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Like I said, you seem to be over thinking this....I never said the Mark V was a bad action
Happy New Years!
Like I said, you seem to be over thinking this....I never said the Mark V was a bad action
Happy New Year bud.Like I said, you seem to be over thinking this....
Happy New Years!
I will pray for that for you.I really and truly hope 2018 will be better than the last several years have been over here on my end.
The bottom line is using a 700 for a .588 cartridge is flirting with disaster. You are eroding the safety factor built into most action/bolt head configurations. In the end it is your hand, eye, or life so do what you want but you have been warned. Just because some will build it does not mean it is ok. The larger .588 head applies far more thrust to the lug abutment than a .532. I would save for a custom or use a Savage Lapua action.
Not kicking up drama here but why does Remington build on them? That's just asking for a law suit for a multi million dollar corporation. I should buy a Remington XCR or MLR hope it explodes and sue Remington for all they are worth.
Rfurman24, thanks for the response. Is my build screwed then? Even with a PTG bolt? Like it's unsafe? I honestly didn't know. Thanks again.
Like bigngreen said, why can't Remington time an action? I wouldn't rely on the fact that Remington chambers in Lapua as a reason to build on an action. Having said that I do not feel it would be unsafe to shoot factory Lapua ammo in a 700 the issue will ultimately be with reloading. Every reloader I know uses things like bolt lift, ejector marks, primer pockets, etc to know when too much pressure has been reached. The issue here is the added bolt thrust. All of this has been pointed out in this thread. Remington's lawyers will win every case in which reloads were used. I did not post to argue and will not do so. I posted because I could not pass this thread without trying to talk sense into someone who could hurt themselves by listening to others who are suggesting potentially dangerous things.
As far as I know the original Remington models chambered in .338 Lapua do not use standard supermarket Remington actions, but at least different heat treatment.
If you read the thread of the poor guy blowing up his 300 RUM, I'd think twice about using Rem receivers. Not saying it's the receivers fault, that the rifle got damaged, but it's a typical Remington failure to break of the bolt, since they just solder it on. I wouldn't want to buy a rifle where the bolt could come of easily, especially when the company building them isn't known for good quality control.
Many times when a company like Rem chambers something like this they will run a long throat so you can't hit that major pressure spikes, one strategy to keep thinks lower key.
As far as I know the original Remington models chambered in .338 Lapua do not use standard supermarket Remington actions, but at least different heat treatment.
If you read the thread of the poor guy blowing up his 300 RUM, I'd think twice about using Rem receivers. Not saying it's the receivers fault, that the rifle got damaged, but it's a typical Remington failure to break of the bolt, since they just solder it on. I wouldn't want to buy a rifle where the bolt could come of easily, especially when the company building them isn't known for good quality control.