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buckstix
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BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers
#384764 - 10/05/24 09:27 AM

Hello All,

BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers - a Roy Dunlap Custom.

The listing didn't give a lot of details about this rifle. But, I recognized it as a Brevex Action. Since I have a background in Long Range High Power Rifle Competition, I knew this rifle was for built for such. The 30-378 caliber should be a screamer. It will be arriving next week and I can't wait to get it in hand to test it. I will top it with a 20x Unertl, and a set of Palma iron sights. It will then be ready for "any-rifle-any-sights" and "any-rifle-iron-sights" competition.

As always, your comments are welcome. (pictures: first the rifle - and the 15 collected)

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/30-378-000.jpg

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/brevex15.jpg

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Re: BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers [Re: buckstix]
#384765 - 10/05/24 03:48 PM

is this a 378 Weatherby case necked down to .30 caliber? must be a firecracker!
surprise me that this actions only made in a small numbers ending in a long range rifle and not with a big game rifle. the need for big bore rifles was maybe low compared to pre war times but I thought that the brevex actions had fill exactly this niche. do you have an idea what the brevex action cost in its days straight from the factory?

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Re: BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers [Re: lancaster]
#384770 - 10/05/24 08:19 PM

Yes, a 30-378 is a 378 Weatherby case that is necked down to 30 caliber. It was a wild-cat cartridge when Roy Dunlap built this rifle, but now its a factory caliber available from Weatherby. Although most Brevex actions were used for Big Game calibers, they were used any time a Magnum length action was required. Sales in the U.S. were from Tradewinds. They were the sole Importer, and the actions were reasonably priced. During the mid 50s through the 70s, Brevex was the only MAGNUM action available. There were only approximately 450 actions made. Here is a 1955 ad.

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Re: BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers [Re: buckstix]
#384773 - 11/05/24 05:29 AM

thanks for the ad, if I go with this calculation https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1955?amount=1 a brevex action in 1955 had cost 1380 $ bei today's buying power. such calculations are allways to be taken with one or two grains of salt but its a fact the action allone had then some value. this in a time when americans could buy surplus military mauser rifles with a perfect standard action for maybe 10 $.
so I would say the guy who order your long range rifle then was not some kind of hobo

its a memory to americas golden age when everything was going up and the future looks fine.

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Re: BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers [Re: lancaster]
#384774 - 11/05/24 06:24 AM

Holy doley - this will be a 'screamer' alright!
My 308 Norma magnum gets Hornady 178gn A-Max's out at just over the 3000 fps, it could be loaded hotter but I've got a load that shoots to the same POI as the 180 flat base Hornady's in my rifle.
I had my rifle long throated like the Weatherby's so I can push these out without the very high initial pressure. It took me years & different powders to fine something it even remotely liked, hope your testing goes faster than mine - I would recommend the use of the slowest of powders!
Your rifle will make mine look like a snail!
Looking forward to the range report as always & congrats on your new baby!
Is the action colour case hardened & the colours just faded?

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Re: BREVEX No. 15 joins my collection of Brevex Magnum Mausers [Re: 93x64mm]
#384852 - 15/05/24 03:03 PM

I got the rifle in hand today and I am super pleased. The Brevex action is case hardened, The barrel is a star-gauge P.O. Ackley. There is a wooden single-shot tray that is signed by Roy Dunlap. The action is glass bedded with the barrel free floating, and there is a Canjar M-2 trigger. I can,t wait to get some ammo ready.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/30-378-0000.jpg

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