brass

[kochie]

does anyone know how much 408 chey - tac brass cost

 

[cliffe]

on the bulletin page there is a article about a 338-408. chey tec brass is used for it. they list grafs as stocking the brass for 52.99 for 20, that works out to 2.65 per. should make a great close range prairie dog round, no aiming just kill 'em with the muzzle blast:crazy::crazy: hope this helps.... cliffe

 

[CatShooter]

From what I understand, there has not been any 408 available for a long time, though some old stock might be available. The last production run was rejected.

Four or five companies have tried making it and quit - the future of the 408 does not look good, now that the 416 Barrett has showed up.

 

[cliffe]

grafs lists jamison brass 408 chey-tac as in stock, so, i guess it is available. that chey -tac sounds pretty impressive to me, but all that real long range high dollar stuff sounds just way to expensive to shoot, i guess if you can afford it give 'er a go, you can't take it with ya. cliffe

 

[CatShooter]

There's a gunsmith over on "Longrangehunting" that has his own line of wildcats based on the 408 case.

About a month or so ago, he posted to all of his customers that Jamison had scrapped the last run of 408 brass, so Graff's may be old stock.

The 408 has had a shaky past... the 50BMG is a better choice, cheaper to shoot, and more fun too


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[JayIdaho]

I heard from a Chey-Tac shooter that an Australian company was now making brass. Maybe true or may be a rumor.
Call Chey-Tac in Arco, Idaho, and get the straight dope. Maybe......

 

[CatShooter]

"... and get the straight dope. Maybe......"

The Chey-Tac bunch in Arco is just about on their last breath.

The company that made the bullets went tits up this past year, and there is nothing left but an empty building there now... and without the "patented" solid bronze bullets, the 408 is just another no-use solution to a non existing market.

All the main players that started the ball rolling have scattered to the winds, Warren Jensen has disappeared from the shooting world, and their "main mouth piece" Dean Michaelis, is now in nursing school.

There is no military future for the gun or caliber, as the military has rejected both... there aren't enough existing 408 rifles in the field to support a company making ammo anymore... none of the bullet makers will tool up for the .408 diameter size...

... I wouldn't give a dime for Chey-Tac's future.

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I just went to CheyTac's website.

They have one small dealer in Arizona, and nothing else.

He has one rifle! Lookin' good!!

But they DO have brass - $2.40 each. Bullets, $2.20 each.


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