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August 10, 2017, 09:42 PM | #1 |
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Finally took the plunge...
After having so much fun shooting ELD with my .338LM and after trying out a couple big rifles in the last three weeks, I finally took the plunge...
It's a custom .50BMG on a Barnard action and trigger, nestled inside a Macmillan Big-Mac stock. It has a Lilja match barrel finished at 34" with an ATRS big brake. I will be adding a Versa-Pod and some glass later on. Damn, this calibre is expensive! I'm getting a new press and have to "up-size" all of my tools. It looks like I won't be firing it this year though. I want an ATACR and a Spuhr mount, and that will take some time to save for. And the reloading bench will need some reorganizing through out the winter months. I hope to be doing preliminary load testing next spring. And hopefully shooting well beyond the mile. And, I need to find a hard case big enough. .....and....it's only my kids inheritance ...lol |
August 10, 2017, 09:47 PM | #2 |
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That is a thing of beauty...so compact. I would not be able to resist some rounds down range, even as is!!
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August 10, 2017, 09:50 PM | #3 |
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Well, looks from the picture can be deceiving. It's 61" long and weighs in at 46 pounds with no glass. (And it is brand new with only two test rounds fired.)
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August 10, 2017, 10:00 PM | #4 |
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Wow!! Yes that is deceiving my RPR is 10.7 pounds naked and that feels tank like. Congrats, that should be a fun project to accessorize and load for.
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August 10, 2017, 10:03 PM | #5 |
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Don't ever fire that thing without ear protection.
They are fantastically loud even with ear protection if it is like the one I was next to, when out at the range a couple trips back. The concussion was just massive, I could not believe it. I know a guy that went deaf from one shot once with 375 H&H that had a muzzle brake on it. One shot and permanently lost hearing in one ear for life. The other ear he gradually regained over a few days about 20% of his hearing. He learned to lip read, and does not use a hearing aid. He also had the muzzle brake removed from his 375 and still used it after the hearing loss. |
August 10, 2017, 10:08 PM | #6 |
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Yeah, the concussion is enormous. And I never shoot without at least 30db of protection.
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August 11, 2017, 10:01 AM | #7 |
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Plunge?
More like a double back flip into a cannon ball from 50 feet up! Very nice looking rifle! We will need a range report once you get glass and have it up and running.
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August 11, 2017, 11:40 AM | #8 |
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Hell I have not shot my 7mm Remington Magnum in several years as I get older and the shoulder does not have the beef it once did.
Enjoy it and find someplace to shoot a mile. May it bring you many years of happy and enjoyable shooting. Ron |
August 12, 2017, 07:52 AM | #9 |
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August 12, 2017, 08:46 AM | #10 |
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Sweet rifle OP! Let us know how you do deer hunting this year.
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August 12, 2017, 09:11 AM | #11 |
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Those Dranrab actions are the best in the business.
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August 12, 2017, 10:08 AM | #12 |
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Deer hunting?! lol
Yeah, I think I'll screw on a couple of sling swivels and head out. |
August 12, 2017, 10:45 AM | #13 |
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I would recommend at least one axle and two wheels. Would it take a class three hitch to tow it?
Have fun, I'm jealous. Afraid the closest I come is having a press that will accept the dies,
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August 12, 2017, 12:24 PM | #14 |
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Yeah, this is the press I'm buying.
...it's big. |
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