just country
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morning, Roy Weatherby made millions off the belt.
dispatched game animals small and very large.
any questions. justme gbot tum
dispatched game animals small and very large.
any questions. justme gbot tum
that has to be the best one yet
Belted cases are not bad like many people say, Actually They are very versatile Because they can be loaded several ways. (To use the belt, or the shoulder to head space off of.
They are also the easiest to wildcat because the belt can be safely used to fire form with and then the wildcat can be used ether with the belt or the shoulder By different sizing procedures.
There is no accuracy loss with a belted case if a person is a good Re loader just like the shouldered cases, And with the belt they are stronger in the primer pocket area due to the increased thickness.
I find no fault in belted case and the only downside is case capacity for the same outside diameter. Many of my most accurate rifles are based on belted cases.
Accuracy mostly depends on the hand loaders skill, not the design of the case.
J E CUSTOM
There's nothing wrong with the belt, other than that first stretch to fit the chamber, probably a bit more than a non-belted case but after that, it's meaningless... and useless. It's a holdover from days gone by and is simply not necessary. Were I starting out today, I would go with the .338 RUM instead of the .338 WM I currently own. I am certainly not going to get rid of my .338 WM to rush out and buy a RUM! Even if I could afford to do that...
Cheers,
crkckr
Never had a bad experience due to the belt!!Please enlighten our members on any good and not so good experiences with belted magnum cases
So my question to both of you, in particular probably to crkcrk because of your comments re 'meaningless & useless' & 'its a handover from days gone by'.
So me as a hunter that has never owned or reloaded for a belted cartridge why would I go out & buy a rifle in a belted cartridge where there are many equivalent rimless options available??
Im wondering why if it is such a defunct design why they are even still available??