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Which .338..rum,nosler,sm,edge
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<blockquote data-quote="Decap" data-source="post: 2484214" data-attributes="member: 118394"><p>So this is why I asked those questions. To solidly cover your distances and be mag fed, my first choice would have been 338 Norma. But if you want to build on a regular 700 action anything with a .585 case head is out. And before folks start chiming in I know people do it all the time that doesn't make it a good idea, for a case head that size you need a .750 bolt. To answer stw's question it's not just a function of weight and speed it also has to do with the surface area of the case head it's pressing against. And the problem is not just lug set back, If you cut a regular .700 bolt for a .585 case head you only wind up with a sliver of steel around the head. The edge 338 PRC and some others that people have mentioned aren't standard cartridges so dies and brass are always going to be an issue even under the best of circumstances. I think the best answer for all your requirements is either a 338 ultramag, or a 33 nosler. They will easily cover that distance, be mag feedable, you could build them on a 700 ultramag action, and they run right on either side of the two cartridges that you said intrigued you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Decap, post: 2484214, member: 118394"] So this is why I asked those questions. To solidly cover your distances and be mag fed, my first choice would have been 338 Norma. But if you want to build on a regular 700 action anything with a .585 case head is out. And before folks start chiming in I know people do it all the time that doesn't make it a good idea, for a case head that size you need a .750 bolt. To answer stw's question it's not just a function of weight and speed it also has to do with the surface area of the case head it's pressing against. And the problem is not just lug set back, If you cut a regular .700 bolt for a .585 case head you only wind up with a sliver of steel around the head. The edge 338 PRC and some others that people have mentioned aren't standard cartridges so dies and brass are always going to be an issue even under the best of circumstances. I think the best answer for all your requirements is either a 338 ultramag, or a 33 nosler. They will easily cover that distance, be mag feedable, you could build them on a 700 ultramag action, and they run right on either side of the two cartridges that you said intrigued you. [/QUOTE]
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