Idaho Trecker
Well-Known Member
A few weeks ago I was able to pick up my 338 Max. It always seems like an eternity for rifles to be built!!! Well the day finally came and fortunately Shawn at Diamond T Rifles gave me a call with the good news.... the better news is that I was going to be driving right by his shop on my way back from a trip. Down to the specs...
Sako 85 donor (Finnlite in 300 win mag to start life, Yes lots of excess space in the magazine)
Factory stock with limbsaver installed (poor aftermarket support there for sure)
Bartlein barrel 3 neck and finish of 3B
3 port slabbed original Muscle brake ( I thought the brake may look out of place due to its size but after it was tapered and cerakoted I really like the look of it!)
Near Manufacturing base ( again virtually no aftermarket support for anything with a tube bigger than 30mm)
Seekins Precision 35mm rings
Leupold Mark 5 HD 3.6-18x44 MOA and Illuminated
Cerakoted Blackout
I wanted this build to use in the timber for elk or bear which is why I sprung for the illumination since it was FFP. I plan on getting the 265 LRAB to shoot for my main load and pull the brake if I am hunting timber. The build comes in at 10 pounds even minus the bipod. Not to bad. I should have had the barrel fluted but I was impatient and didnt want to send it off.
So far I have only been able to fireform for the most part and break the barrel in since the dies I want wont be available until April or May (fingers crossed sooner).
I've been fire forming with 285 A Max since I have a butt load of them and wont really shoot them in anything else. Even fire forming I've been shooting around half moa.
Should be a shooter. Cant wait for dies to be able to do some real load workups and maybe even in time for a spring bear to fall from it.
More to come once dies show up.
Sako 85 donor (Finnlite in 300 win mag to start life, Yes lots of excess space in the magazine)
Factory stock with limbsaver installed (poor aftermarket support there for sure)
Bartlein barrel 3 neck and finish of 3B
3 port slabbed original Muscle brake ( I thought the brake may look out of place due to its size but after it was tapered and cerakoted I really like the look of it!)
Near Manufacturing base ( again virtually no aftermarket support for anything with a tube bigger than 30mm)
Seekins Precision 35mm rings
Leupold Mark 5 HD 3.6-18x44 MOA and Illuminated
Cerakoted Blackout
I wanted this build to use in the timber for elk or bear which is why I sprung for the illumination since it was FFP. I plan on getting the 265 LRAB to shoot for my main load and pull the brake if I am hunting timber. The build comes in at 10 pounds even minus the bipod. Not to bad. I should have had the barrel fluted but I was impatient and didnt want to send it off.
So far I have only been able to fireform for the most part and break the barrel in since the dies I want wont be available until April or May (fingers crossed sooner).
I've been fire forming with 285 A Max since I have a butt load of them and wont really shoot them in anything else. Even fire forming I've been shooting around half moa.
Should be a shooter. Cant wait for dies to be able to do some real load workups and maybe even in time for a spring bear to fall from it.
More to come once dies show up.
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