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Has anyone got their lunch hooks on one of these light little darlings ???
 
Posts: 3445 | Location: Copper River Valley , Prudhoe Bay , and other interesting locales | Registered: 19 November 2006Reply With Quote
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Undecided on this, supposed to get .338 winmag power in a short action and 20" barrel, which is good and all especially if it actually can do what it claims, but probably not so good for reloaders unless they let us at their magic powders Smiler One can only hope!

EDIT: also with it being short action, I don't think it'll like the 275gr Swift very much, might eat up a bit of powder space to seat that bullet.


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.Yes , I was thinking of it with the 210 or 225 TSX or GSC HV bullets ......It will be my wifes moose and caribou rifle .....Have a pink stock and a screw in muzzle brake put on it and an illuminated reticle 1.5-5 Leupold ..........

It will make a good berry picking,hiking ,hunting rifle for her .........
Short ,light , compact and powerful,, Ideal for her , with much more snoose than a 308 so she has a better chance at a sure kill in real world hunting situations ........


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Especially here I am no reloading expert, but i have a hard time believeing a case of equal or slightly less capacity can equal my 338wms velocity out of my 4" longer barrel. they are most likely using a so called "proprity powder" like what Hornady uses in their HVY & LT mag loads and we reloaders will never be able to get it.
 
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Has anyone got their lunch hooks on one of these light little darlings ???


Mine arrived a week ago and its a very impressive shooter, has a nice trigger and with a 1.5x5 Leupold on weighs 7 1/2 lbs.
Should be a comfortable rifle to carry in the field.
 
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