I don't want to hijack the group buy thread so I thought I'd get some advice here.
I've been tinkering with the idea of a 338 edge build. I was going to go all out with a custom action, but a trued Remington is more in my budget and Chad's offering right now is enticing. Here are my questions:
1. I was just going to buy a sacrificial Remington 700 chambered in 300RUM to get the .540 bolt face i need. The one i saw is only about $500 and i believe has an internal magazine. The question is-Will this action be strong enough for 338 edge, and will the receiver have to be re worked at all for detachable bottom metal???
I ask because the factory 338 variants are dubbed xcr or mlr and i wasn't sure if they were more 'stout' than a standard 700LA. Pardon my ignorance, my experience is with savage rifles...
2. Barrel- I want a 9.5-10 twist heavy target, heavy varmint, or #10mtu contour, but ideally I'd like it to be 30". It seems that the closest i can get without a full custom barrel order is the heavy varmint at 29". What do those of you with 338 edge experience recommend, and any hints on where to find one in stock? Krieger, bartlein, brux, obermyer, shilen whatever. I'm not a brand junky when it comes to match barrels.
Thanks in advance...
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I've been tinkering with the idea of a 338 edge build. I was going to go all out with a custom action, but a trued Remington is more in my budget and Chad's offering right now is enticing. Here are my questions:
1. I was just going to buy a sacrificial Remington 700 chambered in 300RUM to get the .540 bolt face i need. The one i saw is only about $500 and i believe has an internal magazine. The question is-Will this action be strong enough for 338 edge, and will the receiver have to be re worked at all for detachable bottom metal???
I ask because the factory 338 variants are dubbed xcr or mlr and i wasn't sure if they were more 'stout' than a standard 700LA. Pardon my ignorance, my experience is with savage rifles...
2. Barrel- I want a 9.5-10 twist heavy target, heavy varmint, or #10mtu contour, but ideally I'd like it to be 30". It seems that the closest i can get without a full custom barrel order is the heavy varmint at 29". What do those of you with 338 edge experience recommend, and any hints on where to find one in stock? Krieger, bartlein, brux, obermyer, shilen whatever. I'm not a brand junky when it comes to match barrels.
Thanks in advance...
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