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delemma...what 338 chambered rifle to start with?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 8706" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>My brother and I have run both these 700's up over 70k psi more than just a few times, mine is actually currently running right at 70k psi with this 90gr RL25 load with a 210 JLK. We have had ZERO lug setback, not one iota, so go figure...</p><p></p><p>He backed his load down to 3000 fps for accuracy, mine happens to be doing real well at that level for some reason or another. </p><p></p><p>The advantage of a custom -</p><p></p><p>NO ejector for brass to flow into at over 70k psi = easy opening bolt if it were to be enough happen. </p><p></p><p>BUT, primer pockets will go to hell immediatly and camming out the brass will too at much over 72k psi with Norma, Remington or other brass, this 338 Lapua brass IS holding up well at 70k psi. So really, the capability to run higher than 72k psi or so is not much if your brass only survives once or twice in the hot seat. Unless you're DC and don't mind. <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Pressure is not an issue... Point to the ones that proves me wrong. Your brass will fail before it ever happens, anyone that's reloaded long knows it's the weak point. <img src="http://images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 8706, member: 99"] My brother and I have run both these 700's up over 70k psi more than just a few times, mine is actually currently running right at 70k psi with this 90gr RL25 load with a 210 JLK. We have had ZERO lug setback, not one iota, so go figure... He backed his load down to 3000 fps for accuracy, mine happens to be doing real well at that level for some reason or another. The advantage of a custom - NO ejector for brass to flow into at over 70k psi = easy opening bolt if it were to be enough happen. BUT, primer pockets will go to hell immediatly and camming out the brass will too at much over 72k psi with Norma, Remington or other brass, this 338 Lapua brass IS holding up well at 70k psi. So really, the capability to run higher than 72k psi or so is not much if your brass only survives once or twice in the hot seat. Unless you're DC and don't mind. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Pressure is not an issue... Point to the ones that proves me wrong. Your brass will fail before it ever happens, anyone that's reloaded long knows it's the weak point. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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