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WEATHERBY ACCUMARK V 338/378- WHAT ACCURACY TO EXPECT ?
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<blockquote data-quote="RDM416" data-source="post: 157138" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>I have owned several Wby's including a 338/378. They have all shot reasonably well after a little work. Bedding the action, floating the barrel, and trigger work. Squaring the bolt face and lapping the lugs also helps. A combination of all the above can turn one into a pretty good shooter. My 416 has been rebarreled by Shilen, and my 338/378 has been totally worked over by Kirby and turned into a 338 Kahn. </p><p></p><p>Brass is expensive but unless you load to excessive pressures will last for many loading, so not really a big deal. </p><p></p><p>Even with the 26" barrel the 338/378 will outperform the 338 Edge. The Wby case just plain has more capacity, quite alot more. I'm definatly not knocking the Edge though, it is a great round. I do own a 338 RUM, the Edge is about 100 fps faster than the RUM, but that still does not put it in the same class as the 338/378. </p><p></p><p>I've said quite a lot without answering your question......I would not expect better than the Wby guarantee of 1.5" from a factory rifle and maybe not even that. Simply not good enough for a long range rifle. Put a new barrel on it and do some work to it and you can have a real shooter. But if you are going to do that your options really open up. </p><p></p><p>IMHO the 338/378 cartridge is a good high intensity round (even better if you turn it into a 338 Kahn), but the Wby rifles seldom perform to LR standards without some work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDM416, post: 157138, member: 3745"] I have owned several Wby's including a 338/378. They have all shot reasonably well after a little work. Bedding the action, floating the barrel, and trigger work. Squaring the bolt face and lapping the lugs also helps. A combination of all the above can turn one into a pretty good shooter. My 416 has been rebarreled by Shilen, and my 338/378 has been totally worked over by Kirby and turned into a 338 Kahn. Brass is expensive but unless you load to excessive pressures will last for many loading, so not really a big deal. Even with the 26" barrel the 338/378 will outperform the 338 Edge. The Wby case just plain has more capacity, quite alot more. I'm definatly not knocking the Edge though, it is a great round. I do own a 338 RUM, the Edge is about 100 fps faster than the RUM, but that still does not put it in the same class as the 338/378. I've said quite a lot without answering your question......I would not expect better than the Wby guarantee of 1.5" from a factory rifle and maybe not even that. Simply not good enough for a long range rifle. Put a new barrel on it and do some work to it and you can have a real shooter. But if you are going to do that your options really open up. IMHO the 338/378 cartridge is a good high intensity round (even better if you turn it into a 338 Kahn), but the Wby rifles seldom perform to LR standards without some work. [/QUOTE]
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