Just built a new rifle. I got a major yearning for a medium-power large bore rifle and, after considerable research, I settled on the .450 Marlin cartridge. I wanted a bolt action and there aren’t any being made in that caliber, so I bought a new T-C Venture in .300WSM (because the bolt face works with the .450) and sent the action off to E.R. Shaw with instructions to install a medium-heavy 18” barrel with spiral fluting.
I got it back a couple of weeks ago and spent hours opening up the barrel channel in the T-C stock to fit the much bigger barrel.
I mounted a Vortex Crossfire II 3-9X50 scope with the V-Brite reticule, loaded some 350 gr Berry’s flat-point bullets on top of 37.5 gr of IMR4198 for around 1600 fps and hit the range.
Nice shooting gun. The accuracy isn’t bad, but could be better, so I’ll play with loads. Got some 350 gr Speer SPs on order. The recoil is a solid push; very comfortable. I’ll probably push the Speers at 1700-1800 fps.
I got it back a couple of weeks ago and spent hours opening up the barrel channel in the T-C stock to fit the much bigger barrel.
I mounted a Vortex Crossfire II 3-9X50 scope with the V-Brite reticule, loaded some 350 gr Berry’s flat-point bullets on top of 37.5 gr of IMR4198 for around 1600 fps and hit the range.
Nice shooting gun. The accuracy isn’t bad, but could be better, so I’ll play with loads. Got some 350 gr Speer SPs on order. The recoil is a solid push; very comfortable. I’ll probably push the Speers at 1700-1800 fps.