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delemma...what 338 chambered rifle to start with?
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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 8707" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>George and others</p><p></p><p>I personally would rather put a few extra bucks in a "good" custom heavy built action with 3 lugs or larger lugs then the Remington has.</p><p></p><p>By the time a person buys a rem action and has all the alteration work done to it to accomodate the larger case heads, you could almost buy a Custom action. Why even fool with the Rem.???</p><p></p><p>For instance, a person buys a Rem action for $350.00 to $500.00. </p><p>George, what is the cost to make the bolt alteration for the big case (378 size), true the action completely, Sako extractor and a bolt extension?</p><p>Just the way the custom would come. </p><p></p><p>Now lets remember another point, the Custom actions, Nesika, Hall "G", BAT, Geskie all have a much longer barrel threading area for more barrel support and is very desirable to most shooters. You can never get that from a Rem.</p><p></p><p>Is it really worth the cost and effort to go with a Rem. action on a Large case, even though you do it? </p><p></p><p>I would certainly trust a Custom action more so with a big case such as the 338/416 Rigby Imp using 300 gr bullets, before I ever would a Rem.</p><p></p><p>I run velocity in the 37" barrel (300 Gr Bullets) from my 338/416 RIGBY imp as high as 3310 FPS. 122.5 Grs of WC </p><p>No way would the REM handle that load or not with me pulling the trigger anyway.</p><p></p><p>Brents right, I get two loadings out of that load mentioned above. When I back it down to 117 Gr and 3200 FPS I get up to 7 loadings.</p><p>When I'm on a hunting trip out west, I don't really care about a few pieces of brass. That's the least expensive part of my trip.</p><p></p><p>I would advise anyone on the forum to put a few more bucks into their action choice and buy a good Custom to accomdate the large cases such as the 338/378, 338/416 RIG IMP especially if planning on using the 300 gr bullets. </p><p>There are a few 320 Gr 338 Bullets floating around also.</p><p>Later</p><p>DC <img src="http://images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 8707, member: 34"] George and others I personally would rather put a few extra bucks in a "good" custom heavy built action with 3 lugs or larger lugs then the Remington has. By the time a person buys a rem action and has all the alteration work done to it to accomodate the larger case heads, you could almost buy a Custom action. Why even fool with the Rem.??? For instance, a person buys a Rem action for $350.00 to $500.00. George, what is the cost to make the bolt alteration for the big case (378 size), true the action completely, Sako extractor and a bolt extension? Just the way the custom would come. Now lets remember another point, the Custom actions, Nesika, Hall "G", BAT, Geskie all have a much longer barrel threading area for more barrel support and is very desirable to most shooters. You can never get that from a Rem. Is it really worth the cost and effort to go with a Rem. action on a Large case, even though you do it? I would certainly trust a Custom action more so with a big case such as the 338/416 Rigby Imp using 300 gr bullets, before I ever would a Rem. I run velocity in the 37" barrel (300 Gr Bullets) from my 338/416 RIGBY imp as high as 3310 FPS. 122.5 Grs of WC No way would the REM handle that load or not with me pulling the trigger anyway. Brents right, I get two loadings out of that load mentioned above. When I back it down to 117 Gr and 3200 FPS I get up to 7 loadings. When I'm on a hunting trip out west, I don't really care about a few pieces of brass. That's the least expensive part of my trip. I would advise anyone on the forum to put a few more bucks into their action choice and buy a good Custom to accomdate the large cases such as the 338/378, 338/416 RIG IMP especially if planning on using the 300 gr bullets. There are a few 320 Gr 338 Bullets floating around also. Later DC [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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