Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

[Jrb572]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I have a favor to ask you all. I'm trying to sell the HS stock that came with my 338. I sold the DBM already. I thought I asked already but can not find where it was asked or posted. If you have one of these stocks and a factory BDL floor plate. Could you swap the DBM for the BDL to make sure it fits. I've been asked several time if it will. I am almost positive it does. But I would really appreciate if someone would for me.

 

[stratton2885]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

OK just finished reading all 18 pages and joined tonight to pass on this information. AccurateMag.com has the mags for the 2009 and newer 700p MLR 338 lapua. These are the same as remingtons as they make them for remington, but can now sell them. They are in stock and $85 Only 65 if 100 are purchased! Hope this helps, I have confirmed this and tried the mag, it works.

 

[AnthonyL]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stratton2885</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OK just finished reading all 18 pages and joined tonight to pass on this information. AccurateMag.com has the mags for the 2009 and newer 700p MLR 338 lapua. These are the same as remingtons as they make them for remington, but can now sell them. They are in stock and $85 Only 65 if 100 are purchased! Hope this helps, I have confirmed this and tried the mag, it works. </div></div>

Thanks for the confirmation, me and a buddy are looking for some extra mags.

BTW, slight correction on the website URL.

http://www.accurate-mag.com/

Oh, question? Which long action is the Rem 700 .338? 3.715" or 3.850"?

 

[AnthonyL]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 2nsane</div><div class="ubbcode-body">8-40, make sure your base is a 8-40. and not for a standard Remington LA </div></div>

They all should be 8-40 from what I understand. If you want to be 100% sure before ordering a base, then remove one of the screws and measure it with a dial caliper. The diameter should read .164" if it's in fact 8-40.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_6_47/ai_74033107/

 

[AnthonyL]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

So, new member here. A good friend and I both bought Remington 700 Police .338's at a local gun shop last weekend. We plan on taking a precision rifle class this summer and our goal is to shoot steel at 1000yards.

We lucked out, as our local shop ran across a lot of 12 of these rifles by luck. There was another LE dealer who lost their FFL before they could take shipment and instead our shop bought up the lot cheap and passed along the savings to us.

I suspect they are 2010 build as the ship date was Nov 2010. However I plan on calling Remington and see if they can pull a build sheet with an exact date. Either way, they look like amazing rifles and we are excited to get some lead down range with them.

 

[turbo54]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Well, I took my 700P .338 out and shot it for the first time yesterday. Wednesday is 600yard practice, and I usually shoot my 308. I had 20 rounds loaded for the .338, and none for the 308, so I took the .338 instead. I had wanted to save the ammo for the weekend and run it by the chrony. I had 4 different groups of 5 loaded, all with a 300SMK loaded .025" off the lands.

78gr H4350
90gr H1000
92gr Retumbo
90gr RL25

I don't get to see my groups, but there is a guy in the pits spotting each shot, so I do get feedback.

First off, I guess I am recoil sensitive. My 308 with no rubber buttpad was uncomfortable. With the buttpad, its a pussycat. Aside from my nervousness of shooting a new rifle for the first time with ammo I loaded for the first time, the first 10 shots, with H4350 and H1000 were fine. Took me 2 shots to get on paper, and the 3rd was in the X ring. I REALLY had to concentrate on the followthrough to not flinch. I have an NF 8-32x56 on the rifle, which has good eye relief, but I was still nervous of getting bitten. I didn't.

When I dropped the first round with Retumbo in, I knew it was going to have more recoil - it did. It hits like a freight train. I wasn't dialing my scope around for each load. I was trying to get a feel for shifts in point of impact from one load to the next. Retumbo is a good 2 MOA higher at 600 than either H1000 or H4350. By the time I got to the RL25 rounds, I was experiencing some fatigue, so I'm not POSITIVE it was the ammo and not me, but the RL25 seemed to be very inconsistent. If I wasn't flinching, that load is good for 2 MOA. Seemed like the Retumbo oughtta be in the hunt for sub MOA.

My shoulder hurts today. Not terrible, but it hurts. I was firing prone, and had the rifle tucked into my shoulder pocket tightly. Besides the dirt/debris getting kicked all over the place by the OEM brake, I'm hoping a new/different brake will reduce recoil more.

