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Originally Posted by LouBoyd (Post 20573)

Why try to squeeze a 338BR through an AR-15 magazine? It seems to me that cartridge would be very comfortable in a AR-10 or LR-308 which already has a 308 bolt face and a 2.8" magazine made for 308 WIn diameter cartridges. It can also handle the 338W case loaded with 300 grain or even heavier bullets. is there any advantage of a 338W over a 300 Whisper if you shoot 240 grain or lighter bullets?

Is anyone selling an "off the shelf" 338BR (aka 338/7mmBR) reamer?

For a full length sizing die why not just drill/ream the neck of a 7mm BR die then use a 338 Federal expander ball?

Lou,Q#1- I just finished and AR-10 build and dont care for it much.. its just a lot more gun than I need. The older and fatter ( and balder,coincidentally) I get the more I appreciate light and handy.
#2-Probably no advantage in the lighter bullet weights and you know the advantages of the heavier ones. The 15 will shoot 300's as well with the correct reamer design, load data will require a tweek to accommodate the difference in OAL.
Everything comes down to preference in the end.
#3-Yes PTG, talk to Kathleen or Ashley.
#4-Because a 6mmBR is less expensive....and a tapered expander splits fewer case necks. But if I were looking for easy I'd wait 6 months for CH4D to build me a set. Hornady is 9 mos out last I checked.
Also...as soon as the 338 proves viable...a 375 version well go under development....not because the same weight bullet in 375 diameter has any advantage other than poking a larger hole in whatever it hits.