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| jasnt:
You can get blanks around that price. Barrel I ordered from McGowen was $360 will still need to finish the chamber since it’s chambered in 338rcm. Will need reamed about 1/2” deeper |
| yorketransport:
--- Quote from: CLARKTAR on June 10, 2018, 09:38:04 AM --- --- End quote --- I thought JES charged around 225.00 for boreing. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe you can buy new barrels at that price. Likely shouldn't use a tikka platform given the OAL limitations. [/quote] That's less than I thought, I was thinking closer to $300-350. --- Quote from: jasnt on June 10, 2018, 10:23:11 AM ---You can get blanks around that price. Barrel I ordered from McGowen was $360 will still need to finish the chamber since it’s chambered in 338rcm. Will need reamed about 1/2” deeper --- End quote --- Or.... run the 338/375 Ruger reamer about .080" deeper and you can use the full length 8x68s case instead of having to trim nearly .100" off of it while forming the brass. You'd gain 4-5gr case capacity which would put you right between the 340 Weatherby and the 338 RUM. The down side is that you couldn't use a standard 375 Ruger die to full length size. I have an idea to resolve that issue without having a custom FL die made though. I'm working on that now..... :tup: |
| jasnt:
--- Quote from: yorketransport on June 10, 2018, 10:50:02 AM --- --- Quote from: jasnt on June 10, 2018, 10:23:11 AM ---You can get blanks around that price. Barrel I ordered from McGowen was $360 will still need to finish the chamber since it’s chambered in 338rcm. Will need reamed about 1/2” deeper --- End quote --- Or.... run the 338/375 Ruger reamer about .080" deeper and you can use the full length 8x68s case instead of having to trim nearly .100" off of it while forming the brass. You'd gain 4-5gr case capacity which would put you right between the 340 Weatherby and the 338 RUM. The down side is that you couldn't use a standard 375 Ruger die to full length size. I have an idea to resolve that issue without having a custom FL die made though. I'm working on that now..... :tup: --- End quote --- like running the reamer in your die deeper? |
| yorketransport:
--- Quote from: jasnt on June 10, 2018, 01:23:45 PM --- --- Quote from: yorketransport on June 10, 2018, 10:50:02 AM --- --- Quote from: jasnt on June 10, 2018, 10:23:11 AM ---You can get blanks around that price. Barrel I ordered from McGowen was $360 will still need to finish the chamber since it’s chambered in 338rcm. Will need reamed about 1/2” deeper --- End quote --- Or.... run the 338/375 Ruger reamer about .080" deeper and you can use the full length 8x68s case instead of having to trim nearly .100" off of it while forming the brass. You'd gain 4-5gr case capacity which would put you right between the 340 Weatherby and the 338 RUM. The down side is that you couldn't use a standard 375 Ruger die to full length size. I have an idea to resolve that issue without having a custom FL die made though. I'm working on that now..... :tup: --- End quote --- like running the reamer in your die deeper? --- End quote --- That would work if you had a resizing die reamer. If you run a chamber reamer in there you'd have an oversized die that wouldn't size the case. Since a resize reamer is typically .002" under sized compared to a finish reamer, that's what you need in order to actually reduce the brass dimensions. My thought is to bore out the neck/shoulder portion of a 375 Ruger die so that portion of the case isn't resized. That way you can size the case web when necessary without touching the shoulder. It would be a universal die which would work on any case with the same head dimensions as the 375 Ruger regardless of case length. I've wanted to try this for years but I've just never gotten around to it. |
| jasnt:
--- Quote from: yorketransport on June 10, 2018, 02:09:56 PM --- --- Quote from: jasnt on June 10, 2018, 01:23:45 PM --- --- Quote from: yorketransport on June 10, 2018, 10:50:02 AM --- --- Quote from: jasnt on June 10, 2018, 10:23:11 AM ---You can get blanks around that price. Barrel I ordered from McGowen was $360 will still need to finish the chamber since it’s chambered in 338rcm. Will need reamed about 1/2” deeper --- End quote --- Or.... run the 338/375 Ruger reamer about .080" deeper and you can use the full length 8x68s case instead of having to trim nearly .100" off of it while forming the brass. You'd gain 4-5gr case capacity which would put you right between the 340 Weatherby and the 338 RUM. The down side is that you couldn't use a standard 375 Ruger die to full length size. I have an idea to resolve that issue without having a custom FL die made though. I'm working on that now..... :tup: --- End quote --- like running the reamer in your die deeper? --- End quote --- That would work if you had a resizing die reamer. If you run a chamber reamer in there you'd have an oversized die that wouldn't size the case. Since a resize reamer is typically .002" under sized compared to a finish reamer, that's what you need in order to actually reduce the brass dimensions. My thought is to bore out the neck/shoulder portion of a 375 Ruger die so that portion of the case isn't resized. That way you can size the case web when necessary without touching the shoulder. It would be a universal die which would work on any case with the same head dimensions as the 375 Ruger regardless of case length. I've wanted to try this for years but I've just never gotten around to it. --- End quote --- That makes sense. I was forgetting about spring back. Extra case capacity would be nice with the 30” barrel. What coal fits your mags in the rifles? If I remember correctly mine is 3.5” on my vanguard |
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