First- I appreciate all of your opinions but I am only focusing on a 338-06 or AI cartridge here. I already have a donor 700 action with a PTG one piece bolt with a standard ('06) face. I am not building a magnum or a lapua, and because it's a long action I'm not building a federal. I also have a TBAC 338Ultra can. The only thing I haven't done yet is to acquire and chamber a barrel.
My goal for this is to have a short, handy rifle that can handle the length of my can and still keep things relatively agile. It's a long can- roughly 10 inches, so I'm thinking of going to 16.5"-18" on the barrel. Anything longer and I lose my priority of being a short, handy, and agile rifle. I don't need to poke at along distances. 200 yards, max, or I'll bring a different rifle. Hogs, deer, bobcats, yotes will be the likely recipients of whatever projectile gets sent. It'll mostly just be a do-all handy truck gun for when out at the ranch doing maintenance and maybe fishing. Quick handling, fast shots with low magnification (if any) and short distances.
Does anyone on here have experience with such a tool? Again, I fully realize that these parameters do not equate to a long range performance build...I have other things for that already. I am mostly concerned with ironing out any potential issues, whatever they may be, prior to getting started on this build. Powders, brass, projectiles, etc.- and will the speeds I'm able to reach still allow for projectile expansion? Will the powder fully be consumed on a short barrel like that or will I be blowing unburned powder into my can and potentially harming it? What else am I overlooking?
Thanks!
My goal for this is to have a short, handy rifle that can handle the length of my can and still keep things relatively agile. It's a long can- roughly 10 inches, so I'm thinking of going to 16.5"-18" on the barrel. Anything longer and I lose my priority of being a short, handy, and agile rifle. I don't need to poke at along distances. 200 yards, max, or I'll bring a different rifle. Hogs, deer, bobcats, yotes will be the likely recipients of whatever projectile gets sent. It'll mostly just be a do-all handy truck gun for when out at the ranch doing maintenance and maybe fishing. Quick handling, fast shots with low magnification (if any) and short distances.
Does anyone on here have experience with such a tool? Again, I fully realize that these parameters do not equate to a long range performance build...I have other things for that already. I am mostly concerned with ironing out any potential issues, whatever they may be, prior to getting started on this build. Powders, brass, projectiles, etc.- and will the speeds I'm able to reach still allow for projectile expansion? Will the powder fully be consumed on a short barrel like that or will I be blowing unburned powder into my can and potentially harming it? What else am I overlooking?
Thanks!
