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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 380404" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Kirby, that 338-378 custom I am confident was a custom reamer that somebody designed. The neck was so short I don't think it was the kahn or the Baer. Looked like something rocky gibbs would do with the short neck. I checked the bore and it definitely had at least the standard wby freebore if not more. His bullets were not seated to the lands. I wrote some of his loading data down for future refference. The best loads were 118-124 grains of H-870. He had some T-5020 loads up to 127 grains. All these were with the 300 smk. My best accuracy loads in my 338-378's are around 110-115 grains of H-870 for comparison.</p><p></p><p>You were right on with what you said about those rounds like the 257 stw, lapua's and such in that earlier post in this thread. My results are identical to yours. There was a guy on here last year talking about the 4100 fps with the 257 stw. I have two now and they will average 3850 with the 100 grain bullet and best accuracy. I would blow the primer pockets out of them at 4100. Like you say though with the proper freebore somebody might get that but it is all give and take. For a good shooter in that cartridge 3850 is about where a guy will end up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 380404, member: 505"] Kirby, that 338-378 custom I am confident was a custom reamer that somebody designed. The neck was so short I don't think it was the kahn or the Baer. Looked like something rocky gibbs would do with the short neck. I checked the bore and it definitely had at least the standard wby freebore if not more. His bullets were not seated to the lands. I wrote some of his loading data down for future refference. The best loads were 118-124 grains of H-870. He had some T-5020 loads up to 127 grains. All these were with the 300 smk. My best accuracy loads in my 338-378's are around 110-115 grains of H-870 for comparison. You were right on with what you said about those rounds like the 257 stw, lapua's and such in that earlier post in this thread. My results are identical to yours. There was a guy on here last year talking about the 4100 fps with the 257 stw. I have two now and they will average 3850 with the 100 grain bullet and best accuracy. I would blow the primer pockets out of them at 4100. Like you say though with the proper freebore somebody might get that but it is all give and take. For a good shooter in that cartridge 3850 is about where a guy will end up. [/QUOTE]
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