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Actions for .338 Edge build? beginner needs help
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 490148" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>The weatherby mk 5 action is the best and requires no modifications. Just screw in the barrel and shoot it. Feeds great with no mods. This is the action I preffered when I built so many of the 338-300 RUM's back in the 90's. Many times you can find a mk 5 synthetic on the rack for $450 or so. </p><p> </p><p>The Vanguard is an excellent action but like the rem 700 is a single shot without modifications. By the time you pay for mods you would have been better off finding a cheap mk 5 and have a much better action that requires no mods. Or do a custom action and by the time your finished the bottom line will be about the same but you are much better off and you will be more satisfied with the outcome. You can find a custom action I bet in the $700's to fit it.</p><p> </p><p>I did quite a few ultramags off the Vanguard/Howa action and they are very good actions. If you want to leave it a single shot then you are in a big time rifle cheap. I still own several ultramag wildcats from the 90's built on vanguard/howa actions and they all shoot excellent. A gunsmith familiar with fitting the howa's to the RUM's can make it a repeater without costing you a bundle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 490148, member: 505"] The weatherby mk 5 action is the best and requires no modifications. Just screw in the barrel and shoot it. Feeds great with no mods. This is the action I preffered when I built so many of the 338-300 RUM's back in the 90's. Many times you can find a mk 5 synthetic on the rack for $450 or so. The Vanguard is an excellent action but like the rem 700 is a single shot without modifications. By the time you pay for mods you would have been better off finding a cheap mk 5 and have a much better action that requires no mods. Or do a custom action and by the time your finished the bottom line will be about the same but you are much better off and you will be more satisfied with the outcome. You can find a custom action I bet in the $700's to fit it. I did quite a few ultramags off the Vanguard/Howa action and they are very good actions. If you want to leave it a single shot then you are in a big time rifle cheap. I still own several ultramag wildcats from the 90's built on vanguard/howa actions and they all shoot excellent. A gunsmith familiar with fitting the howa's to the RUM's can make it a repeater without costing you a bundle. [/QUOTE]
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