTE]
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