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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 34525" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>I fianally have my custom 300 RUM complete! I have also had a chance to shoot it some.</p><p></p><p>The rifle was built by Homer Strickland of Accuracy Arms in Anchorage as money permited.</p><p></p><p>After a brief break in period and a cleaning, the rifle's very first group measured .232"! The second group was .234"!! These were during load development and were of differant charge weights. So far I have 13 targets of 3 shot groups of various loads, different bullets, and charges shot over the course of 3 differant days. The average group size so far for the development is 0.5965"!! These are even unfire-formed cases. I am super extatic to say the least. There has been only one group to hit the 1" mark.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I am slightly dissapointed about is I seem to only get 3230 FPS safley from a 178 AMAX. Can anyone offer any insight?? Powder used so far has been RETUMBO and H-50 BMG. 102.0 H-50 BMG offers 3230 FPS and I am not comfortable going any hotter. 95.0 of RETUMBO sticks the cases at 3400 FPS.</p><p></p><p>The rifle was built on the Rem 700 ss action with a Lilja 27.25" #7 straight taper 12 twist, McMillan HTG stock in forest cammo, steel bedded with a custom desighned brake (kicks 1/2 as much as my 308! <img src="http://images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />.)</p><p></p><p>[ 07-12-2004: Message edited by: meichele ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 34525, member: 1007"] I fianally have my custom 300 RUM complete! I have also had a chance to shoot it some. The rifle was built by Homer Strickland of Accuracy Arms in Anchorage as money permited. After a brief break in period and a cleaning, the rifle's very first group measured .232"! The second group was .234"!! These were during load development and were of differant charge weights. So far I have 13 targets of 3 shot groups of various loads, different bullets, and charges shot over the course of 3 differant days. The average group size so far for the development is 0.5965"!! These are even unfire-formed cases. I am super extatic to say the least. There has been only one group to hit the 1" mark. The only thing I am slightly dissapointed about is I seem to only get 3230 FPS safley from a 178 AMAX. Can anyone offer any insight?? Powder used so far has been RETUMBO and H-50 BMG. 102.0 H-50 BMG offers 3230 FPS and I am not comfortable going any hotter. 95.0 of RETUMBO sticks the cases at 3400 FPS. The rifle was built on the Rem 700 ss action with a Lilja 27.25" #7 straight taper 12 twist, McMillan HTG stock in forest cammo, steel bedded with a custom desighned brake (kicks 1/2 as much as my 308! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img].) [ 07-12-2004: Message edited by: meichele ] [/QUOTE]
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