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The ultimate Idaho weight "smokin fur" rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carlock" data-source="post: 131803" data-attributes="member: 4"><p><strong>Re: The ultimate Idaho weight \"smokin fur\" rifle</strong></p><p></p><p>The pictured rifle weight 15.8 lbs. 338 AM ballistics are limited to what work Kirby has done and the 1 rifle I have built so far (I have 3 more to build). You are limited on powder options, for me there is really only one H50BMG. Load developement was kind of funny, I subscribe to the theory that a good rifle will shoot most any load fairly well and some better than others. I loaded 2 grain steps fired 1 round at 138-146 grains watched preasure and velocities, stopped at 146 and backed off 1 grain for 145 and 3300 fps and some change. I loaded a dozen rounds up and off we went. I must admit Kirby paved the way on this one giving me a really good place to start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn Carlock, post: 131803, member: 4"] [b]Re: The ultimate Idaho weight \"smokin fur\" rifle[/b] The pictured rifle weight 15.8 lbs. 338 AM ballistics are limited to what work Kirby has done and the 1 rifle I have built so far (I have 3 more to build). You are limited on powder options, for me there is really only one H50BMG. Load developement was kind of funny, I subscribe to the theory that a good rifle will shoot most any load fairly well and some better than others. I loaded 2 grain steps fired 1 round at 138-146 grains watched preasure and velocities, stopped at 146 and backed off 1 grain for 145 and 3300 fps and some change. I loaded a dozen rounds up and off we went. I must admit Kirby paved the way on this one giving me a really good place to start. [/QUOTE]
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