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Sounds like these bullets will start rolling out in a couple weeks. I'm not in a big rush since I still haven't figured out what to build but I've got it narrowed down to the 25x47 Lapua, 25/6.5 PRC or a 25/300 PRC. I've got short actions with .473 and .532 bolt faces and a long action .532 bolt face to work with. The guys at HD Custom Rifles have a 25x47 Lapua reamer and I would have to have the other two made. These are the real decisions that keep me up at night.
Since you mentioned you have a mag bolt face LA to work with you could build a 25-7mm Blaser Mag. I could send you some 7mm Blaser cases to play with if you'd like. Case capacity is right around 84gr of water. The cases are a little shorter but fatter than a 7mm Rem mag so regardless of the bullet, length won't be an issue. They're non belted cases as well.
Quote from: b23 on September 11, 2018, 09:06:05 AMSince you mentioned you have a mag bolt face LA to work with you could build a 25-7mm Blaser Mag. I could send you some 7mm Blaser cases to play with if you'd like. Case capacity is right around 84gr of water. The cases are a little shorter but fatter than a 7mm Rem mag so regardless of the bullet, length won't be an issue. They're non belted cases as well. That's an interesting case to work off of, I always forget about that one. It would probably give a couple grains more usable capacity than the 257 Weatherby loaded to the same OAL.
I got a notice yesterday that the bullets I had preordered just shipped. Lost my “Go” gauge for my wildcat reamer I plan on using to chamber a rifle for this bullet. So I’m waiting on PTG to get the “Go” gauge to me.
Quote from: Biggerhammer on October 02, 2018, 12:07:52 PMI got a notice yesterday that the bullets I had preordered just shipped. Lost my “Go” gauge for my wildcat reamer I plan on using to chamber a rifle for this bullet. So I’m waiting on PTG to get the “Go” gauge to me.That should set the whole project back 6-8 weeks with PTGs turnaround on custom orders.
Those things look just like the new Sierra SMK's. Pretty sleek looking bullet.
Quote from: b23 on October 04, 2018, 06:55:35 PMThose things look just like the new Sierra SMK's. Pretty sleek looking bullet.Sierra is making them.
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on October 04, 2018, 07:16:39 PMQuote from: b23 on October 04, 2018, 06:55:35 PMThose things look just like the new Sierra SMK's. Pretty sleek looking bullet.Sierra is making them.I was a little surprised that the guys at BlackJack were so slow to come out and say that Sierra was making them. It seems like that that would have been a great selling point from the start.