Recent content by Julie

It depends on if I'm planning on staying in one place, or moving around. If stationary, I want calibers that will be easy to feed. A SCAR heavy, M1 Garand, AR 15 and a good long range bolt gun (300 Wby and .338 Norma are what I have) and a 10-22 with some after market accessories. Add to that, a...

I will be white tail hunting in a straight wall state. I have a MGM carbine barrel in .357 maximum for my T/C Contender. I would like to get the most effective range out of the combination. I was thinking about shooting rifle bullets to get the highest BC. Cutting edge makes a 160 grain Raptor...

I have never had a bullet tumble that I know of. I have shot several large animals (elk, kudu, gemsbok etc) that I didn't always get an exit from a 180 grain Ballistic Tip. I usually found the bullets just under the skin on the far side of the animal. All those bullets were oriented as they...

It looks to me like there is a bunch of extruded powder on the bench. If that is correct, it wasn't from using a powder that is too fast. My guess is the flutes were too deep. I have seen this type of thing way more times with fluted barrels than with non fluted barrels.

I'm a bit confused as to why you don't like the Remington action with the >338 Norma? Please explain. Thanks.

I am building a .338 Norma. I have done a LOT of research and I talked with a lot of people. I bought the T4. I will report on recoil etc as soon as Krieger gets the barrel to me.

I'm building a .338 Norma on a M700 action and I'm looking for suggestions on bottom metal. Thanks

I am building a rifle for the first time and need some advice. I have the action (M700 long, magnum boltface), McMillan A3 stock, Krieger barrel, .338 Norma reamer, and all the associated parts EXCEPT the bottom metal. I am not a big fan of detachable magazines on bolt action rifles (I don't...

WOW! I never would have thought of that. I will keep that in mind for future reference. Thanks

Seven hundred yards is a long way off. Could the wind between you and the target have changed, causing the flyers?

Thanks for the response. This rifle was a Ruger M77V (heavy barrel). I have other rifles with sporter weight barrels and stocks that I shoot just fine.

I appreciate the input, but I doubt that is the cause of the erratic groups. I have had no similar issues with the Remington, never had similar issues with my .300 Weatherby, 6.5 Creedmoor or any other rifle. It was just with the Ruger and not just with me shooting it. I even started doubting my...

I'm building a .338 Norma on a Remington action with a 28 inch Krieger barrel. I have an 1100 yard range and would like to be able to shoot a mile. Should I get the 20 minute or 30 minute base? Thanks

I had a Ruger M77 in 22-250 that would shoot well under an inch at 200 yards; SOMETIMES. Other times, it would shoot well over 2 MOA. I couldn't figure out the issue. I took everything off it, defatted everything and reassembled it using locktite. I had the action pillar bedded, barrel floated...

GREAT advice.