| Dr_Deer |
| (.300 member) |
| 15/11/10 01:50 PM |
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Re: 8,5x63 ?
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I don't like it. With such a short neck I can see heavy bullets shunting in the magazine, unless you can find some with cannalures in just the right spot.
If you do have two barrels or must have a smaller round for greater mag capacity or some other reason, the standard case head makes some sense. If not, why try to push a standard-case round to 338WM velocities?
I've never had a problem with the .338 magnum's belt and it does as a headspace safeguard and adds metal to the head. Lose your ammo in Africa and I know which one you'll find easier to feed.
I don't see the point of ultra-light bullets in that bore size, either, but am quite happy shooting 300-grain Woodleighs in my .338. That was, after all, the definitive weight used in the 333 Jeffery, and it had a smaller groove dia.
I think you're missing the point comparing it to the Win Mag, the Rimmed cartridge was designed 25 years ago to fill a gap between 7x65R and 9.3x74R prior to the creation of the .30R Blaser and resurrection of the 8x75RS.
By the designers own admission the rimless version is an afterthought capitalising on trends away from break actions in Europe.