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Taking opinions on a 30 cal cartridge for a future build
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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1163979" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>They will work on a 700 action but there are some things to consider. Cartridge length is one thing that'll get tricky with the Lapua, not an issue with the Norma. There are other issues with the extractor and the strength of the action itself. Here are a couple of links that spell it out pretty well:</p><p></p><p><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/rem-700-action-how-much-chamber-pressure-safe-40117/#post269273" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/rem-700-action-how-much-chamber-pressure-safe-40117/#post269273</a></u></p><p></p><p><u><a href="http://riflebarrels.com/378-weatherby-cases-in-the-remington-700-action/" target="_blank">378 Weatherby Cases in the Remington 700 Action? - Lilja</a></u></p><p></p><p>If it's built correctly the 300 Norma would be fine on a 700 action, especially if you don't run it too hard. Although to build the action correctly means spending money, and the main reason for using a 700 in the first place is because it's cheap!</p><p></p><p>The 300 WM is really not a bad choice. With a 28" barrel you can get great performance with the 200-215 grain bullets. Brass is inexpensive and not hard to find. I have loaded for several belted magnums and have never had any problems getting good accuracy. They are not harder to load for if you have a match chamber and know how to set up your dies. You always hear they're a pain to reload but that's partly myth and partly because of excessively roomy factory chambers. </p><p></p><p>The bigger rounds are cool though. You may want to decide on an action first since that may influence which cartridge you choose. I would personally stick with the 300 WM in a Rem 700 action. If you go custom you have plenty of good options in the 300 Norma, 30-338 lapua, 30-378, and others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1163979, member: 12193"] They will work on a 700 action but there are some things to consider. Cartridge length is one thing that'll get tricky with the Lapua, not an issue with the Norma. There are other issues with the extractor and the strength of the action itself. Here are a couple of links that spell it out pretty well: [U][URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/rem-700-action-how-much-chamber-pressure-safe-40117/#post269273[/URL][/U] [U][URL="http://riflebarrels.com/378-weatherby-cases-in-the-remington-700-action/"]378 Weatherby Cases in the Remington 700 Action? - Lilja[/URL][/U] If it's built correctly the 300 Norma would be fine on a 700 action, especially if you don't run it too hard. Although to build the action correctly means spending money, and the main reason for using a 700 in the first place is because it's cheap! The 300 WM is really not a bad choice. With a 28" barrel you can get great performance with the 200-215 grain bullets. Brass is inexpensive and not hard to find. I have loaded for several belted magnums and have never had any problems getting good accuracy. They are not harder to load for if you have a match chamber and know how to set up your dies. You always hear they're a pain to reload but that's partly myth and partly because of excessively roomy factory chambers. The bigger rounds are cool though. You may want to decide on an action first since that may influence which cartridge you choose. I would personally stick with the 300 WM in a Rem 700 action. If you go custom you have plenty of good options in the 300 Norma, 30-338 lapua, 30-378, and others. [/QUOTE]
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