I'm going to need a good bit of practice to master this rifle, and I'll never get enough practice in firing 10-15 rounds a day.

 

[Matthew Hendrickson]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I have one of these rifles and I really like it, not much in recoil shot it all day without any issue. The only thing wrong with the thing in my mind ok other then the OEM brake is the extractor when I work the bolt the damn thing pulls the case out but depending on how fast I work the bolt the case falls out right next to me (that’s nice) or the case bounces back into the chamber either forward or it will flip around backwards. Has anyone encountered this if so how in the hell did you fix it. Oh before I forget it does this with two different types of brass.

 

[turbo54]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Mine barely ejects brass. It hasn't bounced one back into the "loading port", but they barely drizzle out. If I work the bolt fast, they come out about 1 foot to the side and a foot forward. Its been over 24 hours since I shot mine - my shoulder is still tender. I fired 20 rounds prone. I must be a p*ssy.

 

[Matthew Hendrickson]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Turbo54 not sure about the p*ssy part but it takes time for some to build up to the recoil of some firearms. I cut my teeth on a steel butt plate 577-450 martini henry carbine from the RCMP that my uncle had. Ive been looking around to see if i can find a new extractor or something that will help im thinking about putting an O-ring on the spring. It also looks like the claw on the extractor is small on mine that might have something to do with it too.

 

[turbo54]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Forgot to add: My rifle has a lot of clearance between the firing pin and the firing pin hole in the boltface. My primers are BARELY flattened at all, have a real nice radius on the edges, yes the primer cup has flowed into the "clearance ring" around the firing pin. I have a couple pics I can post, but elsewhere I read this is a common thing on the Remmy 700s.

In practice, is it nothing to worry about - continute working up until the primer flatness and radius are at limit, or is this effect a load-limiter?

I know having the hole bushed is an option, but I'm not going to get into custom work like that with this rifle. This is an entry level 338LM rifle that I will probably bed, but not much more. If I decide to stick with 338LM, I'll probably step up to a fancier rifle.

 

[71firebird400]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Just got a new chrono so I've been obtaining some velocity information. My gun had a screwed up chamber from Remington, so it's been set back by Benchmark Barrels and was chambered with a PT&G 338 Match reamer and was bedded by myself.

I've been running into pressure signs earlier than what most 338 shooters have, but after chrono'ing my loads I believe I've determined that I must have a very efficient barrel or a hot lot of Retumbo (or both)-


300 Sierra Matchking
94.0gr Retumbo
Lapua Brass
Fed 215M primer

2825 FPS; this load has shown slight signs of pressure but nothing excessive. This load has shot numerous groups between .3 and .6 MOA at various distances.


250 Scenar
94.0gr Retumbo
Lapua Brass
Fed 215M primer

2925 FPS; not much development with this load but it is sub-MOA. Still need more time with this one. Absolutely no signs of pressure.

250 Scenar
95.0gr Retumbo
Lapua Brass
Fed 215M primer

2975 FPS; only loaded these up for MV numbers so no accuracy to report yet. Absolutely no signs of pressure with this either; bolt opens easily and primers look good.


So far my rifle has been throwing down excellent velocity numbers considering the 24" barrel. Also, my gun has shown excellent accuracy with Retumbo. I have briefly tried 4831SC with the 250's and it did not shoot as well but I have a bit of it left to keep trying.

Before anyone calls BS on my chrono numbers; I verified the chrono was measuring correctly using XM193 and several types of 22 ammo along with some known bullseye pistol loads out my friends 1911. All measured velocity numbers agreed with what the loads were 'supposed' to shoot (2980-3050 with the XM193 from a 16" carbine) so I have confidence in the chronograph being used.

I'd recommend Retumbo and 300 SMK's to anyone with an MLR. Will report again once I have more time spent with the 250 Scenars.

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I'll chime in on my load data for the MLR.

I've worked exclusively with 250 SMK's in mine and have run RL 19, 22 & 25. I have not had the results as most with RL 25 but I don't think I was running it hot enough, seriously erred on the side of caution in my load work-up. RL 22 is showing promise and the RL 19 recipe I worked up is SUPER accurate.

