jimisbell
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I have a 1919A4. Not a Ma Duce of course. Still in the build.
Ultimate long range cartridge
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Bryan Litz has expressed that the .375 caliber has about the optimum ballistics offering for ELR. Also, the Barrett .416 is a great option.
Betarider
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Do you think you can get the same result by using a lighter weight bullet as a different twist barrel? I can swap out bullets a lot cheaper than a new barrel.
Wingmaster 20
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Very good report. Thank you.Any of these will work:
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I shoot at a local club almost every weekend and there are several there that shoot 6.5 creedmoor and they all shoot damm good I built a 6 creedmoor and when I shoot in the sniper match they kick me in the foot and get behind me and talk trash trying to get me to pull a shot you can't deny the fact that the creedmoor is a shooter
royinidaho
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Tom,
Seems like you may be thinking that in 9 years you'll be shooting ELR...
If you wait 9 years to make the order it'll be over 10 years before your shoot'n...
Been there, done that....
At the time in my life that you are now in I ordered a rig that would allow me to go well beyond 2k yards, though I haven't gone quite that far, but almost.
I supplied the barrel, action, trigger McMillan A5 stock and NF NXS scope All purchased from folks on this forum except for the scope.
Parts list:
Action: Bat model M, 1.53" diameter
Barrel: PacNor 30" 10 twist
Chamber: 375 Allen Magnum ( 408 CT improved, necked to .375)
Trigger: Jewel
Rings: NightForce (2 sets)
Stock: McMillan A5
Muzzle Brake: APS Pain Killer (the big one)
Accessories:
Hornady 375 AM Dies
Shell holder
Approximately 75 fired Jameson cases. headstamped 375AM
1 box Sierra 350 gr SMKs
Several boxes Hammer Bullets 393, 395 grains
3 boxes 411 grain Hammer Hunters
Round count: less than 300
Background:
I'm an Idaho resident and hunter. Had a 270 Allen Mag. Went hunting with a fella who tagged a bull elk with a 7mm Allen Magnum. Two shots impacting a hand width apart at 996 yards. Decided 277 cal wouldn't cut it.
As a guy who is continually desiring something bigger than what I have and learning that continually up sizing gets costly I went for the biggest cartridge available.
Sent the parts and pieces to Kirby Allen APS. Nearly 2 years later, just after hunting season the big box arrived.
Kirby's spec is 1/2 MOA. He achieved that at 1200 yards before he shipped. (350 SMKs @ 3250 IIRC)
Working up loads was nothing more than duplicating Kirby's load with the SMKs. Took her out to 1225 yards and kept the accuracy spec.
Tried some CEBs. Nothing they sent me would stabilize over 800 yards. Was disappointed..
Then Steve Davis @ Hammer Bullets raised his ugly
head. I may have been his tester for their .375 offerings...
He'd send me some. They'd tumble. He'd scratch his head, turn out some more. I'd shoot them and they wouldn't tumble.
He'd make new versions and I'd shoot 'em. Always at 1k or more.
He came up with a 393s that shot dang good.
He then came up with some 395s. When I shot those suckers I saw that that they, at 1k, dropped 18" less than the 393s. I actually jumped for joy.
Problem ... group size was more than double that of the 393s.
Made my report to Steve. We chatted and decided the it would be better if I sent him the rifle, dies and such,. He could develop and test at his convenience.
That's when FEDEX shipped the stuff to some industrial complex in Indiana.
. Steve received some kind of a nuclear grade funnel.
The guy that got the gun used the markings on the action, googled, called Kirby. Steve got the stuff, after quite a while.
He developed a 411 grain offering that stabilized at 1300 yds and was well under 0.5 MOA he quit developing and set her to me.
The last I shot her the 411s with in the area of 150 gr RL-50 were toned down to 3025 FPS due to the Jamison cases. With the Peterson brass Kirby says there's another 150 FPS or so available.
From observing the destruction of small cooler size lava rocks way out there I think that 3025 is adequate.
Being this big girl was intended for hunting and the Idaho rifle max legal weight is 16 lbs and the big girl came in at 19 and I never seem to be able to getaway with anything, some weight had to go.
Dumped the heavy NXS for a Luey LR/T,
Removed as much stock fill as practicable,
Milled metal from the action bottom.
She now weighs 15.98 pounds, with the LR/t and one scope ring removed, on the only certified scale in town. This is the configuration she is in now, when Steve developed the 411s and when I validated the 411 performance.
My personal situation is that being 77 years of age, enough body parts removed that the all of the one remaining are vital and humping a heavy rifle in any terrain is not in my dreams it's time to put the safe queen on the sacrifice altar.
An above post indicates that a super hooty rig, enough to do what you want can be had for $6000.00.
Without the scope but otherwise Lock-Stock-Barrel my Big Girl can be had for much, much less than $6000.
And time goes on ...
Seems like you may be thinking that in 9 years you'll be shooting ELR...
If you wait 9 years to make the order it'll be over 10 years before your shoot'n...
Been there, done that....
At the time in my life that you are now in I ordered a rig that would allow me to go well beyond 2k yards, though I haven't gone quite that far, but almost.
