The next custom an Oberndorf M98: What to chamber it in?

[MiG25]

Cool project, but I just can't think "Kemano" without "Completion".

 

[brybenn]

Believe he’s saying you don’t always need to be slinging 300grs at 2650, for this continent. While I’ve guided that exact load on the biggest Grizz we took, I’d tend to agree that it wouldn’t have made a lick of difference if it was this 260gr Accubond headed into that bear at 2550. I’m not going to argue my wildcat is an H&H or a Ruger, but I can say I’d use it for the same things, and shoot it from 6 1/2 rifles- which I can’t say of the other two, much as I remain a fan of a .375 Mag.

Thats exactly what i meant. Grizzly and buffalo the added power of the ruger or hh could be used but for any other game its not really needed. A slightly smaller version works just as good and allows alot lighter rifle which in your case climbing mountains and carrying other gear would be of benefit. Rifle weight to me is never really an issue as i rarely walk more than 10kms of my truck in ontario

 

[brybenn]

Ah, makes sense now. A North American power level .375 for our North American size big game.

Yup. Kinda like the 458x2" instead of downloading the 458wm.

 

[Ardent]

She’s a sweetheart to carry and mild on the shoulder, quick enough for good shock. May rebarrel a Kimber 84L to get down in the 5lbs range weight wise with irons. That should liven up the recoil.

 

[brybenn]

What was involved in getting the headstamped brass?

 

[Ardent]

I had a custom stamp made, and stamping them myself from basic brass. It’s a bit of a rigamarole as the basic, no headstamp brass I had is an unstamped batch of Hornady .458 Lott. I then turn them in the lathe and recut the rim, sounds labour intensive and it is but I enjoy it, plus the quote for custom headstamped brass from Qualcart was $5000-6000 for the minimum batch, which was fewer than you’d think.

This is the stamp, it’s called a bunter, you can also overwrite existing headstamps as brass flows well.

 

[Mauser98]

I have a friend who went through the same process to stamp his .470 Mbogo cases which are cases derived from .416 Rigby basic brass.

If I recall, he used a manual hydraulic press to exert the force needed.

 

[Ardent]

Just landed, it’ll have some work 2020 I suspect,