At any rate, after I broke the barrel in on mine, I initially ran my first group for accuracy with Lapua 250gr Scenar factory fodder. On the chrono, the Lapua 250 Scenar factory load clocked in at <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">2840fps</span></span> outta my rig. Accuracy on the factory load was more than adequate and the first group outta my rifle came in at a very respectable <span style="font-weight: bold">.461" 5 shot string</span>. For those wanting to throw the B.S. flag on that, I will gladly PM you a pic of said group. I won't violate the group shot policy by posting it on this thread, however, <span style="font-weight: bold">deh223</span> here witnessed that group when it was shot.

After I shot the factory fodder, I set out to try and duplicate the accuracy and velocity of the Lapua load. I worked with the above listed powders and finally came up with the following load.......

<span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">250 SMK
Lapua Brass
Federal 215 primer (standard, not match)
88.0gr RL 19
OAL - 3.685"
Velocity - 2860fps +/-
*Note - no signs of excessive pressure with this load, use above data at your own risk</span></span></span>

Another Hide member here PM'd me regarding load data for the MLR a while back and I forwarded the above recipe to him. I won't say how well this load is performing in my rifle.....yet. However, I can assure you that it exceeded the factory Lapua 250 Scenar fodder I initially tried in my rifle. According to the member I sent the data to, he got like results outta his rig and was tickled pink with the load.

A close friend here at home has some of my loads to run thru his MLR. I should here back from him within the week on the results of it thru his rig. I have planned on running five consecutive five shot groups but my rig is down at the moment. Within a couple of weeks, I should have my XLR chassis in and I will post results for you guys.

 

[71firebird400]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Sounds like you're getting some awesome performance out of your rifle, these things can really shoot! Any reason you haven't tried a 250 Scenar? Quite a bit better BC than the SMK if you can get it to shoot as well.

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Firebird,

After the results I am getting with the 250 SMK's, I'll be hard pressed to switch up. I do have some 300 SMK's loaded up but waiting on my XLR to arrive. Will be chucking some Berger 300 Hybrids after the XLR arrives as well.

 

[71firebird400]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Let us know how the Berger's do. I'd like to try them, but a friend of mine said they're about a tenth of an inch longer than the SMK's so I doubt they'd fit in the mag.

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Will do firebird, I went with the CIP mag inlet when I ordered the XLR. My OAL on my loads now are over 3.6" & won't run in a standard AI .339 mag. They run fine in the MLR mag, hoping the CIP mags will maintain my OAL & I won't have to tinker with my seating depth.

 

[danny.k]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

My 700p 338LM just arrived at my dealer

.
Ordered the gun first week of july 2010....just filled out the papers needed to apply for the owners permit. Should be another 2-3 weeks for the Policedepartement to grant the permit.
Then finaly i´ll be able take that purty rifle home

.

Anyone got some loading-data for this gun using Norma or Vihtavouri powders??? Will start shooting Smk 250 and Scenar 250.

 

[Badshot308]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/vihtavuori-reloading-data/relodata/5/86

 

[danny.k]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I have the book...would like to hear about some "real-life" data though.

 

[SAS_Sniper]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

i use 84 g of N165 and 250g scenar, v0 is about 840 m/s (15°C-300 mt OSL) good load, at 300mt is under MOA

 

[AnthonyL]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Anyone had the bolt fluted? I'm worried it will chew up the brass when loading from the magazine?

 

[ertlonggun]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

just sent mine off monday on the group buy going on.

 

[krisp]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I have had mine fluted and knob installed, works like a champ!!!!

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Hey Hired Gun just wanted to say thanks for the info on removing the brake from the MLR mine broke loose at 390'F.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

You are welcome. Be sure to post some pictures and a brief report of you new brake.

 

[Mattrmvpd]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Da Law Dog,

Hope your doing well brother and staying safe!

Sorry.. I should have paid more attention to this... been tied up and have NOT shot the MLR in a while..

Really though... theres NO need to

ITS DEAD ON!

The load data taht DOG reports is ABSOLUTELY THE SHIT!!!

The ONLY thing that is hurting my groups from being smaller (UNDER 1/2 MOA) is the damn recoil after a couple strings of fire.

I am NOW getting ready to remove the break and put on a new one.

Matt (LEO SOUTH GA)

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I put a AICS CIP on my Remington 338 Lapua MLR and I am curious if I can use the HS precision stock and bottom metal for setting up a different weapon. Anybody tried a Remington 700 long action in a different caliber that will fit the 338 Lapua magazine that comes with the MLR. I sent Gunaddict a pm but he must be in disposed.

