Pushing the Yeager envelope
Hi,
I am a gun revivalist, having purchased my first gun about a year ago. I was nieve enough to think [at that time] that gun technology has advanced along with the digital landscape, into the 21st century. So far, my impression is that it has fallen back to the old defaults, and not without intervention. This saddens me. I shot marksman M-16 in the Air Force 1977. I bought my first gun, Ruger SR40, wanting the edge of the EU 10mil but not the kick. Frist impressions of the Ruger... it is a rock tosser! I believe this gun can be drug through the mud and still shoot [at same accuracy]. Suppose it suffices for it's designed purpose. I found a friend at the shooting range who has a strong affinity for guns and customized his Kimber 45s. He has several although, one in particular has (for lack of a better explaination) a bullshido like soul. Feedback and control is soo smooth that it got me looking into the transverse wave harmonics of the blast "ring"/bullet velocity harmonics. This probably has nothing to do with bullet flight unless some auto/semi-auto harmonics overlap but it is a great pleasure to feel! So, I bought a Savage 308 for hunting and practice. Depending on ammo (purchased) it had a range of "feel" of a wood mallet to plastic mallet. Some Chech ammo I found at a show (762x51) almost gave it a metal mallet feel... post bullet eject "ring" was more... of a metal-"ring" than a "bong", "boing" or worse like a drummer's symbol. It was always my plan to start reloading. When I fell in love with the development notes on the 338 Lapua Magnum from the bullet ballistics,
travel I had to buy a (Savage 110BA) 338 Lapua Magnum before they are removed from the public landsacpe altogether. Got me some Hornady ammo 285gr and set out to make sure all shots were;
- in the bullseye
- below the horizon
- would not deflect above horizon
(allot of travel beyond the 100 yard "A-typical" range). After 3 shots, one gets stuck in the chamber. Did some basic cleaning and debug but still after 3rd shot, one gets stuck in the chamber. Dealer said Savage blames ammo, Hornady blames Savage chamber. Gun smith recommends polishing the chamber 400 grit wetsand. I went to buy some Privy Partsan 338 lapua ammo. Put in the order and got an email the next day "Order Cancelled". I called and asked why the order was cancelled and the sales support said the "primers were bad" and they had to send every box they had back to manufacturer...[hmmmm?] So now I
have to reload. I am leaning toward a Rock Chucker press (need that 4.25+ clearance, and I want to reload my other cal. a little latter) with Redding dies.
Found some good observations on here and signed-up. Anyone in the 338 Lapua loading conudrum and have some advice... I am open minded. [I am also suspicious that the best ammo manufacturing for 338 Lapua (Lost River J40) was submarined and the landscape (even reloading) is mined with traps and fiscal genocide)]
I plan on using the Lapua to go hunting since a disability from the Air Force left me with an asmatic condition, chasing game is not in my fortune.
So that is about me. I love that 2600-3000 FPS bullet flight challenge. I "think" it is still "doable" in the USA but I am having growing doubts.
