Recent content by BrianW

Brent, Still haven't bought the donor rifle yet. A 375H&H length action would be prefered, as there would be less machining involved. That 338-416 rigby sounds interesting, do you have any details? Thanks BrianW

Mike, To be honest, I'd have not considered the 'single stack' magazine option. Really hadn't thought about the magazine at all, other than the need to lengthen it depending on the donor rifle. Would appreciate any input from those with more experience in this matter. Even those with 338...

Mike, Yep, a M70 Classic, left-handed, stainless. Now I just need to locate a donor rifle for the project. Naturally a rifle chambered for a belter magnum cartridge would probably work best, at least where the bolt face is concerened. Not sure about the feed rails though? I won't say...

338Lapua, I'm leaning strongly towards a Lothar Walther barrel. I'm a big fan of Jack Belk (mostly found at HuntAmerica) and he's a big fan of the L-W barrels. My understanding is they're fairly tough to machine due to the metal used, although I'm not sure if that applies to their stainless...

338Lapua, Thanks a bunch for those figures with the 210gr Partitions. While I've also seen faster numbers posted (not here) those barrel were at least one inch longer, maybe more. I was wondering, what brand barrel is on that rifle, and if it has a muzzle brake? My .338 project is a bit...

338Lapua, When I asked about the 210gr Barnes X bullets, I thought that I should mention the Nosler version too. So if you have velocity data for the 210gr Nolser Partition, I'd really appreciate it. In any of the .338 cartidges we've been discussing. Thanks again for the help. BrianW

Steve, That would explain a few things. Most notably, the lack of extra velocity out of the Lapua version as compared to the RUM. My data came from a relatively new reloading software program. To be fair, the version I have is a "beta" version, and the data may be correct in the final...

338Lapua, Do you have any velocities with 210gr Barnes X bullets, in any of those .338's? Thanks BW

Gents, In reading some of the information here, it's come to my attention that rifles chambered in 338 Laupa are generally built with a muzzle brake. Some fine folks here have told my that the recoil level is just too high with lighter, normal hunting rifle weights and barrel lengths. The...

Long Time & Dantec, Thanks for your replies. I have another question concerning .338 caliber cartridges, but will do it in a seperate thread, so as not to screw up John M.'s thread here.

John M, Please excuse my tagging along on your quest for more info on the 338 Laupa. I'm also thinking of building one in the next few months, and since your asking the right questions, I thought I'd just follow along. Anyhow, Long Time, on your 26 inch barrels, do you use a muzzle break...

Hello Mike375, Don't tell anyone here, but it's me "BW" from the 24HourCampfire board. Anyhow, as you may recall I'm also interested in a "super" .338 cartridge. Here's what I've found concerning case capacities (water) of several .338 cartridges... 338 RUM 113.8 338 Laupa...