 

[Nimzoblanca]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Man, I'm having a hell of a time getting any kind of reasonable groups from mine. I'm using 300g SMK, CCI 250 primers, new Lapua brass and Retumbo powder. OAL doesn't seem to matter, I'm currently using an OAL of 3.685. I've gone from 3.670 to 3.700 with no discernible difference. I also use a Hornady concentricity tool to keep bullet runout less than .003.

I've experimented with 93.0 to 95.0g of Retumbo, with the best results using 94.5g. But still I seem to get anywhere from 1.75 to 3" five-shot groups at 100 yards, which sucks of course. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. Shoots the same whether it's the 1st group of the day (clean bore) or the 5th or 6th group (dirty bore). Once in a while I'll get 4 of the 5 in an inch or less, but usually they're all over the place.

Some questions for the brain power here:

1) Do you see any accuracy dropoff after shooting 20-30 rounds after starting with a clean bore? My range sessions usually last 20-30 rounds and I always clean the bore when I get home. Should I leave it dirty and see how it does?

2) So far I've put around 150 rounds through it. For those that have good shooters, was accuracy good out of the box or did you have to put a bunch of rounds through it before groups tightened up? If so, how many rounds?

Next up I'll try the recipe posted above with 250 SMK and RL19. I sure hope it works better.

 

[blurry6]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nimzoblanca</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Man, I'm having a hell of a time getting any kind of reasonable groups from mine. I'm using 300g SMK, CCI 250 primers, new Lapua brass and Retumbo powder. OAL doesn't seem to matter, I'm currently using an OAL of 3.685. I've gone from 3.670 to 3.700 with no discernible difference. I also use a Hornady concentricity tool to keep bullet runout less than .003.

I've experimented with 93.0 to 95.0g of Retumbo, with the best results using 94.5g. But still I seem to get anywhere from 1.75 to 3" five-shot groups at 100 yards, which sucks of course. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. Shoots the same whether it's the 1st group of the day (clean bore) or the 5th or 6th group (dirty bore). Once in a while I'll get 4 of the 5 in an inch or less, but usually they're all over the place.

Some questions for the brain power here:

1) Do you see any accuracy dropoff after shooting 20-30 rounds after starting with a clean bore? My range sessions usually last 20-30 rounds and I always clean the bore when I get home. Should I leave it dirty and see how it does?

2) So far I've put around 150 rounds through it. For those that have good shooters, was accuracy good out of the box or did you have to put a bunch of rounds through it before groups tightened up? If so, how many rounds?

Next up I'll try the recipe posted above with 250 SMK and RL19. I sure hope it works better.
</div></div>

You might try letting it sit dirty,... try shooting it 'til 60 and see how it's doing. I also played around with 300SMK's and Retumbo and H1000 - didn't work. I've also tried 300gr Scenars and 300gr Bergers with Retumbo & H1000 - didn't work. Then I went to 250's. The SMK's were OK, but the ticket was the 250gr Scenar on top of 89.1gr of H1000 - it's shooting < 0.5 MOA. I was amazed it started shooting so well with this load. You'll have to play with the seating depth to fine tune it, but it should be shooting around 0.75 - 1.0 MOA right out of the gate. Start out at 88.5gr and work up. Best of luck!

Ryan

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

+1 to what blurry said.

Aside from lapping mine before break in & a light regimen of cleaning during the same I run mime with a fouled bore.

At 50 rounds, mime got a very light run-through with a wet patch of Butche's to check for copper fouling. Since then she sits with a fouled bore. Mine has always been sub MOA and well under a half MOA rig with the recipe listed above.
Will be running some 300 SMKs and Bergers in the near future.

 

[Da-Law-Dawg]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mm128</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Da Law Dog,

Hope your doing well brother and staying safe!

Sorry.. I should have paid more attention to this... been tied up and have NOT shot the MLR in a while..

Really though... theres NO need to

ITS DEAD ON!

The load data taht DOG reports is ABSOLUTELY THE SHIT!!!

The ONLY thing that is hurting my groups from being smaller (UNDER 1/2 MOA) is the damn recoil after a couple strings of fire.

I am NOW getting ready to remove the break and put on a new one.

