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rem338win - do you mind sharing the specs on that beauty? great rifle!

Well, it was a rifle commissioned by Monashee and built by greydog to start. The action was a SAUM to start, unfired. Ol' greydog likes to order Shilens and do some custom contouring himself and this one's a beaut. Its 24" and is a shade lighter than a Kreiger #2. Shank is 1.2" Action was worked over and opened for a Wyatt CFE box so I can seat out to 2.95". The bolt was spiraled and the handle lighted by a great guy from up nort' here.
The handle is a McMillan Hunter, 13 7/8" LOP with a black Pach.Olive with tan and black specs. And she is a shooter....

[/quote]I did the same build last year,on a 7SAUM,rebarreled to 6.5 Rem Mag in a 24"Shilen #2(Mickey is inbound.),and a Wyatt box.It shoots 0.25" at 100 with 120 BTs. Monashee [/quote]



Yeah I talked to you on HBC a couple years ago. I was just waiting for a right donor action and then I could start gathering pieces. I had bought a NIB 700Xcr 270wsm I was gonna use then traded up into this TI. Talked to Rem338win a bit this spring too.
The stock will be 3 months still, so I got some time to get the trigger, bottom metal, firing pin/shroud (j-lock delete) and mag box. Hoping to be 7.1/2 or so with the new zeiss 3-15 z800. Dies came last week so all I need is powder and primers - and some 129 lr accubonds...lol

Sounds good TuffBuff,looking forward to pics!I'm very pleased with the one Greydog put together...Cheers,Monashee

Those targets are nice! Sounds like a great build.

Let's see pics of the rifle.

I'll get better pics up on the rifle soon.
Range testing with the 140gr AB and RL22 over BR2s has been phenomenal. It been in the 80's at our range, but even struggling through mirage its been sub MOA all the way. 56-57.5gr range from 2985fps to 3080fps. It seemed to like 56.5 the best, at a 2.925" OAL. Its easy 0.5MOA with the 56.5 at 3010fps proven by two groups at 100yds and one a 200 (.48, .55 and .89 at 200).
SU35's LR rig is starting to look a lot cooler.....

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.

that's some good info!

Old thread, I need a 6.5 Remington mag

Take a look at the 6.5PRC it is the 6.5Rem. Mag with out the belt and brass is available. You will thank me later. Cheers NC

Brass for the 6,5 Ren mag can be formed from 264 or 7 mag.. From what I've seen the 6.5 PRC is dying . No main line rifle company will produce it. Ruger, Savage say no. It requires that limited special expensive brass. Get a set of forming dies for the 6.5Rem mag from RCBS & your brass problems are solved. The 6.5 Rem mag will do any thing the 6.5-284, 6.5x06 or 6.5PRC can do. I'm not a fan of long range shooting on game. Prefer to stay under 300 yds. One thing to shoot targets off a steady bench. Completely different situation shooting a live animals from a make shift position in the field. To easy to wound & loose.

Yeah, brass at less than $1.00 each and factory ammo at $1.75/round is sure limited, special and expensive...

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/3...unition-65-prc-143-grain-eld-x-box-of-20

Wow!!There is plenty of brass and loaded ammo for the 6.5prc and I'm sure more companies will be jumping on board. How many companies still chamber a rifle in 6.5rem?
Also if you're not a fan of long range shooting on game then why are you in the long range hunting forum!

Me & mine have been taking deer & elk for many years . To many to remember.. We have witnessed numerous game animals wounded by those taking long range shots. You always hear about the successful long shots from hunters , but never hear about the wounded & lost game. No one brags about that. There are those who spend the time firing hundreds if not thousands of rounds a year to perfect their long range skills. They are very few. Most hunters barely fire their rifles during the off season.,. Having worked as a hunter safety instructor for 20+ years & the site in days at the local range it is my opinion that there isn't one shooter in a 100 that can make a clean kill at over 300yds in the field. Most are challenged to shoot a decent group off the bench at 100yds. Having put hunters on game at ranges of less than 100yds & watched as they put multiple shots into them before bring the elk or deer down.. Leg shots , gut shots, every where shots. I see an ethical shot in the field as being based on the individual's ability to be absolutely sure of the shot. To many hunters see game at ranges father out than their ability to be sure, but take the shot any way.. Ethics are suppose to be a strong consideration of a true hunter. These are my opinions base on a life time of hunting & shooting. We all are allowed are point of view. To me 300yds is long range, especially in the field.

I agree with you that most hunters barely spend anytime at the range and yes rarely shoot over 100 yards. Heck many go buy whatever ammo Walmart has on the shelf and shot a few shots to "sight in" and then proceed to go hunt. I've even witnessed people shooting and can't hit the broad side of a barn but the "box" says their bullet is going a certain velocity and should be so many inches low.
There are a number of hunters/shooters that do practice extensively with their rifles and spend hundreds of hours fine tuning them. Many of these rifles are custom built and very capable of great accuracy. It's obviously a personal choice and everyone has their own opinions.
IMO I bet more game is wounded by the hunters you say put multiple shots into them like leg shots,gut shots, everywhere shots than are wounded by true long range hunters.

We agree on a considerable amount of ideas. You are probably a lot like me. Considerable thought goes into the selection of bullet type for game being hunted. Finicky about accurate loads by maintaining uniformity of components , dimensions. & practice , practice, practice. I know I am spoiled because I have my own range & shoot regularly. Most shooters are restricted to occasionally getting to a range,. This is a distinct disadvantage. Many shooters just cannot afford to shoot regularly especially those who do not reload. Components are constantly rising in cost but it seems to me loaded ammo is going up faster.
When you see a hunter emotionally hyped by the sight of game you realize the trigger is going to be jerked by this emotion rather than squeezed by a rational thinking brain. I see hunters making 100yd or less off hand shots at game that wound . Hunting ethics are completely ignored when game is sighted. These same hunters can't shoot a decent group off the bench at the same 100 yd range. Then will ask me about making a 200 to 300 yd. shot Some ask about a 500 yd. shot. I cringe at the thought.
As another point I am a dedicated 6.5 shooter. 6.5x308 , 260 Rem , 6.5x55. 6,5x06 & 264 mag. I love the 6.5. I realize this is off the point a bit but thought I'd share this with you.

It mystified me why Remington had not tried to re-introduce the 6.5 Rem Mag with the current trend and popularity in everything 6.5. Then I remembered I was talking about Remington. Nice rig and thanks for posting it. Enjoy and good luck hunting with it.

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I like 6.5’s, got a couple Creeds, 6.5 mm-06, 264 win mags, 26 Nosler.