338 Winchester Magnum. This
rifle started life as a Remington 700 BDL in 300 Winchester Magnum,
but after a "rationalisation" of my rifles in 1997, I had it re-barreled
with a 22" Tobler stainless barrel. Topped with a Leupold Vari III 2.5-8
scope in Leupold rings and bases, this rifle weighs in at 7 and one
half pounds unloaded. More recently I have added an MPI the Remington
"classic" style fiberglass stock, pillar bedded to the action. I have also
had the action nickel coated for all weather use.
I have used a range of loads in this
rifle, including: 200gn Nosler Ballistic Tip, 210gn Barnes XBT, and 225gn
Woodleigh Weldcore bullets. I currently use 250gn Weldcore bullets as my
main load for this rifle. This rifle is primarily used for larger game
such as sambar deer in Australia. I also plan to use this in Africa some
time in the future, and hopefully America as well.