Hello All,

Here's a real dandy from my collection ... ...

The 338/375 H&H Imp has slightly more powder capacity than the Weatherby 340 Mag, and about 150 fps more velocity - you can get up to about 3500fps w/ 200g bullet

Has a Canjar Set Trigger, was custom built by Raymond T Dickson (RTD) in Oct 1987 using a "Boots" Obermeyer Barrel (BJO). Ray was a gunsmith that lived close to Boots and built many custom rifles using his barrels. Both are known to me personally since we're all in Wisconsin. I have another custom from Ray with a Boots barrel and recognized the marks.

Very nice...

Basically, it's a .340 Wby. The brass I used for my .340 Wby was necked-down .375 H&H fireformed in a .340 rifle chamber. I only used Remington brass and it lasted forever.

My barrel was 26" and gave ~ 3000 fps from the 250 Nosler Partition over a full dose of RL-22.

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

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Originally posted by .458 Only:
Very nice...

Basically, it's a .340 Wby.

Hello .458 Only,
Thanks for the reply.

Its just a tad bigger with shoulder moved forward about 1/10" which gives more case capacity than the 340 WBY.

I can see why it sat there.

Every thing but the thumb hole stock is ok by me.

Thumb hole stock turn me off.

Glad you like it.

So it’s a 338 Shooting Times Alaskan??

Another nice find for you buckstix. I don't mind thumbhole stocks except they are no good for me being a leftie as most are made right handed.

I'm assuming the photos don't lie but it looks like the stain/eurethane finish has been applied over the fore-end, grip cap and recoil pad white line spacers which would annoy me. If white line spacers are going to be used then they look nicer when crisp white not yellowed. I'm sure you can fix this if you want.

Should be a good shooter albeit with some stout recoil although the rifle weight should tame it a bit.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:
I can see why it sat there.

Every thing but the thumb hole stock is ok by me.

Thumb hole stock turn me off.

Glad you like it.

Hello p dog shooter,
Thanks for the reply.

I'm a so-so fan of thumb-hole stocks, unless its on a Winchester 52E International Match. But here it helps with recoil.

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Originally posted by Hasher:
So it’s a 338 Shooting Times Alaskan??

Hello Hasher,
Thanks for the reply.

Close, but when compared to a 338 STA, the shoulder is .075" longer and .010" wider, giving it about 15g more powder capacity.

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Originally posted by eagle27:
Another nice find for you buckstix. I don't mind thumbhole stocks except they are no good for me being a leftie as most are made right handed.

I'm assuming the photos don't lie but it looks like the stain/eurethane finish has been applied over the fore-end, grip cap and recoil pad white line spacers which would annoy me. If white line spacers are going to be used then they look nicer when crisp white not yellowed. I'm sure you can fix this if you want.

Should be a good shooter albeit with some stout recoil although the rifle weight should tame it a bit.

Hello eagle27,
Thanks for the reply.

You are correct. The clear urethane finish has yellowed over the last 35 years, giving a muted look the the white-line spacers. Its not as flashy as when first built, but it will stay as-is showing its age. One nice feature of a thumb-hole stock is that it gives a solid grip against recoil. This one should be a pussy-cat compared to my other big bores.

I bought a Rem 700 chambered in 338/375 AI at a gun show a few years back. Got it for for less than a 700 action was going for. Mine had a shorter throat than a 340 Wby but that was about the only difference. Ran a couple boxes through itand found loads and velocities were very close to my 340 loads,I think you are going to be disappointed when you chronograph it. I still have the barrel if anyone just has to try this.

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Originally posted by snowman:
I bought a Rem 700 chambered in 338/375 AI at a gun show a few years back. Got it for for less than a 700 action was going for. Mine had a shorter throat than a 340 Wby but that was about the only difference. Ran a couple boxes through itand found loads and velocities were very close to my 340 loads,I think you are going to be disappointed when you chronograph it. I still have the barrel if anyone just has to try this.

Hello snowman,
Thanks for the reply.

I'm not really interested in surpassing 340 Wby velocities, I'm just glad to have a classic rifle with a Boots Obermeyer barrel. I also have a number of other 338 Magnums, including a 338/378 Brevex action George Hoenig custom that I bought.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...4711043/m/3551033362

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The seller didn't reload and knew nothing about reloading.

You should have turned him on to this Accurate Reloading site!

Even with a few more grains possible, I doubt you'll surpass my .340 load of a 250gr Partition at 3000 fps. That's about 50 fps over Weatherby's own 250gr. And they had increased that from 2860 a few years ago.

Recoil: Yup, a pussy-cat! But a very effective one!

Bob
www.bigbores.ca

Buckstix

With equal bullet weights and velocities yours is goi g to punch deeper than my 358 STA will just based on SD.

Like you I picked mine up for a fraction of its worth.

I am very much looking forward to the shooting report for what appears to be the “light rifle” in your collection

Should be a hammer!

I'm a fan of 340 Weatherby and anything .338dia

If nothing else, the thumbhole stock should help your hand take some of the recoil. I'm not big on whiteline spacers but the finish over it might limit the chance of critters seeing it and make a kind of patina to remind us it comes from another age.

These projects make me kind of nostalgic.

Meant to say 340 WB.
Of course, these days there’s always a practical side that says, but it’s just like an XYZ. In this case, isn’t it essentially the same thing as a 375 Weatherby? Correction: 340 WB?