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Help me buld a big .338......
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 232416" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>I wouldn't be that concerned about barrel life with a 338 off the chey-tac case if you take care of it. If you are going to hunt with it though it is way to heavy a rifle. If you want a hunting weight rifle you named it. I have worked with the 338-378 wby for 30 years and everything else that has come down the pipe that can be built on a hunting weight rifle that will scope out with a bipod in the 10 1/2 pound range. Still nothing beats the 338-378 wby for performance. I currently own at least 7 of them and they will all get over 3000 fps with the 300 matchking. That can not be achieved with the Lapua case or the ultramag case without blowing it up with incredible pressures. Right now I have some 250 grain Hornady match bullets loaded for upcoming hunts at 3368 fps with a .675 BC. They are shooting extremely well at long range. All of the 7+ are straight wildcat 338's made by necking down the 378 wby. Nothing fancy to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 232416, member: 505"] I wouldn't be that concerned about barrel life with a 338 off the chey-tac case if you take care of it. If you are going to hunt with it though it is way to heavy a rifle. If you want a hunting weight rifle you named it. I have worked with the 338-378 wby for 30 years and everything else that has come down the pipe that can be built on a hunting weight rifle that will scope out with a bipod in the 10 1/2 pound range. Still nothing beats the 338-378 wby for performance. I currently own at least 7 of them and they will all get over 3000 fps with the 300 matchking. That can not be achieved with the Lapua case or the ultramag case without blowing it up with incredible pressures. Right now I have some 250 grain Hornady match bullets loaded for upcoming hunts at 3368 fps with a .675 BC. They are shooting extremely well at long range. All of the 7+ are straight wildcat 338's made by necking down the 378 wby. Nothing fancy to it. [/QUOTE]
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