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Anyone "transitioned" from .338 LM to .33XC?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bravo 4" data-source="post: 2732869" data-attributes="member: 8873"><p>A few years back I bought a 112 single shot .338 Lapua to build a lighter and cheaper (than my .375 Snipetac at least) long range elk hammer. I originally just punched the factory barrel's chamber out as it shot .338 Lapua factory ammo exceptionally well. It shot just as well when rechambered to XC. That is until I sent the barrel off to get turned down and carbon wrapped, and it got screwed up. I am now on my 3rd barrel and have tamed the load down to around 3000 fps with a 300 grain projectile to save the brass a little longer. I also ran it with top end loads the first two barrels and had some lug setback. This gave me an excuse to true the action up. I also have a 37xc reamer and will eventually have a barrel spun up for that. What I'd really like is a .408 or .416 version. That'll all have to wait as I just put a .300 Norma barrel on this action and have been having fun with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bravo 4, post: 2732869, member: 8873"] A few years back I bought a 112 single shot .338 Lapua to build a lighter and cheaper (than my .375 Snipetac at least) long range elk hammer. I originally just punched the factory barrel’s chamber out as it shot .338 Lapua factory ammo exceptionally well. It shot just as well when rechambered to XC. That is until I sent the barrel off to get turned down and carbon wrapped, and it got screwed up. I am now on my 3rd barrel and have tamed the load down to around 3000 fps with a 300 grain projectile to save the brass a little longer. I also ran it with top end loads the first two barrels and had some lug setback. This gave me an excuse to true the action up. I also have a 37xc reamer and will eventually have a barrel spun up for that. What I’d really like is a .408 or .416 version. That’ll all have to wait as I just put a .300 Norma barrel on this action and have been having fun with it. [/QUOTE]
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