![]() ![]() Sierra HP load, for example, clocked 3,240 fps in the Savage's 24-inch barrel at a recorded 65,100 psi. That's only about 1,000 more than used for most non-proprietary magnums. John was anxious for me to see firsthand that the velocities he claimed for his factory ammunition were accurate, and that they were achieved at pressures no higher than used by Weatherby, for example, 65,000 psi or roughly 55,000 CUP's. But let's face it, such a price puts Lazzeroni rifles out of reach for most of us. Beautifully put together using an action designed and manufactured by McMillan Brothers, and fitted with a Jewel trigger, Schneider barrel and a McMillan stock, this no-expense-spared rifle carries the same $4,500 price tag as those chambered in his full-length magnums. To go with his line of squat cartridges, John also unveiled the L-2000SA, a short-action version of his existing L-2000 rifle. It was John who first introduced the squat-case concept to commercial big-game cartridges three years ago with his six-caliber lineup of short action magnums. Talk about exciting times for rifle cranks! But amid all this hoopla over short, fat cartridges, let us not forget that it is John Lazzeroni who's being chased-at least figuratively-by these two industry giants. ![]() And by the time you read this, Remington will have announced the introduction of its answer to the. It represents, if not a breakthrough in cartridge design, certainly a new direction. There's been an unprecedented amount of publicity recently regarding Winchester's new. ![]()
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