The .375 muztac release party! (New range report)

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Well it has been a lot longer timeline than I originally anticipated but the .375 "muztac" is finally complete! Remington 700SA with a 28" pacnor 1:12 twist barrel, magnum 4 port muscle brake in a B&C tactical medalist 2 stock. Wearing a SWFA 5-20x50 HD on a leupold MK IV 20moa base. First impression is that this thing is awesome and exceeded my expectations across the board, not beautiful but definitely rugged. I have run their lower prices scopes on 50bmg's without a hitch so I know this will take a beating. Still have a couple things to do time permitting, tactical handle and a primer holder in the hinged bottom metal but it's ready to fire now. I have to weigh it with this scope on it but it's gonna be somewhere are 17# but very well balanced actually. Not gonna be shootin offhand but it could be done. Cut myself a LARGE powder chamber at .500 x 2.500" and plan on breaking into new territory with this one. Running Dave D's CF plug and am really hoping it works as well as it looks. Weather permitting the first groups will be within a day or two!





This doesn't do the scope any justice but this tower is over 3miles away. I used it with the scope level rossman40 reccomends and 7mmfreaks method of a far off straight edge. If the reticle is lined up perfect on a target 3miles away it is gonna be nice and true to the rifle IMO.

My hats off to all the guys that take pictures through their reticles..... It's freaking tough!

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My hats off to you! Thats a bad a... beast!
Can't wait to see the range results! Nice work Cole!

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Nice!!! I can't wait to see some targets

[7mmfreak]

That's gonna be a monster! I can't wait to see how it shoots.

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That's awesome! Is it going to be more of a target rifle or can you use it ml hunting?

[jims]

Well worth the wait. Nice looking machinery you have there for the work.

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Sept 29, 2014 21:17:24 GMT -5 @78riverrat said:

That's awesome! Is it going to be more of a target rifle or can you use it ml hunting?

It will mostly be used for some impressive (hopefully) range work but it will be after for elk or mulies before long! Gotta get a 5pt harness to lug it around the mountains though! It's quite comical to see this thing sling over my shoulder. It's absolutely huge and I'm not.... Hard to put into perspective but that scope is huge and sure doesn't look like it on this rifle.

[airborneike]

Meyers129,

That is one well made rifle.

If it shoots as good as it looks it will be deadly on the long rang elk and mulies!

Best,

Mike

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You could trailer it behind an ATV or maybe hire Guy to lug it around so your not worn out when a shot presents itself

Can you post some primer carrier and breech plug pictures?

Bring on the targets!!!

[rambler]

Very nice. Great looking gun for sure.

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Sept 29, 2014 21:26:36 GMT -5 @45omega said:

You could trailer it behind an ATV or maybe hire Guy to lug it around so your not worn out when a shot presents itself

Bring on the targets!!!

Guy would carry this thing to the moon and back I do believe.... He might dissapear over the next hillside and never come back with it too.

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Dude! That is a great lookin' gun!
Please keep us posted when you go to the range.
How many grains of powder fits in the powder chamber?

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very interesting rifle, I bet it will be a BLAST to pull the trigger on. looking forward to seeing what that bad boy will do, keep us posted..

[dave d.]

Wow beautiful great job.

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Earnhardt, the powder chamber holds 120grs of retumbo. Didn't leave much room to throttle it back from my goal for this rifle, checkers or wreckers!

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Myers129

Nice looking build for sure.
To be honest my real interest will be how your powder chamber responds to ignition through a temp difference range.
Feel free not to answer this question but what influenced you to cut such a large powder chamber?


Ed

[tnhunter54]

Good job, rifle looks great and looking forward to see how it shoot's.

[tnhunter54]

Good job, rifle looks great and looking forward to see how it shoot's.

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Ed I cut the chamber so large because I wanted to keep the maximum useable barrel length without making the barrel longer than 30". For influence..... Let's blame EARNHARDT!! No just kidding, I admire josh for the long range work he does and would have gone .416 if I was normal but I wanted something a little special. If this doesn't work out for the standards I set at the start of the project I will likely change setups until I get what I was after. I want to push 350gr bullets at 3000fps and it's gonna take a lot of powder and a little extra pressure to do it. That's a major factor for why I went lugged action and a LRMP setup, for the expected pressure.

[yule]

Show me the targets! Can't wait to see how she shoots.

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Myers129

Thanks for your candid answer.
Hey Earnhardt has big shoulders for shooting those heavy recoiling rifles so a little credited blame for influence shouldn’t burden him at all.
Nothing wrong with having something special.


Ed

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Very nice Myers...time to let it bark...

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Sept 30, 2014 5:27:46 GMT -5 @myers129 said:

Earnhardt, the powder chamber holds 120grs of retumbo. Didn't leave much room to throttle it back from my goal for this rifle, checkers or wreckers!

Make sure you point that thing North, West or South when you pull the trigger...

[cowhunter]

It will get"Muzztac" of the year honors if it shoots as good as it looks!!

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It's still early I might turn out one or two more.....

[Dave W]

Great looking rig, can't wait to see some groups!!!!

[kash913]

That's A Sweet Boomer! Let me know when you want to go to Young's we put a hurting on some steel.

[hankinsrfls]

That is a sweet looking rig.... Make sure you bring that beast to the next Kentucky shoot... Early in the spring. or late winter, we can get some 1500 yard shots in the river bottoms... Jeff.

[Typical171]

Sweeeeeeet!

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If you don't hear from me soon..... It didn't go as planned