Wyatt's Mag Box Question

[duckhunter175]

All,

 

I have a 7RUM build at the gunsmith now. Base action was a 300RUM BDL. It is getting a 26" Proof Sendero Light and a McM Game Scout Edge.

 

To increase the COAL I was looking at Wyatt's Magazine Boxes. I don't want the DBM with $80 magazines and the extra weight. I want to keep my BDL bottom metal and get to 3.825 or possibly even 4.000 of COAL.

 

Wyatt's has 3 boxes I'm looking at-- the CFE-9 (3.990 inside, center feed design) or the CFE-12 (3.825, center feed).... OR the MBE-3 (3.825 inside, stagger feed).

 

Any advise on which way to go?? Center vs Stagger and 3.825 vs 3.990??

 

Thanks!

[dse]

I used the 3.825 SF on my 300 rum. It's long enough to seat the 212 Hornady Eld-x into the lands and still fit in the mag. You will lose 1 round mag capacity.

[Becker]

I forgot which one I have but mine fits 3.92" COAL with some to spare. Mine single stacks. I shoot a 338 edge. I can only have two down.

[duckhunter175]

Sounds good-- leaning towards the MBE3 (3.825 with spring and follower). Should give enough length to adjust COAL and tweak handloads. Starting with 180vlds and Retumbo but have 7828ssc, H1000 and RL33 available. Any thoughts on those??

 

Not worried about follow up shots-- I totally agree with your philosophy there.

[duckhunter175]

Great to know! This is a bit of a jump up into different powders from loading for my .243 and 6.5x284.

 

Any thoughts or experience with RL33, H50BMG, RL50?

[firstcoueswas80]

H1k where ever plausible. As lance said above, good stuff. I think my ES was something line 12 with my LRM, maybe 15.

[duckhunter175]

Great info on the boxes and on the powders! Thanks for the help. Keep yall updated when the guns are back in hand.