338 Edge with suppressor

cjens · Monday at 9:33 PM

Need some advice. I'm thinking of doing a 338 edge with 26" barrel. Been doing a lot of reading and sounds like I need to step up to at least a 28in barrel. I'd love to go 338 norma but to scared to open the bolt face on Remington 700. Am I better off going rum and shorter or step up the edge barrel? Will be running a 8in suppressor and will mostly be used as long range hunting rifle. Not interested in anything but 338 that can be ran in a Remington 700. Thanks in advance! This forum always helps out!

Muddybuddy · Monday at 10:12 PM

What suppressor?

cjens · Monday at 10:53 PM

Ecco machine

FEENIX · Monday at 11:04 PM

cjens said:
Need some advice. I'm thinking of doing a 338 edge with 26" barrel. Been doing a lot of reading and sounds like I need to step up to at least a 28in barrel. I'd love to go 338 norma but to scared to open the bolt face on Remington 700. Am I better off going rum and shorter or step up the edge barrel? Will be running a 8in suppressor and will mostly be used as long range hunting rifle. Not interested in anything but 338 that can be ran in a Remington 700. Thanks in advance! This forum always helps out!

The .338 Edge is an excellent choice, especially with a 26-28" barrel. However, a suppressor will make it even longer, so it would help if you considered that. Also, to take full advantage of the long, heavy, high BC bullets, you need nearly 4" COAL and some modifications. Yes, a .338 RUM and a shorter barrel for suppressed might be a better alternative. A competent and reputable gunsmith should be able to open up the bolt face or replace it with a Lapua magnum bolt face. Whichever route you take, ensure you have the right barrel twist for the bullets you will use.

I have a .338 Thor (NMI—https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/my-338-thor.327058/#post-2776837) with a 24" 1:8" CarbonSix barrel and custom contour (.860" at the muzzle). I have an EC tuner brake and a Rex Silentium suppressor for it. Good luck with your build.

NotLongRange · 2024-12-10T05:40:52-0600

That would be a barrel length of 36" with the suppressor. I personally wouldn't want to deal with any hunting rifle that long…anywhere.

Mike D Texas · 2024-12-10T05:49:42-0600

I have a 28" 338 Norma Improved that I hunt with a suppressor on. The length isn't a problem as long as you are hunting open country but it sucks if you have to get into the timber.

Will.284 · 2024-12-10T06:27:51-0600

I be been thinking about doing a 338 edge as well but im looking at Defiance actions and was thinking about 26 inch tune , Mabye I need longer. I won't be shooting suppressed though. Interested in you choice

Buffalobwana · 2024-12-10T06:45:23-0600

NotLongRange said:
That would be a barrel length of 36" with the suppressor. I personally wouldn't want to deal with any hunting rifle that long…anywhere.

Agreed. For me, it's too top heavy to even stalk in open country for Antelope. I'll give up a few 100 fps and just learn the dope.

But, he didn't ask my opinion on barrel length.

Sounds like a super cool project.

MagnumManiac · 2024-12-10T06:50:18-0600

Well, I have zero experience with suppressors, but a REM 700 running an Edge and a brake I do.
I ran a 32" barrel to start, no taper at 1.25", didn't like the chamber, lopped off 2" and re-chambered.
This rifle was only used from elevated hunting positions next to the truck, so no walking with it slung or anything.
I really liked the build in the end, the rifle was very accurate, but I found running bullets for ELR, those above 300g, just weren't being pushed fast enough.
A 28" barrel is going to be better than a 26", but a 29" is about the sweet spot in my experience, between 29" & 30" is the real tack driver length. Easy to tune.

If going with heavy bullets, you will need a 4" mag box, that's what I used and I still had to single load some solid brass and copper bullets.

Cheers.

duramaxfxr2 · 2024-12-10T06:52:17-0600

I run a 28in 338 edge with a Lane suppressor..it is very long but not to long to haul into the woods..running 270grn eldx at 2980fps with a heavy dosenof h1000

SSG Graybush · 2024-12-10T06:58:26-0600

Am doing a 33 Nos and a 24" barrel, shorter coal, smaller case. And gonna try to run 160 ttsx between 2900-3000 fps, reduce the recoil, probably be 3000-3150 fps at a minimum with H4831sc. Would do a 22" barrel but suppressor needs 24" according to manufacturer, which states 24" with rum's. So I figure 24" would be on safe side. Maybe try a 210 gr HHT as some suggest.
Just opened up the Remington mag LA feed rails so the 33 Nos case fits through, took 5 minutes. I just need the Wyatts RUM magazine kit and the gauges, and it should be ready for the OMR prefit. I made a couple dummy rds and they are 2.541" coal with a 230 gr eldx sitting out long barely in the case, still shorter then my 300 wm was with a 200 gr LRX. I wanted this for a intermediate range bigger bore rifle.

T3ninja · 2024-12-10T07:18:46-0600

BAH 375 RUM!!!

highfinblue · 2024-12-10T07:39:01-0600

I don't know much about the EDGE, but my cousin runs 300 grain SMK's from his 338-378 Weatherby custom built by Bruce Baer at an obscene velocity. He does not shoot suppressed, and I believe his barrel is 30", but I've never seen a better shooting rifle, and it has killed almost everything in North America. He's not a big man, but he's obviously a beast as he carries that thing in the Rocky Mountains, and all points in between. It consistently shoots groups at 300 yards that most people can't shoot at 100, but Bruce is a whale of a rifle builder, at least he used to be. Haven't heard from him in a long time.

dbaileyg · 2024-12-10T07:55:26-0600

cjens said:
Need some advice. I'm thinking of doing a 338 edge with 26" barrel. Been doing a lot of reading and sounds like I need to step up to at least a 28in barrel. I'd love to go 338 norma but to scared to open the bolt face on Remington 700. Am I better off going rum and shorter or step up the edge barrel? Will be running a 8in suppressor and will mostly be used as long range hunting rifle. Not interested in anything but 338 that can be ran in a Remington 700. Thanks in advance! This forum always helps out!

15 years ago I built a Defiance, Proof, Manners EH1 Edge with a 26" tube and it has been the all round best hunting rifle I have ever had. I shoot it suppressed 100% of the time but I will remove the suppressor when packing in on horseback. It is long for the timber but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. I wish I had kept a harvest record when I started shooting it but it has taken everything from varmints to elk and everything in between. Longest shot (a whitetail doe) at 1790yds dialing 58.5 moa, multiple animals past 1000, and many many others at its sweet spot between 400 and 850. You give up a few fps with the shorter barrel but with 285 eld's I get 2850 fps. For a gun that has a barrel that some will say is "too short" and an overall length with a suppressor that others will say is "too long", it's the best do it all rifle I've seen! Bare rifle weight is 8.6lbs.

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