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.338 Allen Magnum...WOW!
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<blockquote data-quote="378Canuck" data-source="post: 711560" data-attributes="member: 56434"><p>gun)Don't want to rain on the AM picnic but I was going to buy one of them hot rod units long ago also but after looking at the barrel life and price of brass, I went for the 338 Lapua IM. If shooting through 3/4 inch plates at 800 yds is your goal, it will meet that easily. I saved enough money on difference to buy a great Nightforce scope and a few years worth of powder, brass and 300 gr SMK bullets. I ordered a Stiller Tac action, a RC 29 inch heavy barrel, had it fitted with a gill brake, A5 Mcmilly and Harison bipod. It will launch 300 SMK at 3200 fps but I find better accuracy in my unit around 3-3100 fps. It probably would rank as a poor man's AM but all the rifle I need and can handle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="378Canuck, post: 711560, member: 56434"] gun)Don't want to rain on the AM picnic but I was going to buy one of them hot rod units long ago also but after looking at the barrel life and price of brass, I went for the 338 Lapua IM. If shooting through 3/4 inch plates at 800 yds is your goal, it will meet that easily. I saved enough money on difference to buy a great Nightforce scope and a few years worth of powder, brass and 300 gr SMK bullets. I ordered a Stiller Tac action, a RC 29 inch heavy barrel, had it fitted with a gill brake, A5 Mcmilly and Harison bipod. It will launch 300 SMK at 3200 fps but I find better accuracy in my unit around 3-3100 fps. It probably would rank as a poor man's AM but all the rifle I need and can handle. [/QUOTE]
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