I've got a Remington 700 in 308. Can this be rechambered to a 300 SAUM or would there be problems?

A variety of things you need to have done.

(1) Open the bolt-face and have a Sako-type extractor installed...about $75 to $100.

(2) Pull the barrel and rechamber it...about $100.

(3) Work on the internals to allow it to feed or buy a new single-stack magazine box... another $50 to $150 depending.

Do yourself a favor and sell the 308 and buy anew SAUM...save yourself trouble, money and some time.

I've seen some Rem 700 in the SAUMs advertised on some of the internet auction sites.

DB is right. Although the action length is the same, the SAUM is a much fatter cartridge. The bolt face would have to be opened up to accept the magnum cartridge and a new barrel would have to be installed, chambered in the SAUM. Then the fat cartridges wouldn't fit or feed properly in the stock magazine--that would be an even harder problem to fix.

The new bolt face is probably gonna run you a good $100 or more. Depending on brand, contor, length, crowning, and other options (fluting, chrono treatment) the barrel, installed, could run you over $400 and almost certainly over $300 by the time it is installed. The magazine...still don't know how you'd go about that. Remember, Remington doesn't chamber a M700 in the SAUM so finding parts for it is going to be hard. All this and then you still have the waiting period for the barrel, ect.

If you really want a 300 SAUM, do yourself a favor. Save or sell the .308 and buy the SAUM new.

DB, I beleive you are mistaken on the SAUM M700s. To my knowledge only the Model 7 LS and SS Magnums are chambered in the Short Action Ultra Magnums. I just checked Remington's site and could find no mention of a Model 700 chambered in the SAUMs.

Thanks for the info. Sounds like a no-go on this one. I'll stick with my 308 for now.

FarRight..... a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Have I ever lied to you?

You can buy a Rem 700 in the SAUM's....... please check www.gunsamerica.com and look under "Remington Rifles, Modern." As I recall one model was SS with a plastic stock and the other was CM with a wood stock. They are listed with 24" barrels rather than the 22" the Model 7's have......and please, I know the difference beween the two rifles.

I just went to GunsAmerica to check. Rifle number one is in the 605 area code...the code for the sale of GA is #976287140.

Rifle number two is in 570 area code and GA # is
976279683

Both are SS with plastic....the CM w/wood must have been sold.

[ 11-05-2002, 06:32: Message edited by: DB Bill ]

Okay my mistake

The depths of your contritness speak well of you but I'm going to need 20 push-ups and a few laps around the Bozeman Mall.

Smart move Jab,The .308 is a right unto its own,and to me,the granddaddy of this "short magnum" craze,,,,It and it's offspring have been slowly eclipsing the /06 since it's birth.If you have'nt had the opportunity to "pull" targets @ 600yds.,,yes,that bullet is still breaking the sound barrier,and the tree tops stop at the top of the berm,at least for 50-60yds past it.And the mix is about 50/50 between .308 and .223,,,maby an occaisional 30/06.Maby I have'nt looked in the right places,,,,,But I don't recall ever hearing or reading about a .308 imp.

I followed your link and looked around a while. Beginning to think you were full of it again when I saw it. I was like "It does exist!"

"Full of it again"....what do you mean again?

I may well be full-of-it but you won't catch me at it.

I just ordered one of the 300 saum M700 BDL stainless/synthetics on Gunsamerica. It is an uncataloged "Shot Show Special" rifle according to Remington. It should be here some time next week. In my opinion, with its 24" tube, it is the platform from which the new saum cartridges should have been launched from to begin with. I found mine for $569 plus $20 shipping with no credit card fee.

Do yourself and your shoulder a favor. Keep the .308 and kill whatever you want to with it. There is nothing alive that the .308 SAUM will kill any better or any farther away that the lowly .308 will. I have killed deer at 400+yds. with mine, it's a matter of practice and careful handloading. A magnum is no substitute for practice. It doesn't kick as hard and you will be happier in the end. If you really need more performance with heavier bullets then step yourself up to the early 20th century magnum, the .30-06. It is almost identical to the .308 until you hit 180 gr. bullets. But do as you will, but I know I'm right about this. It is fun to have a new toy to tinker with though, isn't it? Whatever you end up doing, have fun with it and practice shooting!
Yardbird