Matt (LEO SOUTH GA) </div></div>

Matt, just saw where you had posted. Glad the recipe has worked out for you my friend!! Patiently waiting the arrival of my XLR chassis from Kyle to get my MLR back up and running. Hope all is well in Georgia my friend. Keep me posted when you get the new brake installed!

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I was able to get my question answered by my gunsmith we put a Remington long action in 300 Win Mag in the HS Precision stock that came with my MLR and Gunaddict was right, it functioned with no problems feeding from the detachable magazine that came with it.

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

All right I am going to show my ignorance, how do you attach pictures to your post? I have read the FAQ one answer is that I have to have a personel URL the other states "When creating a new thread or response, you'll see a "File Manager" link on the "Full Reply" or "New Post" page. When selecting this option you'll receive a popup which will allow you to attach files to your post. Well I cannot find New Post or Full Reply so that I can get to the File Manager. I would like to share pics of my MLR.

 

[Nimzoblanca]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Well I switched to 250g SMK's, tried 88.0g of RL19 and 95.0g and 96.0g of Retumbo. No discernible change, I'm still getting 2-2.5" 5-shot groups. Interestingly,I loaded one batch with an OAL of 3.670 and put 4 of the 5 in 1/2". All other groups were with 3.685 OAL. I chalk up that one group to luck.

Trying to think about this logically, it's gotta be the ammo, the shooter, or the rifle. It could certainly be the nut behind the trigger. My other precision rig is a 308 (Rem 700 LTR) which I also handload for, and I've never had issues with it. Definitely a 1/2 MOA gun.

I suppose my handloads need fine tuning, but 2-2.5" groups? I guess my next move is to pony up for some match grade factory ammo to see if that shoots better. They didn't have any 338 Lapua ammo at Cabelas. Any suggestions on factory ammo to try and where to get it?

 

[Oldscout]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Hi everyone, I've been watching this post for a while, and finelly got my rifle. I put a vortex 6.5x20 44mm on it with a TPS 20moa base. So far I've put 20rds of 200gr Hornady SST's cleaned after each, and 10 300gr smk's cleaned after every 3. The last group shot the first round at 12 oclock then 2 3 and 4 at 1.947in to the left with the last 3 group size of .447in at 200yds. It likes the 300's a lot better than the 200's. I loaded the 300's with 77grs of IMR 4350, and I've loaded 10 more up with 77.5 grs to try them. I was wondering if anyone has tried the PWS PRC 5/8x24 muzzle brake on one of these? It looks like a pretty good design, and I like the DIY option to put it on. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Badshot308]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I believe someone did try one of those brakes. It's either somewhere in this 19 page thread or in another older thread.

 

[Nimzoblanca]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I have the PWS brake on my rig. Easy install and it looks cool, but it doesn't do much to tame the recoil IMHO. It's better than stock and it reduces the dust signature since there's no ports on the bottom, but the thing still kicks like a mule. I want to try the Badger brake because some people say that makes it shoot like a 308, which the PWS definitely doesn't do.

 

[danny.k]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: danny.k</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My 700p 338LM just arrived at my dealer

.
Ordered the gun first week of july 2010....just filled out the papers needed to apply for the owners permit. Should be another 2-3 weeks for the Policedepartement to grant the permit.
Then finaly i´ll be able take that purty rifle home

.

Anyone got some loading-data for this gun using Norma or Vihtavouri powders??? Will start shooting Smk 250 and Scenar 250. </div></div>

Picked the gun up today

.
Gun looks really nice and its of to the range as soon as the lapua-brass arrives....
The magazine-"latch" feels abit "iffy" though and i´ll attend to that tomorrow.

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Thanks Lowlight, well here is my MLR naked, I still have some work to do to it so that it matches my 308. It is in a AICS CIP and I am currently awaiting the my turn in line to send the bolt to KMW.

 

[aaronraby1]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Who Dat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Thanks Lowlight, well here is my MLR naked, I still have some work to do to it so that it matches my 308. It is in a AICS CIP and I am currently awaiting the Vortex flash suppresor and my turn in line to send the bolt to KMW. </div></div>

looks fantastic!!! makes me want to get an AI for mine... but im thinking XLR to match my 300.

