98Z5V Posted June 12, 2010 Report Posted June 12, 2010 Up in the air on it. Considering it chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum with a 24" barrel... :o <dontknow>Opinions, comments, experience in a bolt gun conversion like this? Let it fly... <thumbsup>Tactilite T1 Super Match from Zel Custom Manufacturing:
imschur Posted June 12, 2010 Report Posted June 12, 2010 Im sorry but mind is made up and will accept no substitutes. Even if it is your money <munch>
98Z5V Posted June 12, 2010 Author Report Posted June 12, 2010 Im sorry but mind is made up and will accept no substitutes. Even if it is your money <munch>BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!! <lmao>Well, I'm doing the math in my mellon here... and I come up with this - $1,998.00 for that upper, in .338LM.$4,495 for the Only Long Range "Bad News" .338LM Semi:http://www.onlylongrange.com/badnews.asp$4,850 for the FD338, which right now is nothing more than computer-generated images - vaporware:http://www.fd-defense.com/FD338So, seeing that I checked out a 20rd box of .338LM Match ammo at Cabela's last time I was there - at $129 a box of 20 ($6.45 per round)...I could use the minimum of savings by getting the bolt upper over the Bad News ($2,497), and buy 387 Match rounds from Cabela's... :o <laughs>
imschur Posted June 12, 2010 Report Posted June 12, 2010 Im sorry but your math doesnt add up and theres no substitute for genuine Lapua ammunition.Paging DNP, triple dog dare need in isle 3
Matt.Cross Posted June 12, 2010 Report Posted June 12, 2010 Paging DNP, triple dog dare need in isle 3DNP is out right now but I'll fill in for him!98, I triple dog dare you to get the upper. Spend the difference in ammo. The bottom line is, you HAVE TO GET A .338 Lapua, end of discussion. <laughs> <lmao>
98Z5V Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Posted June 13, 2010 I did handle a Barrett M98B today... <thumbsup> ;D I'll go back and get some "Proof of Life" on the thing. <laughs>
draco41 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Posted June 13, 2010 I don't have a single shot upper in 338LM, But I do have one in 50BMG. I love it. the company I bought mine from is great to deal with and they do have the 338 conversion too. I thought about the 338 as well, but at $130 a box, no thanks, not for me.
98Z5V Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Posted June 13, 2010 Based exactly on that ^^^ - price per round - I'm looking at the RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme Master Reloading Kit... Found it at the same place that had the Barrett, and they had it stickered for $305. From searching on the 'net, that's a pretty good price. I'll have to pay sales tax on it, but I'd have to pay shipping on it if I went with an online sale. The thing weighs 30lbs, so I'm pretty sure I don't want to pay shipping... ;D
98Z5V Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Posted June 13, 2010 DANG! :o100 pieces of Lapua brass, Midway, $259...http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=253474RL25 powder... Some guys on Sniper's Hide working up some pretty hot loads (3000 fps) with it...I'll look up the rest of the stuff.
imschur Posted June 13, 2010 Report Posted June 13, 2010 When I looked at doing this I changed my mind to 300 Winchester Magnum
98Z5V Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Posted June 15, 2010 THE ROCK CRUSHER SUPREME IS MIIIIIIINE!!! <lmao> <laughs>Got quite the surprise at the store, too - When I first got in there, I asked a kid at a counter if they had any Father's Day sales that might be coming up this weekend ('cause I'll wait for a few more bucks <thumbsup>). He said the only thing going on was what the June sale already was. Hell with it, it's $305 so I'll just get it now. Remember, I figured about $30 in tax on that, which would cancel out UPS'ing 30lbs of kit from an online retailer, so... I get to the register, it rings up, total is $299.59 OTD - the thing was already $30 off for this month's sale. ;D Score... I man-handled that M98B, too - I was completely shocked at what it doesn't weigh... Looks like a 25lb gun in person, but I'll be damned if it's even 13lbs with an empty mag in it. The pricetag on it was $4,495, though... :o
PantherPlayer Posted June 19, 2010 Report Posted June 19, 2010 lol great find on that master kit, I will probly get one eventually. The price on that 98b isn't that bad either, just make one gun every two months instead of the normal 2 or 3 for 4-6 months and you have the money plus enough left over to buy a few rounds to shoot ;D
98Z5V Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Posted June 19, 2010 just make one gun every two months instead of the normal 2 or 3 for 4-6 months and you have the money plus enough left over to buy a few rounds to shoot ;D <lmao> I'm trying to slow down, man - I can't keep going like this... :o <laughs> The one I'm building now will be the last for awhile, and I'll be saving for something big, BIG bore. It'll be chambered in .338LM for sure. <thumbsup>On a side note, I pulled 200 pieces of 5.56 brass out of the tumbler last night, and 100 pieces of .308 out this morning. I'm starting already. I'll be loading some 5.56 with Hornady 75gr HPTB Match and Sierra 69gr HPBT Match as a start. ;D
DNP Posted June 25, 2010 Report Posted June 25, 2010 Paging DNP, triple dog dare need in isle 3So, I figure you're just too SCARED to pull the trigger....................... :o
98Z5V Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Posted June 25, 2010 Nah, I ain't skeered - it's money, man, money... :-[Dropping that much at once will take some time - time to save up. I just got notified yesterday that the final pieces to the current midlength build are ready to ship, and I dropped almost $500 on those. :o That one will be finished sometime after the July 4th weekend... <thumbsup>
98Z5V Posted July 4, 2010 Author Report Posted July 4, 2010 just make one gun every two months instead of the normal 2 or 3 for 4-6 months and you have the money plus enough left over to buy a few rounds to shoot ;DA'ight. <thumbsup> Last "regular" gun build is complete, and the future monetary savings are going towards a Barrett 98B... ;DNo more 5.56 or .308 builds until I have a .338. Promise. :o <laughs>
98Z5V Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Posted August 25, 2010 Bad news for the .338 LM update, but good news, too... well, kinda. <munch>I'll go with this ZEL .338 LM, but with all the options on the barrel - that will take it from about $1,400 as a base price to over $2k for a final delivery cost. So, save a little more, right? <dontknow>I had a Kimber 4" pistol getting in my way, but I've dismissed that thing - for the time being. That can wait. What just can't wait right now is my SEVERE ITCH for a SBR... I'll be building a 11.5" SBR over the next couple of months (I honestly, sincerely hope it takes a little longer than that - just as proof to myself that I don't really have a "problem"...). The need for an SBR has over-ridden everything else right now - and I can't honestly explain why. <dontknow>THAT'S the problem... :oSBR = NOW
imschur Posted August 25, 2010 Report Posted August 25, 2010 Pssst Tom http://www.tactical-life.com/online/products/zel-custom-magazine-fed-50-bmg-upper-receiver-for-ar-15s/?hp=products_title <munch>
98Z5V Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Posted August 25, 2010 You are a bad, bad man, Drew. Bad... ???
SWshooter Posted August 26, 2010 Report Posted August 26, 2010 There's a word for guys like that......enabler. He's making me buy HK parts too. At least thats what I tell my wife.
imschur Posted August 26, 2010 Report Posted August 26, 2010 <lmao> you guys are killing me.BTW im doing it to myself atm. Im having an expensive idea and composing an email with questions like how long? and how much? I fear I will get a reply <laughs>
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