Crshelton, yah we were joking about the canoe paddle thing. Also some other humorous moments: gunsmith shakes his head and says: this is so ugly it could get you kicked out of the guild.
When compared to a bell and carlson stock for a bolt action, recoil pads were the same height. It really spreads the recoil.
John,
Yah I went .410 over .416 because the 9.3 case is only .456 at the shoulder. Never had a head space issue and I don't even fire form. I neck up 9.3x62 brass and be done. Decided against 400 whelen as the cylindrical brass is insanely expensive.
Now I did go 416 caliber on another wildcat I developed off the 338 RCM case. Plenty of shoulder there.
