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<blockquote data-quote="Demonian" data-source="post: 324173" data-attributes="member: 20463"><p>I currently have a Rem 700 SPS Stainless in 300 RUM. I bought it to play with while gathering items to build a Long Range tack driver. </p><p></p><p>After about 40 hours of searching, I finally discovered a stock that I truly like. It has all the features I was looking for, and a couple I didn't know I wanted. <a href="http://www.tubegun.net/" target="_blank">This is the stock</a>. Now the problem I am having is that it is designed to use the magazines from Accuracy International, and the largest they make has a COL limit of 3.6". All the larger .338's or for that matter even the .300 RUM using the high BC bullets, seated properly, are longer than 3.6", and even if I seat the bullet further down and have the chamber cut to match, I lose case capacity, and thus velocity, defeating the purpose of using a large magnum round.</p><p></p><p>What Iam wondering is if there is another cartridge anyone has had any experience with that will drop an elk at around a mile (not that I plan to run out, range one at a mile and start blasting away, I would just like to have the capability to take the shot, if the situation ever arose and the conditions were near perfect).</p><p></p><p>I had my heart set on the .338 Edge, but there are many other .338's out there that are shorter.</p><p></p><p>.338 RCM</p><p>.338 WM</p><p>.338 RSAUM (Wildcat? I have only ever seen it mentioned once.)</p><p>Others I have not heard of?</p><p></p><p>The reason I want that particular stock is that is is much more cost effective to build a switch barrel gun, say one barrel for a .308, and shoot the hell out of it, saving the larger .338 for true long range practice, and hunting. That stock makes building a switch barrel rifle considerably easier. When you are talking about rifles that cost upwards of $4000.00 + Scope, it only makes sense to me to go this way as I am not exactly made of money.</p><p></p><p>I guess another option I have is to get the stock, borrow a friend's mill, and try to modify it to accept the Seekins magazines as it does appear to have the room to accept one, if I modify the magazine release. Cutting into an eight hundered dollar stock is not something I want to do, though. I am a machinist, but still not something I want to do, though I could if I had to.</p><p></p><p>Any advice or stories of personal experience would be most appreciated.</p><p></p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demonian, post: 324173, member: 20463"] I currently have a Rem 700 SPS Stainless in 300 RUM. I bought it to play with while gathering items to build a Long Range tack driver. After about 40 hours of searching, I finally discovered a stock that I truly like. It has all the features I was looking for, and a couple I didn't know I wanted. [url=http://www.tubegun.net/]This is the stock[/url]. Now the problem I am having is that it is designed to use the magazines from Accuracy International, and the largest they make has a COL limit of 3.6". All the larger .338's or for that matter even the .300 RUM using the high BC bullets, seated properly, are longer than 3.6", and even if I seat the bullet further down and have the chamber cut to match, I lose case capacity, and thus velocity, defeating the purpose of using a large magnum round. What Iam wondering is if there is another cartridge anyone has had any experience with that will drop an elk at around a mile (not that I plan to run out, range one at a mile and start blasting away, I would just like to have the capability to take the shot, if the situation ever arose and the conditions were near perfect). I had my heart set on the .338 Edge, but there are many other .338's out there that are shorter. .338 RCM .338 WM .338 RSAUM (Wildcat? I have only ever seen it mentioned once.) Others I have not heard of? The reason I want that particular stock is that is is much more cost effective to build a switch barrel gun, say one barrel for a .308, and shoot the hell out of it, saving the larger .338 for true long range practice, and hunting. That stock makes building a switch barrel rifle considerably easier. When you are talking about rifles that cost upwards of $4000.00 + Scope, it only makes sense to me to go this way as I am not exactly made of money. I guess another option I have is to get the stock, borrow a friend's mill, and try to modify it to accept the Seekins magazines as it does appear to have the room to accept one, if I modify the magazine release. Cutting into an eight hundered dollar stock is not something I want to do, though. I am a machinist, but still not something I want to do, though I could if I had to. Any advice or stories of personal experience would be most appreciated. gun) [/QUOTE]
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