harfman99
Well-Known Member
I hear a lot of talk of an Allen cartrige. I would like to get some info on it IE case demensions, parent case and what potential it has.gun)
Does anybody have a photo they can post of these rounds?harfman99:
I'll warn you now, up front, be careful what you read and who you talk to about the Allen Magnums. You will hear what they are, how good they work and what a quality guy Kirby is, and.......it'll cost you dearly because you'll end up wanting one.
TMR has the same thing (7mm AM) that I do and they are fantastic loooong range hammers.
Thanks JeffVN,try this thread (long, but has the information that you are looking for):
http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/375-allen-mag-load-data-ready-pics-27717/
Allen Mags (from left to right in the picture - info from thread by Kirby Allen)
224 Allen Magnum
270 WSM case .............. 107 gr ULD RBBT........3400fps
257 Allen Xpress
300 Dakota case ............ 142-156gr ULD RBBT..3300-3100fps
6.5mm Allen Xpress
300 Dakota case ............ 142-165gr ULD RBBT..3350-3100fps
270 Allen Xpress
300 Dakota case ............ 169.5gr ULD RBBT......3200fps
257 Allen Magnum
338 RUM case................ 156gr ULD RBBT........3300fps
6.5mm Allen Magnum
338 RUM case................ 165gr ULD RBBT .......3300fps
270 Allen Magnum
7mm Rum case................ 169.5gr ULD RBBT....3400fps
277 Allen Magnum
338 Lapua case................ 195gr ULD RBBT.......3200fps
7mm Allen Magnum
338 Lapua case................ 200gr ULD RBBT......3250fps
338 Allen Magnum
408 Chey Tac case ........... 300gr ULD or SMK ...3400-3500fps
JeffVN
harfman99:
I'll warn you now, up front, be careful what you read and who you talk to about the Allen Magnums. You will hear what they are, how good they work and what a quality guy Kirby is, and.......it'll cost you dearly because you'll end up wanting one.QUOTE]
Or two or three or four......
Also how deep in the pocket book would a person have to dig to have Kirby build one in a remington action?
If you consider their accuracy and performance, I think they are a bargain compared to other custom guns. I'm having one built with a new stiller action and it's still less than half of a Lazzeroni. In fact, it's less than than what Cabalas is selling one of HIS used guns for. If I where you, I'd order one. One of these days, Kirby will have to give in to the law of supply and demand and raise his prices.
And when that happens, you can obtain a fired case and have a reamer and gages made from it. Then, have your gunsmith of choosing do the work for you.
When you steal his ideas and have someone else build a rifle you have failed to pay for Kirby's hidden costs and have cheated him.