Is anyone else mesmerized by the .408 CheyTac?

It's cool, but I'd rather have a .338 Lapua for long range, and heck, I'd be really happy with a .300 Win mag, since I can't picture myself ever shooting over 800 yards until / if I get to sniper school.
But It's a great caliber, capable of exeptional accuracy with the Cheytac M-200 (intervention) platform..
Still, I'd be happier with a custom action .300 Mag I could afford to shoot and load for, although If money was no Issue I'd go .338, because I've shot a Barrett 98B and I want one..

Turned bullets and 2500 yard + capability is well beyond practical for the civilian target shooter. But yeah cool to think about.

I'm still amazed at what my .260 will do. If 338 lapua brass comes down in a few years I'll buy one.

Nope. More about the .260 right now.

I kinda like that 300 RUM. I have seen the name around for a while but had no idea what it was until recently. It has way more power and range than I would ever need, but has a huge selection of bullets since its 30 cal. I wish there was more platforms for the caliber.

I'll stick with the .338 Lapua thank-ya very much.

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Nope. More about the .260 right now.

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Amen brother

nah. I got real tired, real fast hammering the bolt open on the gun I shot. It didn't seem particularly well made or accurate to me either.

I'm happy if I can hit something at 300 yards - I can't imagine shooting 2500 yards!

I can't imagine shooting 2500 yards!

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well chey-tac can imagine it....

hammering the bolt open

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You are the second person I have heard complaining about that. Factory fodder?

i'm not a fan of cheytac

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That whole "civilian" version bit rather annoyed me and it no doubt cost them a sale. I ended up with an A.I, so it worked out to my advantage.

Calibers

Yes! When I was first in the Army and was learning about the capabilities of the .308 and .50 bmg calibers. I remember one of our instructors bringing in a .338 Lapua mag round that he loaded for a rifle he personally owned. (And back then we were totally mesmerized by the ballistics that round had.) Fast forward to around late 2008 a unit adjacent to mine was issued a few of two bad boys. We were all really jealous, and needless to say also amazed (again) at the capabilities of what this thing can do. I hope that in the near future we will see that round become a standard among all the long range class of calibers.

CheyTac filed for bankruptcy. Guess they couldn't sell enough 10K rifles. I am impressed with all the crazy calibers being offered...I just wished my finances was able to keep up with the cost of the rifles/ammo.

I recently picked up a Sako TRG42 and I am in the process of buying components to start reloading. I doubt that I will get something bigger than 338LM. I just sold my 50BMG a couple of weeks ago.

.338LM with long solid precision made bullets (better BC) an also offer exceptional ballistics out to 2000 metres. And is a lot cheaper, both in rifle and ammo, that Cheytac.

This has been done in Finland: 45x90 cm target (1.5x3 ft) distance 2008 metres (temp 10.5 Celcius, Wind 1 m/s from direction 200 degrees). First round D0.6mil, L0.2mil, second HIT.
Rifle - regular TRG42 in .338LM, 690 mm barrel, S&B 5-25x56 PMII and Sako 30 moa 3-ring base.
Load - 16.2 g Scenar Moly, VVN570 97.0 gr, Fed 215, Lapua case (115.2 gr H20 volume), COL 93.60 mm, Vo=905 m/s with 20C powder, average accuracy 0.6-0.7 moa.

I actually like the .338 Norma better than the LM. Smaller case, similar bullet weights and velocities with less propellent = longer barrel life, and a lighter weapon.

The company is pretty much completely bankrupt, but EDM (used to manufacture the cheytac reciever etc) is definitely still around. They make some slick slick big bores. Switch barrel, customer service, some are takedown, built like tanks, AND gorgeous.

That is where I would drool lol.

sad to see cheytac, to file for bankruptcy.

About a week or so ago I finished building this 338 Lapua Magnum and can't wait til the weather is nicer so I can shoot it.

I used a 338 Lapua Magnum Remington Model 700 Police

Here's the parts I used to build it, and below is a picture of it.
Everything just went together without any hassles.

Started With a new Off the shelf purchased 2 weeks ago
Remington
Model 700 Police
Bolt Action Centerfire Rifle
26" Barrel 338 Lapua with integral Muzzle Brake
8-40 Scope Mount Screw Holes
Order No. 25645


Added the following parts:

1. Replaced Stock with,
H-S Precision Stock, Black
Adjustable Pull
Adjustable Cheek Rest
Part# PST026

2. Harris Bipod Part# LM-S

3. Tactical Intervention Model 1 Sling, Black
with Quick Cuff

4. Leupold Leupold Mark 4 M1 LR/T, 8.5-25X Scope
Mil Dot Reticle Part# 54690
with
Leupold ALUMINA SERIES LENS SHADE
Alumina 50mm 4" Part# 52353

5. Badger Ordnance Scope Rail
Mil-Std-1913 Picatinny
Remington Long action, 30 MOA cant
Part # 306-47
NOTE: Holes are 6-48 and NEED to be 8-40 for the
Remington 700 Police Model .338 Lapua
Badger Ordnance will drill the holes to
8-40 and refinish if you order it from them.
They got it to me promptly and were good to
deal with.

6. Badger Ordnance Scope Rings
USMC DMR
Height 1.031’’, diameter 30mm.
Part# 306-28
NSN 1005-01-521-0922

only by the price.

Mesmerized? No, I wouldn't say that.

It's definitely a capable rifle and round, no doubt there. But what really impresses me is the ability of a given shooter to use the combination effectively out near the limits of its capability. Take a look at http://www.edmarms.com/cheytac.htm if you haven't seen it already. I knew the shooter/writer reasonably well way back when he was working as an instructor in SOTIC at USAJFKSWCS. That level of skill and ability impresses me, not something anyone with enough $$$ can buy in a box.

fwiw,

lpl