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Kind of a good story about Bob. He extolled the virtues of the Mashburn and eventually wore me down. Didn’t take much. So I paid a 100 bucks and a borrowed a reamer from Bobs buddy Matt. I acquired a bunch of 300 Win brass and using Bobs (actually Dobers) recipe of 65 grains of 4350 and a 139/140 grain bullet I formed up 50 cases. I put a 6x42 on top. Formed up 50 cases. Well Bob said H1000 was good so I didn’t argue. I used 160 Partitions and Accubonds. I showed Bob everything I shot that day. He said “Scotty, I use 75.5, give it a try” I quit right there for that year and Hunted elk with that load that fall. Holy Mackerel! What a treasure trove of great info. Thanks for posting both the data & a memory of Bob. You’re unintentionally setting a 2/0 hook into my Mashburn needy cheek - I’ll call Hillbilly again in the morning & see if I can set something up. Tim
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Dober is to blame as well. He’s really the string puller behind this thing. I believe he worked Bobby pretty hard. My influence was Hagel as a lad the. Bob after Dober got him! It’s a good one.
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Bob had just passed when I got mine. Wanted to remember him.
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Bob had just passed when I got mine. Wanted to remember him. Wow that is quite a tribute to his legacy. Well done.
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As for Hagel, he was the reason I was shooting my 340 Wby at Blacktail out in CA. Later when I felt over-gunned, lol, I bought a 300Wby which of course was loaded with more 7828 than was needed. I remember blaming ‘crappy Winchester brass’ for the primer pockets expanding and ‘only’ giving me 2 firings @3300 with a 180 NP. Crazy days of youth influenced by Hagel.
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Ah he was just a great guy. He was one of the fellas that just got it.
He even has a 6.5 CM at the end too. But his 270 went hunting more.
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I remember him mentioning the 6.5 Creed in some of his last posts - seemed like he was always the curious type and reserved judgement till he knew for himself What the facts were. I never communicated with him but wish I had jumped into the conversation earlier after his passing. Voice of reason he was.
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Oh yeah. I can remember all of that myself.
I always wanted a 340 cause of him but got stuck with a great P64 338 so the 340 has never came to be.
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I remember him mentioning the 6.5 Creed in some of his last posts - seemed like he was always the curious type and reserved judgement till he knew for himself What the facts were. I never communicated with him but wish I had jumped into the conversation earlier after his passing. Voice of reason he was. Oh yeah. I remember him calling me from the range saying geeze Scotty, this thing drops alot more at 400 yards than my 270. I said yeah it will drop a bit more. He wasn’t really into it. Nice rifle and all but I knew it wouldn’t ever replace his 270’s.
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Nathan might have been at SCI. I have talked with him there before. It just ended yesterday.
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i always wanted a bigger cartridge for elk hunting and the 7 mm Mashburn was always on my list but never got one > DANG IT ! had 2 friends one worked for ammo manufacture he gave me 200 rounds of once fired Lapua 338 brass and the other friend gave me 150 new 338 Lapua brass and 2 loaded boxes and about 40 once fired 338 Lapua brass so that`s the rifle i decided to get and then put a new Brux barrel chambered in a 338 Lapua shoots great . but i still have my eyes open for a neat 7mm Mashburn cartridge rifle, with ammo, and dies even at my age i guess because i am just a foolish older Loony !
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Yes, beautiful rifles men, my 7 Masher is U-GLY!
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Yes, beautiful rifles men, my 7 Masher is U-GLY! Ah, mine is too! I don't like to call it ugly though.. Just built that way on purpose.
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Nathan might have been at SCI. I have talked with him there before. It just ended yesterday. Ah gotcha! I wondered about that - I’ll be ringing him after lunch
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Yes, beautiful rifles men, my 7 Masher is U-GLY! Ah, mine is too! I don't like to call it ugly though.. Just built that way on purpose. LOL, Yep.
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Here's my Mashburn. Bob and Scotty had a lot of influence is convincing me of the need... Kevin Weaver built the rig on a Kimber action, and I had the stock hydrodipped. I've had it for 3 or 4 years now and have taken a couple of Elk and mule deer as well as a few hogs and whitetails. Dale
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Here's my Mashburn. Bob and Scotty had a lot of influence is convincing me of the need... Kevin Weaver built the rig on a Kimber action, and I had the stock hydrodipped. I've had it for 3 or 4 years now and have taken a couple of Elk and mule deer as well as a few hogs and whitetails. Dale Dale, what's that weigh?
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I haven’t weighed it but I believe all in it’s right at about 8lbs. Bare rifle is about 6lbs 13oz give or take
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Here's my Mashburn. Bob and Scotty had a lot of influence is convincing me of the need... Kevin Weaver built the rig on a Kimber action, and I had the stock hydrodipped. I've had it for 3 or 4 years now and have taken a couple of Elk and mule deer as well as a few hogs and whitetails. Dale Dale, what's that weigh? Perfect setup for your new build NYR, great idea and build MM1, bet it's a pleasure carrying over elk mountains, what bullet do you use, mine likes 160 Accubond over H-1000.
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