I supplied the barrel, action, trigger McMillan A5 stock and NF NXS scope All purchased from folks on this forum except for the scope.
Parts list:
Action: Bat model M, 1.53" diameter
Barrel: PacNor 30" 10 twist
Chamber: 375 Allen Magnum ( 408 CT improved, necked to .375)
Trigger: Jewel
Rings: NightForce (2 sets)
Stock: McMillan A5
Muzzle Brake: APS Pain Killer (the big one)
Accessories:
Hornady 375 AM Dies
Shell holder
Approximately 75 fired Jameson cases. headstamped 375AM
1 box Sierra 350 gr SMKs
Several boxes Hammer Bullets 393, 395 grains
3 boxes 411 grain Hammer Hunters
Round count: less than 300
Background:
I'm an Idaho resident and hunter. Had a 270 Allen Mag. Went hunting with a fella who tagged a bull elk with a 7mm Allen Magnum. Two shots impacting a hand width apart at 996 yards. Decided 277 cal wouldn't cut it.
As a guy who is continually desiring something bigger than what I have and learning that continually up sizing gets costly I went for the biggest cartridge available.
Sent the parts and pieces to Kirby Allen APS. Nearly 2 years later, just after hunting season the big box arrived.
Kirby's spec is 1/2 MOA. He achieved that at 1200 yards before he shipped. (350 SMKs @ 3250 IIRC)
Working up loads was nothing more than duplicating Kirby's load with the SMKs. Took her out to 1225 yards and kept the accuracy spec.
Tried some CEBs. Nothing they sent me would stabilize over 800 yards. Was disappointed..
Then Steve Davis @ Hammer Bullets raised his ugly
head. I may have been his tester for their .375 offerings...He'd send me some. They'd tumble. He'd scratch his head, turn out some more. I'd shoot them and they wouldn't tumble.
He'd make new versions and I'd shoot 'em. Always at 1k or more.
He came up with a 393s that shot dang good.
He then came up with some 395s. When I shot those suckers I saw that that they, at 1k, dropped 18" less than the 393s. I actually jumped for joy.
Problem ... group size was more than double that of the 393s.Made my report to Steve. We chatted and decided the it would be better if I sent him the rifle, dies and such,. He could develop and test at his convenience.
That's when FEDEX shipped the stuff to some industrial complex in Indiana.
. Steve received some kind of a nuclear grade funnel. The guy that got the gun used the markings on the action, googled, called Kirby. Steve got the stuff, after quite a while.
He developed a 411 grain offering that stabilized at 1300 yds and was well under 0.5 MOA he quit developing and set her to me.
The last I shot her the 411s with in the area of 150 gr RL-50 were toned down to 3025 FPS due to the Jamison cases. With the Peterson brass Kirby says there's another 150 FPS or so available.
From observing the destruction of small cooler size lava rocks way out there I think that 3025 is adequate.
Being this big girl was intended for hunting and the Idaho rifle max legal weight is 16 lbs and the big girl came in at 19 and I never seem to be able to getaway with anything, some weight had to go.
Dumped the heavy NXS for a Luey LR/T,
Removed as much stock fill as practicable,
Milled metal from the action bottom.
She now weighs 15.98 pounds, with the LR/t and one scope ring removed, on the only certified scale in town. This is the configuration she is in now, when Steve developed the 411s and when I validated the 411 performance.
My personal situation is that being 77 years of age, enough body parts removed that the all of the one remaining are vital and humping a heavy rifle in any terrain is not in my dreams it's time to put the safe queen on the sacrifice altar.
An above post indicates that a super hooty rig, enough to do what you want can be had for $6000.00.
Without the scope but otherwise Lock-Stock-Barrel my Big Girl can be had for much, much less than $6000.
And time goes on ...
Buck Fever
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That's a lot of good deals in there. Mine was all full retail beside the chassis, action and trigger, spending twice as much on a scope and including about $200 in reloading dies.
I'm glad you are a good shopper but not many people are patient and lucky enough to find deals like that on their first build.
VLD Pilot
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I think it's probably my 15th build and finding the same deals on all my projects. Time is needed and research in finding the best prices. I've got most of my components together for a new lightweight hunting rig. Waiting on the carbon wrapped barrel. If you have time and patience, it's pretty easy to save 50%+ on a DIY vs Purchase of custom rifle.
Buck Fever
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I'm not quite there yet but my first load is going to be CIP magazine length with 250 grain Berger Elite Hunters and RL25. After it is broken in and a load developed I will probably buy some Warner Flatline 256 (I think) for single load ELR, starting with RL25 if it seems like it will work.
jasent
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416 colossus will be my next build for 2-3 mile shoots
10-4 I am leaning towards the Berger 250 hybrid and h1000
VLD Pilot
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Berger 250s for 30 caliber or 338 ?
338 rum tried 270eldx no luck with 1000,h4831,r33, best group was imr 4831 minute of deer
Buck Fever
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338 RUM like me.
I'm hoping it will be my everything under a mile load.
I decided to go lite because the solids are going to be similar weight and it's going to be easier to fit the magazine than a 300 grain.
It's a compromise like everything but I shoot mostly 1,000 yards on a range and it should be fine for that unless it doesn't like a jump or something like that.
