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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1130906" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>To be safe I'd use an action designed to accommodate the 338 Lapua or similar. Plenty of people build Lapuas on regular long actions and get by just fine, but others consider it a little sketchy. The "problem" arises from having such a large case head. All that surface area with 60,000 psi puts a lot of load on the bolt lugs and they may eventually bend slightly. This may or may not happen with a standard action, but with the money you'll invest in a full custom I wouldn't take the chance. Id go with a custom action or a Weatherby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1130906, member: 12193"] To be safe I'd use an action designed to accommodate the 338 Lapua or similar. Plenty of people build Lapuas on regular long actions and get by just fine, but others consider it a little sketchy. The "problem" arises from having such a large case head. All that surface area with 60,000 psi puts a lot of load on the bolt lugs and they may eventually bend slightly. This may or may not happen with a standard action, but with the money you'll invest in a full custom I wouldn't take the chance. Id go with a custom action or a Weatherby. [/QUOTE]
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