Lonewolf74
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Ok I'm wanting to put together a 338 Norma mag and have a lot of questions of what I can or cant use.
For the action I'm looking at the Stiller Tac 338 or the Pierce engineering 800. The 800 is a new action from Pierce with oversized dimensions. 1.450 dia body, .800 bolt dia, forend extended .400 with 1 3/16 x 16 tpi tennon and similar but larger footprint to rem 700.
I want to be able to put this in a traditional (A-5 or similar) style stock so my first question is with proper inleting will these larger actions fit in traditional stocks?
Second I know with these larger tennon sizes I need a barrel with 1.35 breech dia. I wanted to go with Brux or Rock Creek cus they're made hear in Wisconsin but cant find if they offer this breech size. Does anyone know if they do or what barrel makers do I have a choice from that make that size breech?
Also what can or should I use for bottom metal? I'm leaning towards bdl style bottom metal because I think it's better for hunting then having a clip. So for this setup I think I would go wyatt's cfe-12 box allowing up to 3.825 coal. What I dont know is if this box will accommodate the diameter of a 338 Norma?
Finally and perhaps most important is what is available for reamer's? So far I have only found 2 prints and the only difference between them is the throat length. One has .2252 freebore one has .263 freebore, not sure which would be the better option. I guess the best thing to do would be get brass and bullets and make some dummy rounds to measure, problem is I intend to use lapua brass and it appears the 338 Norma isn't available quite yet...so?
Anyway I know this is a long post with lots of questions but any help, advice or opinions is appreciated.
Thanks
Josh
For the action I'm looking at the Stiller Tac 338 or the Pierce engineering 800. The 800 is a new action from Pierce with oversized dimensions. 1.450 dia body, .800 bolt dia, forend extended .400 with 1 3/16 x 16 tpi tennon and similar but larger footprint to rem 700.
I want to be able to put this in a traditional (A-5 or similar) style stock so my first question is with proper inleting will these larger actions fit in traditional stocks?
Second I know with these larger tennon sizes I need a barrel with 1.35 breech dia. I wanted to go with Brux or Rock Creek cus they're made hear in Wisconsin but cant find if they offer this breech size. Does anyone know if they do or what barrel makers do I have a choice from that make that size breech?
Also what can or should I use for bottom metal? I'm leaning towards bdl style bottom metal because I think it's better for hunting then having a clip. So for this setup I think I would go wyatt's cfe-12 box allowing up to 3.825 coal. What I dont know is if this box will accommodate the diameter of a 338 Norma?
Finally and perhaps most important is what is available for reamer's? So far I have only found 2 prints and the only difference between them is the throat length. One has .2252 freebore one has .263 freebore, not sure which would be the better option. I guess the best thing to do would be get brass and bullets and make some dummy rounds to measure, problem is I intend to use lapua brass and it appears the 338 Norma isn't available quite yet...so?
Anyway I know this is a long post with lots of questions but any help, advice or opinions is appreciated.
Thanks
Josh