I'm looking at .338 rifles, and the costs associated with .338 lapua seemed quite large, and once I'd almost accepted them I learned that the Ackley-improved .338 lapua would be even better.
Then a gunsmith told me an alternative is to built a rifle around the .300 RUM cartridge, necked out to take the .338 bullets. He sounded great, said velocities would be same and still would use 300gr bullets in the 9.4 twist barrel, but at a fraction of the price for brass (and an action!).
Anyone done this, or heard about it?
Then a gunsmith told me an alternative is to built a rifle around the .300 RUM cartridge, necked out to take the .338 bullets. He sounded great, said velocities would be same and still would use 300gr bullets in the 9.4 twist barrel, but at a fraction of the price for brass (and an action!).
Anyone done this, or heard about it?