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Anybody chambering the 8mm rem mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1255734" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>Never heard of that problem and I have most of my experience with Remington 700s from .222 up to .300 Weatherby. My Dad has a Remington 700 Classic sporting rifle in .300 WBY and it shoots 1/2 MOA or better and he is shooting a stout load. There is a lot of one off theories and stories floating around. The 8mm Rem Mag is a big cartridge but nothing that is going to twist a 700 or its barrel or whatever the supposed phenomenon is. My local gun dealer has been to Africa multiple times with successful hunts and the rifle he used is a Remington 700 BDL in 8mm Remington Magnum. That rifle shoots clover leafs at 100 yards with factory shells. I would not be afraid or worried about an older 700 in 8mm Rem Mag, the Remingtons from the period are some of the best. For 2k you can get a very nice Remington 700 8mmRM and top it with a great piece of glass and buy the brass, dies, and bullets you will need. Or even yet, look into another obscure magnum cartridge that is less common but components are out there for if you are not dead set on the 8mmRM. A Remington 700 Classic in 7mm Weatherby Mag comes to mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1255734, member: 69478"] Never heard of that problem and I have most of my experience with Remington 700s from .222 up to .300 Weatherby. My Dad has a Remington 700 Classic sporting rifle in .300 WBY and it shoots 1/2 MOA or better and he is shooting a stout load. There is a lot of one off theories and stories floating around. The 8mm Rem Mag is a big cartridge but nothing that is going to twist a 700 or its barrel or whatever the supposed phenomenon is. My local gun dealer has been to Africa multiple times with successful hunts and the rifle he used is a Remington 700 BDL in 8mm Remington Magnum. That rifle shoots clover leafs at 100 yards with factory shells. I would not be afraid or worried about an older 700 in 8mm Rem Mag, the Remingtons from the period are some of the best. For 2k you can get a very nice Remington 700 8mmRM and top it with a great piece of glass and buy the brass, dies, and bullets you will need. Or even yet, look into another obscure magnum cartridge that is less common but components are out there for if you are not dead set on the 8mmRM. A Remington 700 Classic in 7mm Weatherby Mag comes to mind. [/QUOTE]
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