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<blockquote data-quote="kamml" data-source="post: 4951480" data-attributes="member: 20373"><p><strong>338 Win Mag Hog Hunter</strong></p><p></p><p>OK I pulled the old 6.5 cm heavy barrel out of the safe and dropped its At 1 stock. I had forgotten I had a spiral fluted bolt and tactical bolt handle on that 111 action so now I will pull both bolt handles apart and swap some parts around. The 6.5 bolt face is smaller than the 338. The Hog Hunter barrel is a 20" heavy contour so the barrel channel on the At 1 may need some barrel channel relieving but I want to shoot it first and see how accurate it is before messing with it. I bought Leopold twist lock bases for the Hog Hunter but for some reason I did not get the rear screw adjustable base. Fortunately the old Creedmoor has another type of Leopold base, the flat base that spans the action with twist locks and a Bushnell target scope. I will swap these bases out for the Viper I bought for the Hog Hunter. I am pleased this plain old 338 Win Mag may turn out to be a very neat rifle yet. Plus my Winchester empty cases came yesterday and I have 2K mag primers and plenty of powder to choose from so maybe this week I will load some 180's and 200's to try next weekend. And if the Vols win today, it will be great day despite the rain. :super:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kamml, post: 4951480, member: 20373"] [b]338 Win Mag Hog Hunter[/b] OK I pulled the old 6.5 cm heavy barrel out of the safe and dropped its At 1 stock. I had forgotten I had a spiral fluted bolt and tactical bolt handle on that 111 action so now I will pull both bolt handles apart and swap some parts around. The 6.5 bolt face is smaller than the 338. The Hog Hunter barrel is a 20" heavy contour so the barrel channel on the At 1 may need some barrel channel relieving but I want to shoot it first and see how accurate it is before messing with it. I bought Leopold twist lock bases for the Hog Hunter but for some reason I did not get the rear screw adjustable base. Fortunately the old Creedmoor has another type of Leopold base, the flat base that spans the action with twist locks and a Bushnell target scope. I will swap these bases out for the Viper I bought for the Hog Hunter. I am pleased this plain old 338 Win Mag may turn out to be a very neat rifle yet. Plus my Winchester empty cases came yesterday and I have 2K mag primers and plenty of powder to choose from so maybe this week I will load some 180's and 200's to try next weekend. And if the Vols win today, it will be great day despite the rain. :super: [/QUOTE]
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