I really don't like messing around with the setup of a rifle that is already highly accurate. I don't even like removing the stock because I'm concerned with slight variations of receiver screw tension changing the barrel harmonics. However, there are times you just have to take the chance.
One...
Install a minus (-) connector and do the "25 cent trigger job" that you can find on YouTube. That trigger work is what turned me into a Glock man from a 1911 man. The trigger will never be as good as a high quality 1911 trigger, but it makes it completely acceptable.
I don't mess around with...
Thread resurrection and update.
Though the rifle was shooting well when all conditions were right, it was not as reliably accurate as I want. I'm completely spoiled by my Red Hawk Rem 700 in 308, so I decided to send the 338 to Red Hawk and have them do their thing.
What they have done to the...
WOW! Thread resurrection, guys. This is from over a year ago.
That M&P is long gone and I now have a ZEV 22lr conversion for a Glock. That was a story in itself considering they don't make a Gen 4 conversion and fail to mention that. I got the conversion and then ended up having to get a Gen 3...
It was the last rifle I pulled out. Then I went back and forth between it and my 308 walking them out to get come ups. It was a good day! You saw the accuracy of my AR, then the 308 did as expected (outstanding) with both my hunting and tactical loads. Even the cheap Savage AXIS 223 was doing...
Not for a while yet. First comes the SBR for my 9mm carbine and it's suppressor. Then it's time for a 22lr suppressor. After that all gets done I may get a suppressor for the 338, but I'm sure it will cause a difference in barrel harmonics, requiring a separate load for it.
I'm just going to...
They're pretty awesome, but a light weight one like this (9.75lbs) required developing a somewhat different shooting technique. Though the muzzle break is very efficient and recoil is not bad at all, there is so much energy going through the rifle when fired that if you put much pressure at all...
Load data?
Here it is.
Fireformed Lapua brass.
Fed Match Magnum Large Rifle Primers.
Berger 300gr. OTM bullets.
82.2 grains of Reloader 25 powder.
COAL to ogive is 2.9000.
YMMV
It sure has. I've been actively working on it since August or September, but I've been waiting for someone to make a reasonably priced and relatively light weight 338lm for over 10 years.
Found the load! After lots of experimentation and a serious lack of good shooting days I have a solid and consistent load. This pic is of the last four rounds I had with me today. (There are obviously several other hits that are not related to this rifle.) The ones that matter are the 0.75 inch...
LOL! That's about right, but irrelevant now. It turns out the particular one I got can not be set up with a custom turret after all. No matter, I'll just do a normal come up badge.
I've decided to change the scope. The Nikon I have on it does not have a parallax adjustment and will not focus well on high magnification at close range. I found a Leupold VX 2 3x9 Rimfire with AO. It is one of the models that you can order custom elevation caps for that will match your...
I replaced the POS Bushnell with a Nikon M-223 4x16 and it works great. The rifle shoots consistently between 0.5 and 0.6 MOA and I've only tried one factory loaded ammo. I use the Hornady 55 grain Varmint, which is the exact same thing as the 55 grain TAP load, which is exactly the same as the...