I have one in .338 Federal that I'm getting back from the gunsmith this weekend. I attempted to shoot it a year or so ago and was having extraction issues with Federal Fusion factory ammo. After 3 shots I gave up and put it away. I finally got around to taking it somewhere two months ago. He polished the chamber. Also he noticed the primers were a littl flat on my once fired brass so he checked the headspace. The action closed on the no-go gauge with minimal resistance. I just talked to him now he said he was able to just tighten the barrel a little bit to get the headspace back within spec.
I may get him to shorten the barrel a bit down the road but want to see how it shoots first. 24” seems a bit excessive for a .338 FED but if it doesn't shoot well no sense in dumping more money into that barrel.
