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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 606985" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>On my way to shoot now. Re25, H1000 and Retumbo in the 338 rum with 225 ce bullets. When the 338 RUM came out in 2001 I shot it extensively head to head on my 1000 yard range against the 338-300 RUM I had been building for guys since late 1998. They both shot the same bullets virtually the same speed with the difference being the individual barrlels. The difference is the 338 RUM is over the counter brass without having the associated problems of necking up the 30 cals and the 338 RUM fits better on standard mag actions which is why Remington shortenned it slightly. They told us at the shot show in 2001 it gave the same performance but allowed for much better performance through the 700 action with the longer 338 bullets. They were right. At my shop and range guys could shoot them head to head. I never sold another 338-300 RUM barrel after 2001 when it had been my most popular build since 1998. </p><p> </p><p>I still have two original 338-300's built in 1998 on sako actions with 28" barrels that have been collecting dust. I have considered auctioning them as collectors pieces since one may be the first one ever built and the other the third. Sniper2 on here has the second one. One is unfired. I don't know who else was doing it in 1998 but it was very popular from when people got the remington specs on it until 2001 so there was probably someone. I know the guy in Canada, Abry White I think, developed the cartridge in 1982 or 1983 off 404 Jeffrey brass but it didn't get popular in the states until remington brought it out in 1999 as the 300 rum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 606985, member: 505"] On my way to shoot now. Re25, H1000 and Retumbo in the 338 rum with 225 ce bullets. When the 338 RUM came out in 2001 I shot it extensively head to head on my 1000 yard range against the 338-300 RUM I had been building for guys since late 1998. They both shot the same bullets virtually the same speed with the difference being the individual barrlels. The difference is the 338 RUM is over the counter brass without having the associated problems of necking up the 30 cals and the 338 RUM fits better on standard mag actions which is why Remington shortenned it slightly. They told us at the shot show in 2001 it gave the same performance but allowed for much better performance through the 700 action with the longer 338 bullets. They were right. At my shop and range guys could shoot them head to head. I never sold another 338-300 RUM barrel after 2001 when it had been my most popular build since 1998. I still have two original 338-300's built in 1998 on sako actions with 28" barrels that have been collecting dust. I have considered auctioning them as collectors pieces since one may be the first one ever built and the other the third. Sniper2 on here has the second one. One is unfired. I don't know who else was doing it in 1998 but it was very popular from when people got the remington specs on it until 2001 so there was probably someone. I know the guy in Canada, Abry White I think, developed the cartridge in 1982 or 1983 off 404 Jeffrey brass but it didn't get popular in the states until remington brought it out in 1999 as the 300 rum. [/QUOTE]
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