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fastest 338 caliber?Build advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lightvarmint" data-source="post: 251733"><p>LL,</p><p></p><p>I realize where you are coming from and your concerns. I also realize that this thread is about pushing the envelope to the limit and my above comments are based on doing just that.</p><p></p><p>With that said, when one finds something that works well and pushes the envelope that is the time to stock up on components to ensure that you have a barrel life supply or enough to supply all of your barrels that you use.</p><p></p><p>For instance. </p><p></p><p>When I decided to get into benchrest, I noticed that everyone was scratching for good brass back in the mid 1990s...... As soon as the brass became available, I purchased 7000 pieces..... Now I don't have to worry about brass.</p><p></p><p>Next, I got the 600 yard bug and purchased a new 6mm Dasher bench gun. Since the original purchase, I have added three new additional barrels to my barrel inventory. So when Obama got elected and I got concerned about supply of shooting components, I then purchased an addtitional 70,000 primers and 144 lbs of powder..... Also, when copper started moving up in price this last year, I got concerned and purchased 8000 bullets on sale for the 600 yard gun and now I don't have to worry about barrel supply, bullet supply, primer supply or powder supply .</p><p></p><p>I can only give you the advice that I am willing to follow myself and that is to stock up when you find something that works. I am sure there are folks out there like Buffalo Bob who stocked up on components when he found something he liked in the Wildcat bullet line.</p><p></p><p>Finally, as Kirby has said on many occassions, just because you have the barrel throated for a specific bullet, it does not mean it will not work with others. For instance in my 338 Lapua Improved, the 300 grain SMK only requires 4 clicks vertical and 2 clicks windage to adjust the scope from the HAT 400 yard zero to the 300 SMK 400 yard zero using the same barrel.</p><p></p><p>Lightvarmint</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightvarmint, post: 251733"] LL, I realize where you are coming from and your concerns. I also realize that this thread is about pushing the envelope to the limit and my above comments are based on doing just that. With that said, when one finds something that works well and pushes the envelope that is the time to stock up on components to ensure that you have a barrel life supply or enough to supply all of your barrels that you use. For instance. When I decided to get into benchrest, I noticed that everyone was scratching for good brass back in the mid 1990s...... As soon as the brass became available, I purchased 7000 pieces..... Now I don't have to worry about brass. Next, I got the 600 yard bug and purchased a new 6mm Dasher bench gun. Since the original purchase, I have added three new additional barrels to my barrel inventory. So when Obama got elected and I got concerned about supply of shooting components, I then purchased an addtitional 70,000 primers and 144 lbs of powder..... Also, when copper started moving up in price this last year, I got concerned and purchased 8000 bullets on sale for the 600 yard gun and now I don't have to worry about barrel supply, bullet supply, primer supply or powder supply . I can only give you the advice that I am willing to follow myself and that is to stock up when you find something that works. I am sure there are folks out there like Buffalo Bob who stocked up on components when he found something he liked in the Wildcat bullet line. Finally, as Kirby has said on many occassions, just because you have the barrel throated for a specific bullet, it does not mean it will not work with others. For instance in my 338 Lapua Improved, the 300 grain SMK only requires 4 clicks vertical and 2 clicks windage to adjust the scope from the HAT 400 yard zero to the 300 SMK 400 yard zero using the same barrel. Lightvarmint [/QUOTE]
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