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what do you all think about a 338/300 RUM in a 8-9lb rifle with 30" barrel and holland brake. How bad would this little sucker kick.
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Just guessing that you should be able to get somewhere up to 2900 or so with the 300gr bullet, how much more can that recoil compared a 250 @ 3150 and they do that all the time. I bethcha Shawn's daughter doesn't even worry about it.
I'm shooting a 252 @ 2800 with the holland break and its sweet. Could probably go hundreds of rounds in a PD town with only a gentle reminder the next day and that would be from shooting prone .
My rifle pushes 11 lbs and I'm not about to melt the lead out to see what 9 or so would be like. But, I understand that recoil wouldn't be more with the lighter weight just different.
Twist rather than recoil may be a spot of bother. I'd love to see ol' lerch launch one of those 350s and get rolled over on his back. Let's see, right hand twist... you'd have to tuck a beanie bag under your ribs on the left side. BB could video it. Sweet!
However, the bbl would have to be pretty thin out toward the 30" mark to make that weight, and may be as flexible as a bamboo fly rod and would and heat up like a brandin' iron.
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This part would be neat. Was told that if machined properly, very little accuracy would be lost when seating shorter bullets.
I'm about to embark on a bit of a 338 Rum project, mostly for fun and games but will throat it for the 252 or possibly whatever is between 252 and the 300.
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Probably wouldnt use this for grizzly though
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Whatsa matta, you skeer'd /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I'm figurin' that would be the ultimate self defence griz gun.
Situation: You're in the greater yellowstone area. Your 385 bull elk is down. You made a beauty of a 695 and a half yard shot. Takes you 35 minutes to get to it. soon to be delisted Mr. Griz hears the shot. He knows what it means! He heads towards the shot. About the time you have your celebration (high 5s/hugs & kisses/ oops that cowboys not LR hunters (skip the kisses) here comes Mr. Griz.
Decision time. Do you walk away from the BC bull or stand your ground. Here's where that 30" bbl and nearly 2 inch Holland QD come into play. You stand your ground pretty much like John Wayne, astradle that BC Bull. When Mr. Griz gets 32 inches from you - Bang-Flop! The QD burns 3-bladed propeller shaped powder burn in Mr. Griz's fur. There you go. All the self defence evidence you need. Not to mention the stinkin' skivs. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
BTW, doesn't RM416 have one of those /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif or is it a 375 RUM.
