Recent content by DAVETOOLEY

I chamber the Yogi version. I'm not a big fan of 40 degree shoulders on large straight cases. Makes sizing dies problematic. You reach a point of diminishing returns velocity wise. About all you can expect out of an improved Lapua is about 3000 FPS max regardless of barrel length or shoulder...

You confirm everything I've been saying. I don't doubt what you say is true but back then you admit it was a special lot with some luck involved. Now there is a much higher level of expertise and consistancy in the manufacturing process of all the componets we use. I very familiar with both...

So let's see one 10 shot group at 600 yds. published in1971 in the American Rifleman is gospel. One test at Sierra in the tunnel out of a machine rest, probably shooting 168's- big deal. Current IBS aggregate records, that means each group was shot in different conditions, different days over...

Let's see the 60's; model 70's, one or two barrel makers, surplus 4831, "Match bullets" kind of a misnomer. 21st century; several excellent custom action makers, a multitude of high quality barrel makers, an unending list of propellants, match quality bullets like we have never had ( both...

Yea that's me on the Hide. I've been around awhile but if you knew guys in the 60's your about a decade older than I am. You can't compare the 60's to what we are doing today. Light years ahead in the knowledge department. Don't know what your background is but I started in short range benchrest...

If you know how to manage carbon fouling and heat checking you can expect 900 good rounds out of the 300 Norma. The 30-375 is a better balanced round. By that I mean you get enough of a boost in velocity over the 300WM without increasing recoil much, as well as shortening barrel the life. It...

I have my own action made for me by Stiller so I don't use their actions. But yes I know them well. Our paths cross in other endeavors. Good bunch. No worries.

Get an action designed for the bolt thrust the Lapua has. Way too many compromises using a Rem 700. Besides the bolt the action will have to be machined to accept a different magazine, the feed rails will have to modified. And one more thing the 1.0625" barrel tenon diameter is not large enough...

308 Norma is a long neck 300 WM, .532" rim and the 300 Norma is based off the 338 Lapua diameter case.

I haven't built myself a 338 Lapua yet as I've had so many through here for testing. I'm about to and there will be an extra barrel, 300 Norma. I love big 30's for LR shooting.

Hornady 225's shoot very well also. They and the Berger 230's will stay with the 338's at ELR.

You're trying fit a horizonal plane,the trigger guard, to a radiused surface. What is flush in the middle is high on the outside and most stocks sweep higher as they get to the pistol grip requiring the trigger guard to be recessed. It doesn't work well. It also depends on the stock, some make...

1-10 will work fine, a 1-11 works also. I've heard of but never witnessed a 1-12 will work. The 9.3 came about to allow shooting subsonic ammo. One other thing Sg, gyroscopic stability, increases as velocity decreases because the velocity decays at a much higher rate than the rotational spin...

338 Norma on a Rem 700 DON"T DO IT. Dave Tooley