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Post by bigbrowndog on Apr 5, 2018 20:02:54 GMT -5
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Apr 5, 2018 20:53:48 GMT -5
That's a really good buy !
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Post by bigbrowndog on Apr 5, 2018 21:14:55 GMT -5
I got a good deal on it so I don’t Need a lot for it.
Trapr
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 6, 2018 13:36:49 GMT -5
So, since I consider that rifle just about ideal for me for reasons I will detail later in my “perfect” rifle thread, I cannot resist asking you if you have shot it and or do you know if it’s a proven shooter?
I might add that I’m not liking you too much right now and point out that you are very aptly named...
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Post by bushog on Apr 6, 2018 14:29:31 GMT -5
I have one of the SS classics in .338 too.
I had iron sights put on mine, the barrel shortened to 24" and crowned and a Brown precision stock with pillar glass bedding. It's as light a thumper as anybody could ever want.
Shoots great.
That is a nice price but I personally would want a longer barrel....
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Post by smokingun on Apr 6, 2018 14:32:05 GMT -5
This is so tempting..I have hunted with a blued model 70 338 for years but always thought if I could make it any better it would be stainless with a shorter barrel.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Apr 6, 2018 17:57:03 GMT -5
2dogs, yes it does shoot, I took a nice S. Texas buck with it shortly after I got it........BTW, I’ll be in Corpus next week and can bring it to you, for a FTF if you’d like.
There, now you can not like me more!!!
I’ve shot Hornady 225sp from it,....memory does not recall group sizes, velocity with 225’s averaged 2715fps
I did not spend a lot of time on load development, I had some loaded up for one of my other 338’s shot it, it gave decent velocity and accuracy and I went hunting with it. I’ve been told the factory stock is flimsy and flexes so a better stock would be a step toward better more consistent accuracy, however the bedding job that was done to it seems to do its job. I thought of getting a McMillan or HS stock for it, but it did it’s job and I had very little money tied up in it.
Trapr
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 7, 2018 14:14:17 GMT -5
This one sounds prime boys. I chatted with Trapr about it this morning. Unfortunately I have a lathe purchase blocking me from picking up a spare 338....Don't overlook the fact that this one is already glass bedded. I have had a few of the factory synthetic stocks glass bedded and it stiffens them up quite a bit.
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Post by bradshaw on Apr 7, 2018 16:50:53 GMT -5
A proper New Haven "Yooz-Rack” is an authentic Model 70. The magnum configuration with 1:10” 26-inch barrel endears the rifle, as the 26” barrel is quieter than a 24-inch, and milks velocity from the .338 Win Mag. I bought the stainless version in mind of ditching the rubbermaid stock, to install a fiberglass handle in its place. No such thing occurred, as once a Kick-Eez----with excessive factory length-of-pull shortened about an inch, and the action pillar bedded, the slim rubbermaid proved fast on the mountain. A Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x36mm with German #4 reticle in Leupold Dual Dovetail mount rounds personal specifications. Along with a trigger job on the woods-wise Model 70 OPEN TRIGGER. Contrary to fashion designers, the butt on a recoiling rifle should angle back (slightly) at the toe (not at the heal).
The rubbermaid stock comes “bedded” with what appears a gob of rubber cement, which crushes and breaks on the first session. Epoxy does not stick to rubbermaid, but that doesn’t matter. The stock is inletted so that the epoxy cannot shake loose or fall out. Zero holds from hot to cold, wet and dry. As for the cartridge, the .338 Win Mag speaks for itself.
David Bradshaw
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