Shawn Carlock
Sponsor
I just finished roughing out a 15.8 lb 338 AM for a customer here localy. Here are the specs and results:
BAT 8.5" action
DE recoil lug (makes it look like a giant 700)
Broughton 32" 6 flute 3/8" flutes
DE custom 5 port slab brake
HS Precision PSS stock modified to take the BAT action
Remington bottom metal (this leaves a nice little space for a few things like a drop chart)
Jewell trigger
DE cheekpiece
BAT 40 moa tapered base
NF rings light weight
NF NXS 5.5-22x 50mm NPR1
ACI mounted to scope tube
scope level lo pro
Harris "s" bipod w/ pod loc
Chambered in 338 Allen Mag. w Kirby spec reamer
Fired fromed brass today with customer, loaded a preasure series and shot indoors with IR chronograph. Settled on 145 grains of H50BMG, CCI 250's, 300 gr. SMK @ 4.140" OAL. Chrono readings indoor went 3336 fps. Preasure signs were slight, but very reasonable. We loaded up a dozen rounds to go put on paper and drove to the range. We set up in 28 degree, 20%, 2200', 27.6 conditions. I zeroed at 100 yards dead on. My customer shot a 3 shot group just over 1/4". We turned to the 1100 yard plate to see what the drop looked like. I have noted before that my indoor IR chrono readings seem to be a little slow. The exbal program however is pretty close concerning velocity and the flight of the 300 gr SMK. Our dope @ 1100 yards from a 100 yard zero was 18.50 moa!!! Running these figures through the trajectory validation program gives a velocity of almost exactly 3400 fps. More testing of course will confirm this but a sub 16 lb, 1/4 moa, 8000 fl/lb rifle will be tough to beat in Idaho. The 5 port slab break worked wonderfully, both Jr and I were of the opinion that if you could not see what you were shooting you couldn't tell the recoil from my personel 338 Edge we had there with one of my 1" breaks on it. It was very pleasant to shoot. I must commend Kirby's cartridge design, fairly easy to work with and most importantly it will be the ultimate packable "smokin fur" rifle. I will post pictures as soon as I have the finish work all done and shoot some serious test groups. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
BAT 8.5" action
DE recoil lug (makes it look like a giant 700)
Broughton 32" 6 flute 3/8" flutes
DE custom 5 port slab brake
HS Precision PSS stock modified to take the BAT action
Remington bottom metal (this leaves a nice little space for a few things like a drop chart)
Jewell trigger
DE cheekpiece
BAT 40 moa tapered base
NF rings light weight
NF NXS 5.5-22x 50mm NPR1
ACI mounted to scope tube
scope level lo pro
Harris "s" bipod w/ pod loc
Chambered in 338 Allen Mag. w Kirby spec reamer
Fired fromed brass today with customer, loaded a preasure series and shot indoors with IR chronograph. Settled on 145 grains of H50BMG, CCI 250's, 300 gr. SMK @ 4.140" OAL. Chrono readings indoor went 3336 fps. Preasure signs were slight, but very reasonable. We loaded up a dozen rounds to go put on paper and drove to the range. We set up in 28 degree, 20%, 2200', 27.6 conditions. I zeroed at 100 yards dead on. My customer shot a 3 shot group just over 1/4". We turned to the 1100 yard plate to see what the drop looked like. I have noted before that my indoor IR chrono readings seem to be a little slow. The exbal program however is pretty close concerning velocity and the flight of the 300 gr SMK. Our dope @ 1100 yards from a 100 yard zero was 18.50 moa!!! Running these figures through the trajectory validation program gives a velocity of almost exactly 3400 fps. More testing of course will confirm this but a sub 16 lb, 1/4 moa, 8000 fl/lb rifle will be tough to beat in Idaho. The 5 port slab break worked wonderfully, both Jr and I were of the opinion that if you could not see what you were shooting you couldn't tell the recoil from my personel 338 Edge we had there with one of my 1" breaks on it. It was very pleasant to shoot. I must commend Kirby's cartridge design, fairly easy to work with and most importantly it will be the ultimate packable "smokin fur" rifle. I will post pictures as soon as I have the finish work all done and shoot some serious test groups. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
