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    Remington 700 Action Differences

    Other than the bolt face, what's the difference between a long action in 30-06 vs a 300wm. Any differences in the feed rails? I'm looking for a donor action for a 280ai and I found a pretty good deal on a stainless 300wm. My plan is to replace the bolt with a PTG one piece bolt anyway. If...
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    Question on selling a takeoff barrel

    I'm looking at a couple unfired Remington rifles to purchase for a donor action. Which takeoff barrel is usually easier to sell in a Remington Varmint contour? A .243 or .308? Also, what is a fair price to ask? thx.
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    Custom Action for Hunting Rifle?

    I would like to do my first build for a hunting rig. I currently have R700 long action that I picked up for $300 for the donor. I'm now toying with the idea of using a custom action. The rifle will be chambered in 280AI. What custom actions would be considered a good reliable choice for a...
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    Identifying the cause of my Bullet Runout

    Need some advice on where to go next. I'm thinking that the problem is my seating die. Here's the situation. I'm getting runout of .007 to .012 on some reloads for my 30-06. I'm using standard RCBS dies. I don't have this issue when I reload for one of my other cartridges. Here are the things...