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Single shot edge or Lapua????
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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 209270" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>Is the action CM or SS ,if its SS then certainly the Edge. the 338 Lapua is right at the brink for being to fat and to much pressure for the CM action in my oppinion ,it can be done and it can be done safely on the SS ation also but you had better keep the pressure at or under SAMMI specs.</p><p> </p><p>The 338 Lapua will out run the Edge especialy in the improved version mostly because of the strength of the brass.. When loaded to "accurate" speeds then they are likely very close to each other then it boils down to cost of brass ,the Lapua is WAY higher but you can shoot factroy ammo and it will last a long time ..</p><p> </p><p>If it were me then I'd build the 338 Lapua improved with a 30-32" barrel and use the slowest powder I could find with the 300 gr SMK's , use all the barrel to burn that powder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As for the actual build , I would use a 9" bedding block and free float the action and other side of the barrel , the barrel will have the harmonics close to that of a 21" barrel due to the bedding block wipeing most of that out this will help in accuracy alot. But if you don't want the block the I'd have the action converted to a 40x by welding in a single shot follower , this will stiffen the action alot , then use a barrel of #7 at most and bed the first few inches of that so as not to stress the action to much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 209270, member: 8843"] Is the action CM or SS ,if its SS then certainly the Edge. the 338 Lapua is right at the brink for being to fat and to much pressure for the CM action in my oppinion ,it can be done and it can be done safely on the SS ation also but you had better keep the pressure at or under SAMMI specs. The 338 Lapua will out run the Edge especialy in the improved version mostly because of the strength of the brass.. When loaded to "accurate" speeds then they are likely very close to each other then it boils down to cost of brass ,the Lapua is WAY higher but you can shoot factroy ammo and it will last a long time .. If it were me then I'd build the 338 Lapua improved with a 30-32" barrel and use the slowest powder I could find with the 300 gr SMK's , use all the barrel to burn that powder. As for the actual build , I would use a 9" bedding block and free float the action and other side of the barrel , the barrel will have the harmonics close to that of a 21" barrel due to the bedding block wipeing most of that out this will help in accuracy alot. But if you don't want the block the I'd have the action converted to a 40x by welding in a single shot follower , this will stiffen the action alot , then use a barrel of #7 at most and bed the first few inches of that so as not to stress the action to much. [/QUOTE]
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