Dave, Dave Tooley is Building my 338 Yogi too!!! He built my 6.5x284 290nk, and I love his work. Dave's workmanship is fantastic and a work of art. I had him build my 6.5 in 2002, and I couldn't wait for him to build me another rifle. I was finally able to have him begin my new project, and I wanted him to build me the 338 Yogi. It will be on a 10" BAT/36" Lilja 1.750 at muzzel with Tooley Brake/McMillan 50 HBR with lead added to the rear/Jewell trigger/Custom Base with 40 MOA added/Rings with 25 MOA added and I will top it with a Nightforce 12x42-56mm NXS. The rifle will weigh around 65lbs, and I can't wait to shoot this setup. It sounds like your on the way to getting out to 1 mile and shooting great groups. I am in the process of looking for a rest for holding this monster, have any suggestions? How much does your rifle weigh? Does the brake absorb alot of the recoil? My 6.5 has a Tooley Brake and it barley has any recoil. I can watch the varmints blow up in the scope. Have you had your velocities higher or does it seem to shoot better at lower velocities. My goal is to push the 300MK at 3000 fps. It should be easy to obtain this velocity with the 338 Yogi with a 36" barrel, but would you recommend the velocities be more around the 2900 to 2950 mark. I had my 6.5 velocities up to around 3150fps with really good groups, but when I dropped the velocity down to around 2900 to 2950 my groups were much better, with best group measuring in at .093 at 100yards. I am thinking the same type of velocities will work the same in the 338 Yogi. Have you tried any of the Wildcat bullets in your rifle? I have read about people using them on this board and it sounds like they are more consistant than the Matchkings. Thanks for the reloading information, I will let you know how it works in my rifle. I want receive it until March of 06, so I have some waiting to do. However, anything Dave builds is worth waiting for. Thanks, Wildcat.
