[royinidaho]

Picked up the 338 RUM project last friday evening. Spent the weekend w/grandkids. Spent today fitting stock and installing the Weaver Tactical and doing a modified Tubb's Final Finish.

The barrel is a new unfired take off barrel 26" long w/Holland QD brake. Did the Tubbs recoil lug (what a monster). Smoothed up the bolt face and seated the lugs. Smith sure was slow but did a good job.

When it was fully assembled she gained 0.2 lbs for a total of 11.0. The scope weights 24 oz and I have a couple of pounds of lead melted into the butt and forearm. It feels good though.

The Tubbs process was modified as the barrel wasn't all that rough. Now its almost a good a my Lilja, but noticably not nearly as good.

Tomorrow I start the regular break in so we'll see how much fouling happens.

I'm thinking that the new Hogdon 869 powder ought to be the ticked for the 250 class bullets but I have none and there is non locally available.

I used Ramshot Magnum for the Tubbs process and used mild loads. The stuff burned like western PA coal (bug dust if ya know what I mean). Ran out of the stuff except for one good stout load to chrono tomorrow. Kind of a pressure test.

I also have an RSI pressure thinger to hook up to it. Should be interesting.