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338 exacalibur.358 sta 2 questions
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<blockquote data-quote="358sta" data-source="post: 365208" data-attributes="member: 6336"><p>I'm not sure I agree with the statement that 338 Excalibur brass is hard to get. The two times I've purchased brass I could get it from Midway or A-Square directly. But it is rather expensive at $3.90 to $4.00 a piece. My father has a Ruger #1 built using the Excalibur for elk. He went with the Ruger #1 so he could use a longer barrel and keep the overall firearm length reasonable. He shoots 250 gr. Hornady or Nosler's at 3150 fps easy and we just started experimenting with Swift's 275 gr. A-Frame. With the Swift, we are getting 3050 fps easy and can push it to 3100 fps if we really wanted but recoil starts to really become an issue at that velocity level. Case cost is probably the number one reason for the Excalibur's lack of popularity as compared to the 338-378 Weatherby or 338 Lapua/Imp variants. </p><p></p><p>One of the first rifles I had built was an STA. Had it put together right after Layne Simpson did a write up in one of the gun magazines. I even used his loading data initially which was wayy hot for my rifle. I shoot 250 gr. Speer and Nosler bullets at 2950 fps from a 26" barrel. I use it as my elk rifle. I didn't intend to make it a lightweight rifle but it ended up that way as it only weighs 7.5 lbs. with scope. Shooting it off the bench isn't real fun but I do get use to the recoil after shooting for a time. As to its lack of popularity, Fiftydriver said it best - 35 cal. is sort of like the 8mm, just not a popular caliber here in the states.</p><p></p><p>Kevin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="358sta, post: 365208, member: 6336"] I'm not sure I agree with the statement that 338 Excalibur brass is hard to get. The two times I've purchased brass I could get it from Midway or A-Square directly. But it is rather expensive at $3.90 to $4.00 a piece. My father has a Ruger #1 built using the Excalibur for elk. He went with the Ruger #1 so he could use a longer barrel and keep the overall firearm length reasonable. He shoots 250 gr. Hornady or Nosler's at 3150 fps easy and we just started experimenting with Swift's 275 gr. A-Frame. With the Swift, we are getting 3050 fps easy and can push it to 3100 fps if we really wanted but recoil starts to really become an issue at that velocity level. Case cost is probably the number one reason for the Excalibur's lack of popularity as compared to the 338-378 Weatherby or 338 Lapua/Imp variants. One of the first rifles I had built was an STA. Had it put together right after Layne Simpson did a write up in one of the gun magazines. I even used his loading data initially which was wayy hot for my rifle. I shoot 250 gr. Speer and Nosler bullets at 2950 fps from a 26" barrel. I use it as my elk rifle. I didn't intend to make it a lightweight rifle but it ended up that way as it only weighs 7.5 lbs. with scope. Shooting it off the bench isn't real fun but I do get use to the recoil after shooting for a time. As to its lack of popularity, Fiftydriver said it best - 35 cal. is sort of like the 8mm, just not a popular caliber here in the states. Kevin [/QUOTE]
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