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Steve Shelp Question on 338 Yogi
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Shelp" data-source="post: 26217" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>CrowMag,</p><p> Glad you are aware of the muzzle brake issue. My rifle weights 74# and it will slide back about 2 to 2.5" under free recoil (don't touch the rifle and just let it slide) with graphite on the rails. I would let my sons (6 and 8yrs) shoot this rifle without worry of them getting hurt. It's not sharp at all, jsut a big ol' push as you described. It's a ***** cat at that weight. Then when I put my 6.5x55AI barrel on this rifle it weighs somewhere in the mid to high 60# pound range and is a pop gun.</p><p> I've shot another 338 Lapua Improved (visibly I couldn't see any difference between it and the Yogi) at 45#?? approx w/o a brake and it was comfortable. But the front forearm did jump a lot, so I had hold onto the forearm while shooting it.</p><p> There's a guy at the NC club shooting a 17# LG in a full length 338/404 with 300gr bullets. He won his relay last weekend with it and did decent in the shoot-off. That's with a brake and it's not that bad from what I hear from others who have shot it.</p><p> So if you do get a different stock and get up to 60# you should be in good shape. Dave Tooley's HG weights right around 60# also with his 338/404 barrel and he throated his way out and was able to shoot the same 95gr R25 load with the 300gr bullet in that case and did really well with it out in Colorado in 2000. He finished in the top 10 overall for that match I beleive. So IMO 60# would be a good weight to be at.</p><p></p><p>Good luck at the match! I wish I was going to be there.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p><p></p><p>[ 04-01-2003: Message edited by: Steve Shelp ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Shelp, post: 26217, member: 22"] CrowMag, Glad you are aware of the muzzle brake issue. My rifle weights 74# and it will slide back about 2 to 2.5" under free recoil (don't touch the rifle and just let it slide) with graphite on the rails. I would let my sons (6 and 8yrs) shoot this rifle without worry of them getting hurt. It's not sharp at all, jsut a big ol' push as you described. It's a ***** cat at that weight. Then when I put my 6.5x55AI barrel on this rifle it weighs somewhere in the mid to high 60# pound range and is a pop gun. I've shot another 338 Lapua Improved (visibly I couldn't see any difference between it and the Yogi) at 45#?? approx w/o a brake and it was comfortable. But the front forearm did jump a lot, so I had hold onto the forearm while shooting it. There's a guy at the NC club shooting a 17# LG in a full length 338/404 with 300gr bullets. He won his relay last weekend with it and did decent in the shoot-off. That's with a brake and it's not that bad from what I hear from others who have shot it. So if you do get a different stock and get up to 60# you should be in good shape. Dave Tooley's HG weights right around 60# also with his 338/404 barrel and he throated his way out and was able to shoot the same 95gr R25 load with the 300gr bullet in that case and did really well with it out in Colorado in 2000. He finished in the top 10 overall for that match I beleive. So IMO 60# would be a good weight to be at. Good luck at the match! I wish I was going to be there. Steve [ 04-01-2003: Message edited by: Steve Shelp ] [/QUOTE]
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