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338 snipetac???
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 920118" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>You can do just that. Improved or not. This is how I run all my Ackleys and my new 338 CT Max. It's a blown out and improved 375 Chey Tac necked down to .338". I just run 375 Chey Tac through a sizer. Load my full house load and enjoy. No need to be wasting barrel life or components fire forming. </p><p> </p><p>The 338-408 has been done. You can do it that way too. Just run the 375 through your 338-408 die and go hunting. In a 30" barrel you will have to run it full throttle to get 3200. That would be the reason to improve it. </p><p> </p><p>The only reason to improve a case is to gain case volume. The case is just a bladder once in the chamber. It will be up to full volume very early in the pressure cycle so by the time peak pressure occurs it is in the full case volume needed for the increased load. This is why simply improving a case doesn't require case fire forming. </p><p> </p><p>The only real extra cost to running the Chey Tac cases is the cost of the extra powder and the dies are expensive. I plan to shoot mine at everything including some long range digger squirrels. I'm pushing 50 years old. Who am I saving that barrel for? No one. I hope to be able to burn up several of these before I check out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 920118, member: 1290"] You can do just that. Improved or not. This is how I run all my Ackleys and my new 338 CT Max. It's a blown out and improved 375 Chey Tac necked down to .338". I just run 375 Chey Tac through a sizer. Load my full house load and enjoy. No need to be wasting barrel life or components fire forming. The 338-408 has been done. You can do it that way too. Just run the 375 through your 338-408 die and go hunting. In a 30" barrel you will have to run it full throttle to get 3200. That would be the reason to improve it. The only reason to improve a case is to gain case volume. The case is just a bladder once in the chamber. It will be up to full volume very early in the pressure cycle so by the time peak pressure occurs it is in the full case volume needed for the increased load. This is why simply improving a case doesn't require case fire forming. The only real extra cost to running the Chey Tac cases is the cost of the extra powder and the dies are expensive. I plan to shoot mine at everything including some long range digger squirrels. I'm pushing 50 years old. Who am I saving that barrel for? No one. I hope to be able to burn up several of these before I check out. [/QUOTE]
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