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« on: August 26, 2011, 08:42:04 AM »
Dave Jennings of Jennings outdoor sports who is the Weatherby Rep for all of Canada did the Pillar Bedding. The reason for the pillar bedding is that even rifles that come equipped with the alum CNC machined bedding block still can benefit from a proper bedding job. I had to send the rifle to Dave anyway as the magazine box opening was so stiff I was unable to load shells from the chamber into the magazine as I am 67 years old and the artheritis is catching up with me and my hands. (S**it I hate getting old). In order to do so I had to load rounds through the floor plate One other thing while I was on the range shooting that spectacular group the fouler plate spring broke, I have Dave Jennings sending me one as we speak. Befor the pillar bedding the rifle was only about a 1.5 - 2 MOA rifle. I wanted better and I knew that some minor changes would get me there. I also have a timmney trigger on order for this rifle. As for bullet powder combo I got very lucky on finding the correct formula so quickly. I had tried 225 Hornady interbond and RE25 , with only so so results, about 1.5 MOA. I have also tried Burger 300gr hybreds with Retumbo and the results are still out on them, going to have to try some more powder combos and charge weights, Any suggestions from the 338/378 old hands?
Now as for the glass on top of the beast, I stuck on a set of Near Picatinney tripple ring scope mounts - at around 500 bucks Canadian. The Scope is a Leupold MK!V 6.5X20-50MM Long Range Tactical with TMR recticles, side paralex correction, and tactical turrets in second focal plane. Do I ever like that scope. I sometimes wonder if loading 107 grains of powder makes me that much better than the Weatherby 340, When you get right down to it they ante that much further apart in performance with a 26 inch tube. I think that the 338/378 nees a 30 inch tube to really stretch its legs and show what it is capabable of.1000 meters and beyond is doable easy with a 30 inch barrel for sure.
Cheers & Tighter Groups Everybody and good hunting this season; Eaglesnester