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I have a 300RUM and a 338RUM -love them both. I also have a rem 700 action that use to be a 338RUM. Question is what to step up to.... 375RUM is an obvious choice. What else can be done off this action -- in a 375 and up range?
 
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416, 458, or 470 ar!


opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club

Information on Ammoguide about
the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR
What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR.
476AR,
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The AR cartridges now have head stamped brass, and are a great fit in that action.

Rich
 
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Make a wildcat 458 RUM and then you can get should surgery afterwards


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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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But see Mike's #7 above.


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.416s are simply fantastic.


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404 Jeff.
 
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+3 for the 404 Jeff
 
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404 won't work unless you open the bolt face. The RUMs are rebated.

You can also build any belted magnum on that action. Say a 458 Lott.


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Then make a 404 RUMSmiler


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470AR!!! Big bullets are always better!
 
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+4 for the 404J.


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404 won't work unless you open the bolt face. The RUMs are rebated.

You can also build any belted magnum on that action. Say a 458 Lott.


458 LOTT -- I woulda never thunk it....Thanks for the help.
 
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My 257 Weatherby is built on a stainless 338 UltraMag action. While it feeds 100% with a regular mag box, it actually feeds smoother with the RUM mag box, so your build may or may not need a new box. About 20 bucks either way.


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+5 404J


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+ 6 on the 404J
 
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excuse the ignorance on the larger cals....but why the 404j over 458lott
 
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Biscut, look at what the Africans used for decades for culling.

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