I have not read all 5- pages but if this is a Savage bolt gun and you are not voting for a AR-10, I only FL size before first firing and Collet neck size after that. Keeps your fire-forming and almost eliminates trimming with a factory taper crimp.
MBM Super Beast is the way to go and since you want to keep it light get one in Titanium it will weigh only 2 oz. All listed bullets are great. For matches shooting a 180gr ELD-M in a 26” Wilson 1-8” twist barrel my velocity node is 3,227 fps with Retumbo. The 162 gr ELD-X would be SCREAMING !
I bought (19) Leupold VXR’s on a closeout they would not track or hold zero. The newer Leupolds are not what they used to be. Every one I tried I sent back when repaired or replaced sold them. Life is too short and hunts are too expensive to bet on other optics than Nightforce
Sir you are correct. There is Nothing as tough and repeatable as a Nightforce. I have to put muzzlebrakes on everything because I severely detached my left retina shooting a Ultralight non-braked Magnum rifle. I had laser eye surgery but they said if it happens again they could not fix it...
If you get to hunt in the Rut it should be a Primitive weapon, bow or traditional muzzleloader. I have a 54 cal Allen Arms Sante Fe Hawken a fabulous ML but have not hunted with for years when those space age ones came out. Maybe I’ll dust it off again.
I just had a Custom Built Ultra Lite 416 Ruger Straight Pull Savage built and with the custom profile barrel and MBM Titanium brake 7-1/2lbs complete ready for Nightforce and rings.
Nathan has built a Bunch of brakes for me and they are Unbelievable. I posted videos on Big Bore Rifles shooting my 416 Semi Auto one handed with his SuperBeast brake and a recoil video of a 416RUM. He just built me (3) more brakes (2) 416’s for UltraLite Mountain Rifle builds and a 50 cal for a...
For the STW guys I worked up a Retumbo load for my 28 Nosler that had a 3 full grain node. Range of three full grains in the same hole. With all my RUM’s or the other Jeffrey cases I always use Retumbo because the burn rate is so much cooler than H1000, it just has to extend the life of the...
I am building a couple of 28 Noslers, one with Varmint contour barrel for matches we have here in Texas that go to a mile. 3- classes 6mm-7mm and 30-338 class and the open class above 338 for the Cheytecs. The other #4 contour for hunting. You should look at the ballistics.
I have bought several of your brakes and need more. The contact page on MBM website is not currently working. Nathan, if you get this please message me. I am building 3- more and do not want to use some other brake. Need 3- Super Beasts. Hope you got the video of me shooting a 416 - one handed...
I wear Peltor Tactical Sport electronic muffs all day, very comfortable especially if you spend $40 on Pilot’s Gell cups. Amazon has them $109-119. Hunting you can hear way better with amplification turned up than you can without them on and safe to shoot with. Been wearing them for years and I...
I lap everything even .22’s. Scope rings are not perfect no matter how much you spend. And I rosin inside of rings like on Safari Big Bores and if you change scopes you can wipe off the rosin on the scope with alcohol and cannot tell it was ever mounted. What started me was Talley rings on model...