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500 Jeffery based wildcats
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<blockquote data-quote="Swamplord" data-source="post: 865337" data-attributes="member: 2460"><p>Hey all,</p><p>Still working out of town and have limited time for load developement , have a fire forming load that consists of a 235 gr Speer bullet and a max book load of RL22 for the 378 Wby, cases came out perfect after firing and have sent several to Whidden Gunworks to make me a set of precision reloading dies, have 50 pcs of brass fire formed but still waiting on the dies !</p><p></p><p>I got my 33" barrel from Benchmark installed, it is a 10 twist Sendero contour, fluted.... </p><p>and also Benchmarks version of the fantastic Muscle Brake.</p><p></p><p></p><p>in the first pic is my "Hammer of Thor" rifle concept chambered in the 375 Mjolnir with the 33" Benchmark barrel and Muscle Brake ... pic taken with iphone5 on Monday Oct. 14th 2013 at Turnagain Pass off the Seward Hwy</p><p></p><p>the second photo is the same rifle with a 30" fluted 10 twist Rem Varmint contour Benchmark bbl with a machined in brake into the extra inch of barrel</p><p></p><p></p><p>both Benchmark barrels have shown incredible accuracy, 1 inch consistenly at 100 yards with some 3 shot groups at 3/4"- 7/8", this is with new unfired die formed brass, the neck/ shoulder junction was sized down to close the bolt stiffly to ensure proper headspace for fire forming, this cartridge and the Benchmark barrels show great potential for accuracy .....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swamplord, post: 865337, member: 2460"] Hey all, Still working out of town and have limited time for load developement , have a fire forming load that consists of a 235 gr Speer bullet and a max book load of RL22 for the 378 Wby, cases came out perfect after firing and have sent several to Whidden Gunworks to make me a set of precision reloading dies, have 50 pcs of brass fire formed but still waiting on the dies ! I got my 33" barrel from Benchmark installed, it is a 10 twist Sendero contour, fluted.... and also Benchmarks version of the fantastic Muscle Brake. in the first pic is my "Hammer of Thor" rifle concept chambered in the 375 Mjolnir with the 33" Benchmark barrel and Muscle Brake ... pic taken with iphone5 on Monday Oct. 14th 2013 at Turnagain Pass off the Seward Hwy the second photo is the same rifle with a 30" fluted 10 twist Rem Varmint contour Benchmark bbl with a machined in brake into the extra inch of barrel both Benchmark barrels have shown incredible accuracy, 1 inch consistenly at 100 yards with some 3 shot groups at 3/4"- 7/8", this is with new unfired die formed brass, the neck/ shoulder junction was sized down to close the bolt stiffly to ensure proper headspace for fire forming, this cartridge and the Benchmark barrels show great potential for accuracy ..... [/QUOTE]
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