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Looking forward to seeing it, I am going to wait for mine to be finished before I run some rounds through it. Cannot wait to get it sighted in for a 400 yard zero. I think I am going to start with factory Lapua ammo for that task and then try some of the loads on this thread. I use H1000 out of my 7 mag and 7STW with great accuracy for hunting. Kind of interested to see how it works for matching a factory load for accuracy.

 

[Who Dat]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I forgot Accuracy International is coming out with the AX modular chasis for the Remington 700 action. Made me stop in my tracks when I saw it at the 2011 Shot Show. Makes you wonder where your loyalty lays with the standard chasis or the new AX chasis. Me personally I like the weight it adds to the weapon for stability and recoil damping. That is why I am not putting a muzzle brake on the 338 Lapua. My 308 weighs in at 16 pounds loaded and ready for deployment. With the current factory weight of the MLR it is light like a hunting rifle with upgrades to it it should weigh in at 16 pounds when it is finished.

 

[rlr]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Nimzoblanca ....I have the Badger Thruster on my custom...works great. Noticeable reduction in felt recoil, along with a Decelerator pad...I don't know what Remington is coming out with on theirs, but consider a swap there, as well. go with the decelerator or Limbsaver.


I mp'd you about the ammo

 

[rlr]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

that would be a PM!

 

[danny.k]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AnthonyL</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stratton2885</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OK just finished reading all 18 pages and joined tonight to pass on this information. AccurateMag.com has the mags for the 2009 and newer 700p MLR 338 lapua. These are the same as remingtons as they make them for remington, but can now sell them. They are in stock and $85 Only 65 if 100 are purchased! Hope this helps, I have confirmed this and tried the mag, it works. </div></div>

Thanks for the confirmation, me and a buddy are looking for some extra mags.

BTW, slight correction on the website URL.

http://www.accurate-mag.com/


Oh, question? Which long action is the Rem 700 .338? 3.715" or 3.850"? </div></div>

Anyone want to honcho a group-buy for these mags?
I´m in for two

Seems like Accurate-mag wont sell directly to me but through their European "vendor"....and that is Roedale

...
Please help me out

...

 

[wildcat_arms]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

I know it's prolly frownd upon for a newbto be posting a link but I have been a lurker for a long time and own the same rifle in this link w/ a NF NFS 3.5x15x50 NP-R2 and I really like my remmy and it loves the 250's. I Anyway, I was bummed when I only saw one magazine in the box my rifle came in and I had to get another one. I looked all over cyberland and struck out until I found http://www.deathfromafar.com/htm/08_products_detail.php?id=678 and the picture looked just like the original factory on I have. So I ordered it, and in about a week I showed up in the mail. I did a quick comparison and it was a perfect match. Installed it in the rife and it fit just like the original. So, if anyone needs/wants another magazine, I found them here.

 

[Oldscout]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Well, I bought the Badger FTE brake, and I'm going to install it myself. I'm not going to cut the barrel though, on another thread the poster reamed out the brake instead, so I'll try that. I'll post pictures if I can figure out how.

 

[psmith]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

Nimzo,

I had a similar problem with my MLR when I fitted it to a McMillan A5. Turned out the barrel flexed enough to make contact with the stock forend even though there was plenty of static clearance. I went to the hardware store and got the right sized dowel rod (3/4" or something like that) and relieved the barrel channel another 1/8" all the way around. Went from a 1.5 moa gun to a .5-.7 moa gun. Might want to try that.

 

[Nimzoblanca]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: psmith</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nimzo,

I had a similar problem with my MLR when I fitted it to a McMillan A5. Turned out the barrel flexed enough to make contact with the stock forend even though there was plenty of static clearance. I went to the hardware store and got the right sized dowel rod (3/4" or something like that) and relieved the barrel channel another 1/8" all the way around. Went from a 1.5 moa gun to a .5-.7 moa gun. Might want to try that. </div></div>
Hey, thanks for that info. I'll check it out.

 

[AnthonyL]

Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles

My Rem 700P .338 is finally finished and ready to shoot. It's maiden outing is this Sat. Will report back with pictures soon.

How I finished out my 700.

Leupold Mark 4 ER/T 8.5-25x50 TMR FFP M5
Seekins Precision 30MOA Alum Base
Seekins Precision 30mm Alum Rings
Harris BRMS 6-9" Bipod
Handloads using Hornady brass, Sierra MK 250g, and Retumbo