338/408 Cheytac is done!

[yorketransport]

ELR PRS match being put on by Scott Satterlee in August...round count is 150....

There's 20% of my barrel life!

and?

Barrels are wear items!!

As soon as I get around to buying a lathe I'm all over that. I'm too impatient to wait on a smith to chamber up barrels for me, otherwise I'd be smoking barrels left and right! That's why I love the Savages. Now If I can figure out a way to run a barrel nut on a CheyTac sized barrel I can really have some fun!

[kentrek]

I have some 3 inch thick gongs that I'd donate if you do mess around with a zippy barns load.....need to find a slow motion camera to capture it

[yorketransport]

I have some 3 inch thick gongs that I'd donate if you do mess around with a zippy barns load.....need to find a slow motion camera to capture it

We may need to make this happen!

[kentrek]

Im going to bet on the gong turning into butter.....it has to be cool

Need to find someone with a phantom camera I believe....

[yorketransport]

Im going to bet on the gong turning into butter.....it has to be cool

Need to find someone with a phantom camera I believe....

You bring the camera, I'll bring the gun. Deal?   I had to look up the Phantom cameras.

[kentrek]

It's only 1400 a day to rent one...maybe a hunt wa fundraiser shoot is in order

[yorketransport]

I got the 338 out today for the first round of testing. So far it's shooting pretty well. This is the only group I shot after moving out to 1025 yards.


I'm not unhappy with that, but I expect it to do better with a little work. I wasn't shooting any of the guns very well today so this wasn't a very fair test.

The real test today was to work up and see what velocities I can get. I started at 130gr of H 50BMG and moved up to 135gr. It looks like my barrel is a little on the slow side since the 135gr charge gave an average velocity of 3038fps with an SD of 8. That's quite a bit lower than I expected. Every Bartlein barrel I've had shot pretty slow and it looks like this one is no exception. Next trip out I'll just step up the charges and see where I end up.

[grundy53]

Looks like a fun rifle. Perfect for rockchucks!

Sent from my E6782 using Tapatalk

[jasnt]

Bet that could make for a few triple over 20's lol kinda spendy for rock chucks but can't say I wouldn't do it. 

[yorketransport]

Looks like a fun rifle. Perfect for rockchucks!

Sent from my E6782 using Tapatalk

I was hoping to see a porcupine on my way out just to test it.

[jay.sharkbait]

Maybe try some Varget.....Varget works in anything

And some Barnes 160 gr triple shocks.

Git those suckers moving!

[yorketransport]

Maybe try some Varget.....Varget works in anything

And some Barnes 160 gr triple shocks.

Git those suckers moving!

I'll try that once this barrel is pretty much toasted. I have a feeling that I'd need a new barrel after one of those loads anyways.