Suggestions for a smith/shop who specializes in ELR rifles
- Thread starter Dogtown
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IMO there's nothing really special about building an ELR rifle vs any other F-class style gun. I would just use someone reputable in your area
Dogtown - see:
Rifle builders that offer ELR-capable rifles - https://www.elr-resources.com/products - rifles.html
Gunsmiths that offer barreling in ELR cartridges - https://www.elr-resources.com/page7.html
Rifle builders that offer ELR-capable rifles - https://www.elr-resources.com/products - rifles.html
Gunsmiths that offer barreling in ELR cartridges - https://www.elr-resources.com/page7.html
Vestal’s is pretty well known
Steel head gunsmiffin is building my new 375.
Steel head gunsmiffin is building my new 375.
Can Steel Head Gunsmiffen handle large contour barrels? How bout custom freebore? I may hire this guy
Here’s him trying to stuff a cheytac profile into the lathe.Can Steel Head Gunsmiffen handle large contour barrels? How bout custom freebore? I may hire this guy
He does have access to throat reamers in a few popular calibers
Gonna need to do a bit of profiling
but it will happen!Contact Pierce engineering it's a perfect source for the finest rifles on the market considering that a large percentage of the new builds that are being made in the industry are Pierce 10x and 20x actions
Barrels they can get pretty quick KS custom out of Canada far as total turnaround time that's a question you would have to ask Jim at Pierce engineering. Regardless of what the wait time is we're talking about a world-class outfit with the finest actions that money could buy
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My stepson got the last 20x out of the batch they just ran, sounded like it would be a bit before they did another run.
His is getting chambered up by Jim now.
His is getting chambered up by Jim now.
Here’s him trying to stuff a cheytac profile into the lathe.
He does have access to throat reamers in a few popular calibers
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Gonna need to do a bit of profiling
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Where did the other 30" of barrel go?
It’s stuffed in the headstock
It’s almost out the back end.
Sounds like a time I had with an ex girlfriend once
Me too!! Except mine went the other way.
Yes, I have nothing left of value to contribute to the post.
I've been shooting a DTA SRS since about 2009. For ELR I started with .338LM then moved to .338LM Improved 40 with much longer barrels. I'm thinking of either having a custom single shot .338LM Improved 40 built or stepping it up a bit to .375CT. Prior to the SRS, I shot ELR with a .408 Windrunner, but in the mid-00s my reloading game was weak.
God. You're right in that middle ground area. I've gone through a 300wm in a remington 700, to a sako trg in 338. Then upgraded to an MRAD and I'm having a 37xc barrel worked up for it. I had a stand alone single shot .375 allen mag (375 CT IMP) and was pushing 148 grains of reloader 33 and getting a 350gr smk out at 3250fps. I should have shot the allen mag with the brake, never did before selling it. With the suppressor the recoil was stout. Fired 14 shots in one day and decided to sell it. Super accurate though out to a mile with minimal load development. Only had 24 rounds total through it. .338 lapua is likely my recoil limit-suppressed. Good luck, you should try a 33or37xc with the SRS before you take that leap to cheytac.
I'm using a KS Arms through EM Precision on a 338 enABELR, and am quite happy with it.
Great barrels i have four 408 and four 423barrels from ks. will never use any one else.
