Wedgy
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2013
- Messages
- 3,219
And bring 2 headlamps if you hunt with Cody !
300 Norma Mag Improved. Follow along!!!
- Thread starter Huntnful
- Start date
Help Support Long Range Hunting Forum
Huntnful
Well-Known Member
Getting a 30 cal 1-9 twist Bartlein REM/Varmint spiral fluted right now. Not 100% if I'll stick with the 300 NMI, but at least I'm getting ready lol
WeiserBucks
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2016
- Messages
- 2,609
You've already got brass and dies, that's a consideration.
Elk Hunter 338
Official LRH Sponsor
what the heck would you switch too???
QuietTexan
Well-Known Member
30-338 AI +P/ 300 Terminator 
Huntnful
Well-Known Member
Literally no idea lol. Just bouncing around ideas in my head. I was considering a standard 300 NMI without shortening the necks?
Elk Hunter 338
Official LRH Sponsor
like my 300 NIMP ... !! it actually has a slightly longer neck
you dont gain enough by shortening itand I would rather have the neck length
I have several almost done including a 22" HCA carbon build..
Last edited:
Since you are already set up to load Norma, you could buy an Alex Wheeler designed reamer. It's similar to Mike's but I don't think it shortens neck length.
Elk Hunter 338
Official LRH Sponsor
dies wouldn't work
Huntnful
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I'd need new dies. No big deal though. I have until after hunting season to tinker with ideas!
Understood. Bullet Central sells sizer die for AW design.
Assuming he went to a different cartridge he would need new dies anyway.
Huntnful
Well-Known Member
Went out this morning to verify my load with the 225 ELDM in now, twice fired brass. 100 yard zero was good so I went to 800 yards.
4.3 MILS and I shot a 3 shot group with some pretty stiff shoulder pressure on the bipod. The group was good, but .2 MILS high.
I lightened up my shoulder pressure quite a bit, where I was just barely up against the shoulder pad. Just enough to take the play out of the bipod basically. And shot the second 3 shot group. Still 4.3 MILS of elevation and the group centered up perfect and was still a solid group.
I think I need to work on my shoulder pressures if it makes this much of a difference haha. Or my gun just shoots like **** and printed two separate groups and my shoulder pressure doesn't matter that much lol.
4.3 MILS and I shot a 3 shot group with some pretty stiff shoulder pressure on the bipod. The group was good, but .2 MILS high.
I lightened up my shoulder pressure quite a bit, where I was just barely up against the shoulder pad. Just enough to take the play out of the bipod basically. And shot the second 3 shot group. Still 4.3 MILS of elevation and the group centered up perfect and was still a solid group.
I think I need to work on my shoulder pressures if it makes this much of a difference haha. Or my gun just shoots like **** and printed two separate groups and my shoulder pressure doesn't matter that much lol.
QuietTexan
Well-Known Member
How much relief is there in the barrel channel? I can put enough pressure to flex a couple of mine, no telling what random pressure on the action or barrel will do. Bell and Carlson OEM Rem stocks flex enough I don't feel comfortable digging in with the bipod Broz-style with a wedge bag and 45* bipod legs.
I use an EVO bipod with the longer legs and spikes for the 45* dig in, looks like that's what you have from the first post.
I use an EVO bipod with the longer legs and spikes for the 45* dig in, looks like that's what you have from the first post.
Huntnful
Well-Known Member
There's plenty of relief under the barrel so that the stock would never touch it, but something could be torquing for sure. I'll monitor it in the future definitely.
