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Caliber change on existing Rem 700
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<blockquote data-quote="arch408" data-source="post: 1633115" data-attributes="member: 59036"><p>I picked up a .308W barreled action with no plans for it a while back. I thought about a 6.5-.284, but even with a Wyatt magazine box, it is still just a little short. Not a big problem for handloaders. You'd just have to seat your bullets a little deeper. Wyatt is developing a new magazine box that's even longer, but I haven't seen it. He told me that it wasn't done the last time I talked to him. Since you woul have to buy a custom reamer anyway, you could get one ground for deeper seated bullets. Or use the original reamer and accept the extra free bore. But back to your recoil problem. I have a .300 SAUM with a titanium action and a skeletonized bolt. I have an ultralight Leupold mounted on it. The rifle weighs 5 1/2 pounds. The scope brings the weight up to less than 6 1/2 pounds. Like your rifle, the gun is a joy to carry. Unlike your gun, I don't find the recoil excessive or objectionable. The rifle came from the factory with a light weight McMillan stock, so I probably have the same stock you have. I also got another RMEF .300 SAUM at an auction. I called McMillan to see about getting a stock for it and was told that my stock was specially made for Remington, they had a similar stock. My guess is that your stock doesn't fit you. It could be too long or too short. I got a M700 ADL 30-06 for my son when he was young. It had been altered for a wife. The barrel shortened to 20 inches and the stock was also shortened and had a recoil pad installed. He was able to shoot it with full power loads. I also had a friend with an identical rifle. He complained about the recoil. I let him shoot my rifle and he loved it and wanted to buy it. He didn't want to alter his rifle. The rifle was extremely accurate so I didn't want to sell it. It was also well worn. I told him that I would sell it for what it would take to replace it with a new rifle. He paid me what I was asking. I wouldn't rebarrel your rifle. I'd keep it the way it us. If you want to try a short action, buy a M700 at Wally World. they are $375. Have that one blue printed and rebarreled. Or have a muzzle brake installed. I made a muzzle brake out of old 98 Mauser barrel and installed it on my fairly light weight .338 RUM. Several people have shot it and no one found the recoil objectionable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arch408, post: 1633115, member: 59036"] I picked up a .308W barreled action with no plans for it a while back. I thought about a 6.5-.284, but even with a Wyatt magazine box, it is still just a little short. Not a big problem for handloaders. You'd just have to seat your bullets a little deeper. Wyatt is developing a new magazine box that's even longer, but I haven't seen it. He told me that it wasn't done the last time I talked to him. Since you woul have to buy a custom reamer anyway, you could get one ground for deeper seated bullets. Or use the original reamer and accept the extra free bore. But back to your recoil problem. I have a .300 SAUM with a titanium action and a skeletonized bolt. I have an ultralight Leupold mounted on it. The rifle weighs 5 1/2 pounds. The scope brings the weight up to less than 6 1/2 pounds. Like your rifle, the gun is a joy to carry. Unlike your gun, I don't find the recoil excessive or objectionable. The rifle came from the factory with a light weight McMillan stock, so I probably have the same stock you have. I also got another RMEF .300 SAUM at an auction. I called McMillan to see about getting a stock for it and was told that my stock was specially made for Remington, they had a similar stock. My guess is that your stock doesn't fit you. It could be too long or too short. I got a M700 ADL 30-06 for my son when he was young. It had been altered for a wife. The barrel shortened to 20 inches and the stock was also shortened and had a recoil pad installed. He was able to shoot it with full power loads. I also had a friend with an identical rifle. He complained about the recoil. I let him shoot my rifle and he loved it and wanted to buy it. He didn't want to alter his rifle. The rifle was extremely accurate so I didn't want to sell it. It was also well worn. I told him that I would sell it for what it would take to replace it with a new rifle. He paid me what I was asking. I wouldn't rebarrel your rifle. I'd keep it the way it us. If you want to try a short action, buy a M700 at Wally World. they are $375. Have that one blue printed and rebarreled. Or have a muzzle brake installed. I made a muzzle brake out of old 98 Mauser barrel and installed it on my fairly light weight .338 RUM. Several people have shot it and no one found the recoil objectionable. [/QUOTE]
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