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About LinkBacksMyself and Abe have been playing around with ultimate short action calibers. This is what we have come up with. It's a shortened and improved cheytac case and will be in 6.5,7 30 and 338. The hard part was finding a suitable action that had a big enough Tennon and strong enough locking lugs without being to heavy, but that is now all sorted. We are still yet to fire a round. Anyway here is a pic of the 6.5 version next to a 6.5saum.
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28-01-2013, 01:48 PM #1Member
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Short Action CheyTac Mag
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28-01-2013, 02:06 PM #2Lovin Facebook for hunters
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Looks like a before and after ad for Jenny Craig
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28-01-2013, 02:37 PM #3Rob
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Barrel life expectancy? fuck all!
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28-01-2013, 03:04 PM #4Member
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Dare I ask Velocities and pressures?
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28-01-2013, 03:11 PM #5Member
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28-01-2013, 03:53 PM #6Cutting Edge Bullets
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Shorting the Cheytac case that much will cause all kinds of problems with very thick brass in the shoulders and body
1000yds is fun, 1500yds is getting interesting, 2000yds is exciting, 2500yds will blow your mind
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28-01-2013, 04:01 PM #7Member
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It has been thinned down to allow it to be formed.
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28-01-2013, 04:06 PM #8Cutting Edge Bullets
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Also how many steps does it take to make the brass??
I've had some experience with shortening a Rigby case and necking it to 7mm, its not much fun
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1000yds is fun, 1500yds is getting interesting, 2000yds is exciting, 2500yds will blow your mind
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28-01-2013, 04:09 PM #9Gone But Not Forgotten
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Looks cool, hope it all works out well.
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28-01-2013, 04:18 PM #10Member
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How has the brass been thinned down?
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Do what ya want! Ya will anyway.
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28-01-2013, 04:25 PM #11Member
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Turned down on a lathe.
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I like it! Very similar to Duley's ''Fatso'' and ''Fatmax'' type catridges...but yours looks a bit more overbore again. Will be keen to hear what velocities you end up getting?
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28-01-2013, 05:21 PM #13Member
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There is no denying its overbore however the 338 version will not be. Should perform like a 338 lapua imp at a guess.
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28-01-2013, 05:30 PM #14Dazed and Confused
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Awesome ANOTHER pointless chambering
I'll take the extra 1.5 inches of action and (semi) off the shelf components thanks...
Fun project I suppose
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28-01-2013, 05:34 PM #15Member
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Really pointless? What other chambering will drive a 300gr 338 bullet around 3000fps in a short action?
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