remington 700 in .338 lapua?

As said, a 26" barrel really is a waste of a lot of powder. Most rifles reviewed shooting factory ammo do not meet the 3000fps 250gr goal of the orig Lapua design. 2800 to 2900fps seems to happen more often then higher.

That is not a significant difference over the 340Wby. The 338 RUM would certainly get things moving without any fuss, so why am I excited...less expensive components.

The 338 cal does not have a lot of options in heavy high BC match quality bullets. With interest in the Lapua, lots of new toys will emerge. See post on new Hornady bullets.

These will work just fine in my 338 Mystic which has a 36" barrel. Plus the improved Lapua case is quite a dandy in a long barrel. A bit larger then the 338 Mystic.

As to accuracy, all of these cases are equally accurate, or can be made so. However, the more powder you burn per bang, the harder it is to tune for max accuracy.
Jerry
 
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winchester_070 said:
Guntech ,
340 weatherby more accurate then the Lapua ? Tell me why it would be ?
I am not being a smartass , i just want your opinion .
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Accuracy wise I was comparing a mass produced factory barrel chambered for the Lapua to a custom barrel chambered to the .340.... it would be a rare day the custom would not shoot circles around the factory....

Also perfoprmance wise, I think a .340 will obtain great velocities in a 26 inch barrel........ the Ultra Mags and the Lapuas need longer tubes - 28 or 30 inches to really perform...
 
My favorite load for my brothers rechambered .338 win to .340 wea. Rem 700 LH gets 2975 fps average with 250 sierra's, in the original rem. 24" barrel. Yes, it is a warmish load, this is a weaterby sammi reamer, not one without the weatherby free bore.
 
It is not uncommon for a mfgr. to list an item in their catalogue that they don't produce or stock. It's called fishing. If there is enough interest then the item can actually be produced. This may be the case here. A lapua case will fit in a 700 but not without extensive mods to the extractor. For a few hundred rifles a year I doubt this would be profitable. As for the Charles Daly '98s they also would require extensive mods to the mag and bolt to chamber lapua, at least to the ones I have. The lapua has lost it's lustre with the advent of the ultramags but I'm sure some police dept will 'need' one or two just to say we got one. Amazing what one needs when spending someone else's money. The 408 Chey Tac is an example of this. Mark
 
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It is not uncommon for a mfgr. to list an item in their catalogue that they don't produce or stock. It's called fishing. If there is enough interest then the item can actually be produced. This may be the case here. A lapua case will fit in a 700 but not without extensive mods to the extractor. For a few hundred rifles a year I doubt this would be profitable. As for the Charles Daly '98s they also would require extensive mods to the mag and bolt to chamber lapua, at least to the ones I have. The lapua has lost it's lustre with the advent of the ultramags but I'm sure some police dept will 'need' one or two just to say we got one. Amazing what one needs when spending someone else's money. The 408 Chey Tac is an example of this. Mark
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Well, my personal opinion that there's no "fishing" going on here as the rifle is bound to be a good seller to the "tactical crowd". The 2006 LE catalogue is now online for anyone who wants to download it.

http://www.remingtonle.com/news/05catalog.htm
 
2bad4u2 said:
Well, my personal opinion that there's no "fishing" going on here as the rifle is bound to be a good seller to the "tactical crowd". The 2006 LE catalogue is now online for anyone who wants to download it.

http://www.remingtonle.com/news/05catalog.htm
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They list a .338 Lapua with a 26 inch barrel but they show nothing about it. No news or announcements that I could find anywhere about it....

I just talked to a Law Enforcement rep (June 14 10am) and asked about the Lapua rifle.... he thinks it will be in the fall production and he thinks it has an AR extractor. It will be a 26 inch 700P. No pictures available and no details on the extractor...

I still am wondering if this will actually be made...
 
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... and what about price? It's coming with a Mac A3 or A5 stock, so that's going to fetch a premium. What does a typical 40-X rifle run over it's comparable run-of-the-mill M700 relative? I suppose it'll be a couple of extra $$$ just for the sheer fact that it's a 338LM...
 
Remington has such a stake in their "three rings of steel" breeching system that it will be interesting to see if they actually market a rifle with the AR type extractor.
 
tiriaq said:
Remington has such a stake in their "three rings of steel" breeching system that it will be interesting to see if they actually market a rifle with the AR type extractor.
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I agree.... I sent an email asking them how they are addressing the fact that the 3 rings of steel concept with the original 700 extractor system is the strongest and safest breeching system made and how will an AR style extractor in a 700 be retained if there is a catastrophic case failure?

If I get a satisfactory reply I will post it.
 
just my opinion but if you can afford to buy this gun wich will be more $ than the sps, and you can afford to shoot it
why dont you suck it up and get one built they just arent that much $ if your going to go that extreme
 
guntech said:
I agree.... I sent an email asking them how they are addressing the fact that the 3 rings of steel concept with the original 700 extractor system is the strongest and safest breeching system made and how will an AR style extractor in a 700 be retained if there is a catastrophic case failure?

If I get a satisfactory reply I will post it.
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I just received a reply from one fellow - copied and pasted in italics below:

That is all they are letting out at this time. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. I’m sure the system we end up putting out will be highly pressure tested.

But another fellow was able to help more. Thank you for your inquiry. The 700P should be available in Oct. Attached is a photo of the extractor we are using at the present but is it not 100% confirmed. We still have some final testing but so far all is good. Due to the large head of a 338 lapua cartridge, our normal extractor could not be used and we went to an external claw style.
He sent me this picture:
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That will eject the large cases right into the windage adjustment knob of your scope......
 
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