.338 R.U.M. fans

[Ak_Red]

Originally posted by RUMLUVER
Ak-Red
All the Remington Ultra Mags are based off a .404 Jeffery case. The case is as big around as .375 H&H case is at the belt. The .338 RUM is different from the rest because the case is shorter than the other RUM's.

Thanks! I vaguely remembered reading that the UltraMags were based on the .404 Jeffery case, but was not sure. I also remember it was a big deal because it was not a belted case.

I do enjoy shooting it. I always got a laugh at the range I went to in Alaska. Everyone was a .338 fantatic and the .300 was a "pea shooter". I got condescending smiles when asked what I was shooting. Until the first shot. Pea shooter or not, there is a lot of powder in that case! Then everyone wanted a go.

The first time I took it to the range, I borrowed a range stand to hold my home made stand up (forgot my sandbags). It was made of 7/8" rebar and held my 1"x2" framed stand upright nicely. First sight-in shot I saw something move in my scope. It is a Vari-X III and I was a little concerned. The shot was high so I adjusted and shot again. Still high, so I adjusted again and shot, and saw something move in the scope! That was it, I was taking it back to the shop. Too much money to fool with. I go out to get my stand. As I am picking it up, I see two chuncks of 7/8" rebar on the ground. I had placed it in the center of my target, and those shots cut off a chunk of that rebar. I can't tell you how relieved I was. I took the pieces up to the range officer and offered to pay, but he laughed at my story and said it was payment enough.

Whoops.. got long winded.

David