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30-338 Lapua short?
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 29938"><p>First thought is, why the short action? Touted benefits are lighter weight and portability, which don't sound like an issue in a straight-taper long-range gun like this.</p><p>You won't beat the RUM except in cost. And even the WSM would give you 3150 fps in a 27" tube.</p><p>One issue to consider: the only way to get more room in a short action is to increase the casehead, which in turn increases boltthrust.</p><p>See Dan Lilja's comments on his site about the worries of opening the Rem to Lapua dimension.</p><p>Also, check with your smith on feeding issues with this big case before you get too far into it. That might make up your mind quick.</p><p></p><p>But if neither of these things bother you, and you have a reason for using the short action, I say go for it. I'm a bit wildcat crazy myself, and have something similar on a back burner, for a 1000yd BR rifle.</p><p>Mine's 2.35" long, body is ~1.83", 35 deg shoulder, .35" neck, 3.35" COL. Designed around the 200-220 match bullet range (~1.5"), and should hold about 90-92g of water underneath.</p><p>I expect it to be a stress-free 3k fps with a 30" tube. I'm not concerned with feeding. Theoretically longer barrel life from lower peak pressures due to the big case. Capacity will be just under the 300 RUM.</p><p>You could get the same capacity from a 2.6" 404-based round, something like a long-necked 300 Dakota throated for a 3.6" action. This would really be the same as the Ultra without the wasted space, when using these long bullets.</p><p>The difference in cost of brass alone is making me lean heavier toward this one. Alos the greater ease of making a repeater.</p><p>I do like the short/fat idea for accuracy, but I also like the idea of having money left for bullets!</p><p>Bottom line: if similar-performance standard rounds won't float your boat, consider the boltthrust argument, and if that doesn't concern you, figure lowest expectable performance, and if you're ok with that, do it to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 29938"] First thought is, why the short action? Touted benefits are lighter weight and portability, which don't sound like an issue in a straight-taper long-range gun like this. You won't beat the RUM except in cost. And even the WSM would give you 3150 fps in a 27" tube. One issue to consider: the only way to get more room in a short action is to increase the casehead, which in turn increases boltthrust. See Dan Lilja's comments on his site about the worries of opening the Rem to Lapua dimension. Also, check with your smith on feeding issues with this big case before you get too far into it. That might make up your mind quick. But if neither of these things bother you, and you have a reason for using the short action, I say go for it. I'm a bit wildcat crazy myself, and have something similar on a back burner, for a 1000yd BR rifle. Mine's 2.35" long, body is ~1.83", 35 deg shoulder, .35" neck, 3.35" COL. Designed around the 200-220 match bullet range (~1.5"), and should hold about 90-92g of water underneath. I expect it to be a stress-free 3k fps with a 30" tube. I'm not concerned with feeding. Theoretically longer barrel life from lower peak pressures due to the big case. Capacity will be just under the 300 RUM. You could get the same capacity from a 2.6" 404-based round, something like a long-necked 300 Dakota throated for a 3.6" action. This would really be the same as the Ultra without the wasted space, when using these long bullets. The difference in cost of brass alone is making me lean heavier toward this one. Alos the greater ease of making a repeater. I do like the short/fat idea for accuracy, but I also like the idea of having money left for bullets! Bottom line: if similar-performance standard rounds won't float your boat, consider the boltthrust argument, and if that doesn't concern you, figure lowest expectable performance, and if you're ok with that, do it to it. [/QUOTE]
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