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416 Remington in a magnum action

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24 February 2009, 21:28
eyeman
416 Remington in a magnum action
I have an action from a 7Rem Mag. Can I put a 416 Rem Mag barrel and have it feed through this action?


Paul Gulbas
24 February 2009, 21:31
Westpac
quote:
Originally posted by eyeman:
I have an action from a 7Rem Mag. Can I put a 416 Rem Mag barrel and have it feed through this action?


Maybe.

What action is it?


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24 February 2009, 21:32
tiggertate
What brand is the action? Some easy, some need a new mag box only and some can't without major work. A 416 Taylor would be a sure bet in any action.


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24 February 2009, 21:48
Allan DeGroot
The max OAL cartridge length of the 416Rem is 3.60"
This is the same as the 375H&H but significantly longer than the 3.290 Max length of the 7mmMag

I find it "odd" that the 7mmMag MAX OCL is actually shorter than the 30-06 COL of 3.340" when the 7mmMag was specifically designed to fit in a 30-06 length action.

If you have a Remington 700 or a Win M70 you'll be fine.
in anything else.... ?

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24 February 2009, 21:50
eyeman
The action is a Rem BDL


Paul Gulbas
24 February 2009, 21:53
Westpac
quote:
Originally posted by eyeman:
The action is a Rem BDL


No Problem!


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24 February 2009, 21:59
Allan DeGroot
The Remington 700 in 7mmMag is built on Remington's "Long" action, which IS a
"Magnum" (375H&H length) action.

a 416 will go right in.

You probably won't need more than a few touchups to the feed rails, if that...

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