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    Lightweight Monster from APS

    Just tested this rifle this morning. One of my Stalker Hunter rifles, 27” fluted Bartlein barrel, carbon fiber McMillan Game Hunter stock, my Stalker receiver. This was one of my Quick Build projects offered earlier this year. One of my favorite color schemes to date. Bare rifle weight...
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    New critters lurking around the shop…… Teaser!!

    much more then just some new receivers. Very excited about whats coming soon out of the shop!! More details very soon!
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    338 Allen Magnum

    I have found that with the Chins as well. When i was playing with Richard at Wildcat Bullets, we found that a very aggressive ogive on a 265 gr with large metal tip like these offered the best combo of velocity and BC. In my testing using my 338 AM, the 265 gr protos actually retained...
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    338 Allen Magnum

    those look nearly identical to some old Wildcat Bullets Prototypes i have in the shop that we were testing back in the day. Suspect they were made with very similar form dies. They shot extremely well but because of the very long baring surface, they were much slower then we were expecting...
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    +P Chambers

    When Shawn was working on his +P throat design, i was working on my Hybrid throat design. Neither one of us knew the other was working on either project but the outcome was extremely similar. Interestingly enough, the reasons each of us started R&D work on these throat designs were totally...
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    APS K-Rifle in 6.5-06

    Tested this rifle for a customer. One of my K-Rifles in 6.5-06 using the 147 gr eldm at 3010 fps. Customer sent scope for mounting and testing. Also wanted it zeroed and drop chart developed and tested. Rifle shot great at 1/2 mile test range. After working up drop chart, last three shots...
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    APS 338 Allen Xpress

    Had a customer send me a rifle made by another maker that just was not shooting as well as he wanted. The original rifle was chambered in 338 Lapua and used a defiance machine receiver. Told the customer we could rebuild that rifle and make it a bit more suited to his goals for the rifles use...
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    264 Win Mags - When would the brass cases be considered "Fire Formed" for each individual action?

    My procedure is like lost of my procedures, extremely simple, here goes. - screw your FL die into your press so that there is roughly 0.100” between the bottom of the die and the top of the shellholder. - Take a fired case and some 0000 steel wool. Clean the neck and shoulder of the fired...
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    Are people liking the Strike Eagle 3-18

    Have mounted quite a few of these scopes on customers rifles over the past year or so. I have been quite impressed with their quality and function. That said, we had some that functioned fine but could just not get reticle and image to focus together. Shot great, tracked great. Thought it may...
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    Possible new wildcat options from APS

    Do it all the time. My Stalker UL Mag model will fall into that weight range pretty easily. Shoot me an email at [email protected] if you want to talk over the details.
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    Possible new wildcat options from APS

    Only recommend naked bullets as thats what bartlein recommends. I have used several of the bartlein bb400 barrels, have not had one come back yet for rebarrel but in all honesty, of all the 7mm Allen Magnum rifles out there which are well over 400 now, only had a few come back that actually...
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    Possible new wildcat options from APS

    7mm prc case is about i have had many 7mm Allen Mags over the years. My heavier barreled rifles would consistently break 1000 rounds and as you mentioned one was pushing 1200 rounds. By that point however, they were getting quite tired. Now that i am using Bartlein barrels almost...
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    Possible new wildcat options from APS

    7mm prc case is about exactly what you would be looking for
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    Possible new wildcat options from APS

    There is actually a 360 Allen Magnum based on the 375 cheytac parent case and a 36 Allen Xpress based on the 338 lapua parent case. 👍
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    Possible new wildcat options from APS

    It has not been released yet as i am also working on a new line of wildcats called the Prowlers. Testing going on on both. As of right now, the 28 Stalker would be identical to the smaller caliber Stalkers based on the 300 norma Magnum parent case, with my shoulder and case body design...
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