Today I had the time to run out to Mac's Gunworks and shoot his new creation.
Put 25 rounds through it, from the prone position, with my typical one hand hold.
Lawton action, McRee stock, McGowen barrel, Lawton picatinny rail, Mac brake, Cerakote camo, Vortex Razor HD 5-20 Scope, Vortex Rings. All the work was done by Chuck McIntosh. The cartridge is one of Dave Viers. Take a 408 Chey-Tac and partially neck it down to .375 and make a false shoulder, fireform it and you have a 375 Snipe-Tac. Jamison brass, 150 grains of H-50BMG, and a 370 grain Rocky Mountain bullet. What a cool combination.



223 Rem, 338 AX (338 Lapua Improved), 375 Snipe-Tac, 243 Winchester

Think it's big enough for antelope Ernie?

Brian.

WOW. How much does it weigh?

WOW!!! Now that's a cool lookin toy.
Mike

Awesome!!

Honestly, I do not know the actual weight.
It might be a little light for antelope.

I guess I'll have to build a 460 Weatherby before I start chasing speed goats then.

Brian.

I want to watch you shoot that

Ernie you scare me sometimes and Chuck if you read this no I dont want one

You mean you don't want one right now? So 6 months from now?

Probably

I wonder if the .375 Snipe-Tac would fit a P-17 action? I happen to have one right now that is not being used.

Not sure how big it is, but very few actions are set-up for the chey-tac action.
http://www.lawtonmachine.com/actions_8000.html
If that action of your was once a rifle or designated as a rifle action, you can't use it for a handgun action.
Unless, you are thinking of building a rifle in the Snipe-Tac.

Let me introduce you to Ernie Bishop, founder and president of the cool toys club.

It looks like you could use the 223 or 243 cases as projectiles. LOL

He He He He He

Ernie,


Is the Lawton action specifically made for handguns? XP actions are getting fewer and fewer. Also, the stroke length of the bolt in the XP would be an issue for those long cartridges. It was my understanding that a rifle action could not be used to make a handgun ( hand rifle )? Am I mistaken? I would like to build a few beasts like you have. Where do you obtain the Lawton actions, McRee stocks, etc.?

Doc

Doc

What does a pistol like that cost? Looks like something from NASA's space program.

Bet that thing will be a tack driver when you get it dialed in and a load worked up for it.

Only one hundred and fifty grains of powder...............

That is exactly the idea that ran through my head.

If anyone has one extra I'll trade you my house for it.

Call Chuck on Monday 307-689-2796
He has done a lot of 375 Chey-Tac's, but this may be the first 375 Snipe-Tac (375 Chey-Tac Improved) he has built.
He will be able to tell you what works and doesn't work.

Talk about a Long-Range striker in a rifle set-up WOW!
somewhere around 3100-3200 fps with the 370 grain Rocky Mountain bullet that has a BC in the .980's

The Lawton is not built specifically for handguns.
You can buy a number of actions, "non-designated" which means you can use them for a handgun if you choose.
Most custom actions can be purchased this way. I have BAT action that was purchased that way as well.

McRee stocks:
http://www.mcreesprecision.net/pistol_stocks.htm
Mac's Gunworks is the sole dealer for the handgun stocks.
http://macsgunworks.com/default.aspx

Mike,
Good question.
This specialty handgun is the result of a pooling of a number of resources to try something that has never been done before.
So, my out-of-pocket expense has been a whole lot less than normal.
There is an article forthcoming on this giant.
The optics are borrowed-not mine.

You sissy. LOL

Hey Ernie ,you reckon if we get you off the coast of Libya a few miles you can lob a few of them at targets?It would be cheaper than a tomahawk,but probably as effective.HAHAHA Nice piece,don't aim it to the east and I'll feel a whole lot safer.

Well, I don't do two legged targets.
Never have either FWIW.
In all seriousness, if I did that kind of work, I would use a rifle. Chambering(s) would be dependent on the task(s) at hand and what I was allowed to use or choose from. And, I really do appreciate those who have and who currently do serve.
The Chey-Tac is a great sniper cartridge.

On a lighter note. I won't point it anywhere without a safe backstop. I think you are pretty safe in NC.

I like long range shooting & this seems like an awesome rifle round. Will call Chuck to see if it will fit the P-17 action.

I would like to get my brother interested in this round. He is trained as a sniper in the navy & he is retiring soon. His wife is buying him a long range rifle in the .338 Lapua as a retirement gift. I think the .375 Snipe-Tac would blow the Lapua out of the water.

Your brother a "SEAL?"
Chuck has a steel range at his shop.
Steel every hundred yards to 1200 yards.
And I am pretty sure there will be steel at 1500 and 1 mile very soon.

I was mistaken on Rocky Mtn bullet's BC--It is listed as .943
Even if it is less than that, it is still awesome

Thanks!

all right ernie....don't get the big head

i'd rather have a 35rem, 30-30AI, 6x47 or 6br. that doesn't make me LITTLE.

nice gun and interesting to read....but i like little.

have fun.

Did I tell you I am getting a couple of 6.5x47 L's in MOA's this year?
Little works for me too.

cool....but you don't really need that many moa's. you could give me one. we do go way back ya know....ol buddy, ol pal.

dang....i'd like to have your money.....lol! not really though. i don't have enough time to shoot what i got right now.....eek.

Koyde, you are just saying that because you have more stares and your smarter than he is... Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

The need part I will agree with, but Erik and I won these two MOA's in last years match.
Since you have more stars, you should come out to Rich's match and that way you would easily win a new MOA

He is not a seal. Just a navy cop. I started him shooting when he was a kid even gave him his first gun. Now he has more guns than I do.

I just looked up those bullets. They are expensive!!!! Over $2 a piece!

wow!....didn't realize you all won 2 moa's in that shoot. that is awesome. i'm too poor to travel etc etc etc. just got laid off work for 2 weeks.....sigh. can draw a bit of benefits and get some home work done though.

easily win....lol. tryin to sucker me in there hustler man? you'd teach me just enough to come in 3rd....lol.

what will the 2nd barrel for this BIG rig be chambered in?

They definitely are related.

370grns at 3000fps!!!!!
Wow. What an awesome rig.

I can't believe no one has asked about the recoil yet.

How bad is it??

A 12 inch 454 encore was almost unpleasant IMO.

MN