Getting Ready

[RL338]

The barrel action minus the bolt weighs in at 8.2lbs.

 

[JD338]

Stocked and scoped will end up around 12 lbs.

JD338

 

[RL338]

I’ve spent the last 2 nights working on the stock. It’s getting lighter with all the material removed to fit the barrel.

 

[JD338]

Fluting the barrel could cut about a 1/2 lb, maybe a little more.

JD338

 

[RL338]

Well I got it all put together , very excited to have this finished.

Stocked and scoped will end up around 12 lbs.

JD338

Well the finished product weighs-

 

[JD338]

Holy smokes Rick. Your going to have to eat your Wheaties to lug that beast into the back 40.
I'm betting she will be a shooter.

JD338

 

[RL338]

Holy smokes Rick. Your going to have to eat your Wheaties to lug that beast into the back 40.
I'm betting she will be a shooter.

JD338

It beats my 338 Lapua by 1/2lb.

 

[flyingagg]

Well I got it all put together , very excited to have this finished.
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Well the finished product weighs-
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It sure is beautiful. I got a MK V 338LM right at 12.00 lbs

 

[flyingagg]

Krieger is a home state favorite. Wisconsin has some the best barrel makers in my opinion.
As for bullets , I’m sitting on a pile of Nosler 300gr. CCs and Sierra 250gr. GKs.
The 340 will have stiff competition with my 338 Lapua. Last year I picked a box of 300gr. RDFs to compare to the 300gr CCs. These were loaded to the same charge , base to ogive.
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I got me some 300 cc to laod in the 338LM, what powder was that groupe with, just the name of the powder
When I got the bullets, I bought some RL33 to try as it was the best on the Nosler data, but never loaded

 

[RL338]

I got around loading up some fire forming rounds. I went with a mild charge of Hybrid100V. I did fire 2 rounds with Tubb’s TMS bullets to make sure we’re all smoothen out. I got a box 1/2 Barnes coated 225gr and 1/2 Nosler 230gr Fail Safe.