mindcrime
Well-Known Member
As you may remember, I have a CZ550 Safari Magnum just waiting to be converted from a .416 Rigby to the .338 AE.......it even has a 3.850" magazine well from the factory!!! It would have to be a true repeater, of course, because it is a Mauser action, with a huge claw extractor.....NO single feeding. Also the bolt lugs are HUGE so that the bolt thrust that the Remington action has to contend with will be child's play with the big CZ Safari Magnum action.
Trying to decide on a STOCK right now........McMillian can build me either a Baker Special, McHale, or a A5 (however the magazine would stick down 1/8" on all but the Baker, which isn't truly a problem). I have a liking to the A5 with it's prone inspired design. I also have a Tubb Extra Heavy Duty Rem 700 style recoil lug, sitting on the shelf, that I'd like added in addition to the Mauser's action lug, to have rock solid bedding.
Barrel length is TBD. At least a HV 27", but I am considering a 34 inch ABS composite barrel with a Mike Rock 5R as the base barrel (kinda wondering if the barrel life would be any better). Of course I could afford THREE 27" HVs compared to ONE 34" ABS. I'd like to also have the Holland QD Brake that I also have on my quick twist .266" 6mm Ackley, Rem700.
I guess my main question to you is rather your reamer is a tight-neck design, or more like a .338 Lapua MATCH reamer??? I don't mind neck turning, however I am wondering "IF" the neck would be strong enough to remain concentric being pushed up the ramp, into the extractor, and into the chamber from the magazine well. Feel free to comment on my stock choices, as well as barrel choices. This will be a carry-able, bipoded Elk Cannon rifle (and one reason I am truly considering a ABS barrel!). I'll also use it for paper, JFYI.
THANKS PAL!
Jeff
Trying to decide on a STOCK right now........McMillian can build me either a Baker Special, McHale, or a A5 (however the magazine would stick down 1/8" on all but the Baker, which isn't truly a problem). I have a liking to the A5 with it's prone inspired design. I also have a Tubb Extra Heavy Duty Rem 700 style recoil lug, sitting on the shelf, that I'd like added in addition to the Mauser's action lug, to have rock solid bedding.
Barrel length is TBD. At least a HV 27", but I am considering a 34 inch ABS composite barrel with a Mike Rock 5R as the base barrel (kinda wondering if the barrel life would be any better). Of course I could afford THREE 27" HVs compared to ONE 34" ABS. I'd like to also have the Holland QD Brake that I also have on my quick twist .266" 6mm Ackley, Rem700.
I guess my main question to you is rather your reamer is a tight-neck design, or more like a .338 Lapua MATCH reamer??? I don't mind neck turning, however I am wondering "IF" the neck would be strong enough to remain concentric being pushed up the ramp, into the extractor, and into the chamber from the magazine well. Feel free to comment on my stock choices, as well as barrel choices. This will be a carry-able, bipoded Elk Cannon rifle (and one reason I am truly considering a ABS barrel!). I'll also use it for paper, JFYI.
THANKS PAL!
Jeff
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