A muzzle brake or porting as in the magna port style both can significantly reduce recoil but both of these options usually add noise and in the case of brakes ad increased unnecessary and unusable barrel length. So many different things can add or decrease both felt and perceived recoil, stock design weight of rifle. All things being equal which they seldom are, you don't get something for nothing so recoil is probably higher but it would only be a small amount and may not even be noticable. Landon I am sure Nathan will be along soon to answer this but performance of the practical is more in line with the Remington Ultra Mag and 7mm STW so would be a slight step up from the 7mm Remington Magnum. If you want to know any more about the Practical, just keep firing away with questions. I also quite like (am a fan of) the Montana M1999 but again, this one should be blue printed to really let it shine.
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There are many other premium actions that are suitable such as the Barnard long, Nesika, BAT etc etc. When choosing a smith for bedding work, avoid anyone who states that they can bed one of these 'quickly'. The bedding should consume atleast 16 hours labor. These actions demand a high level of skill and work ethic during accurising. The Savage long action is borderline (regarding COAL) but would be acceptable with its mag length of 3.5" (89mm) and inexpensive into the bargain.īoth the Sako 75 and 85 actions have suitable magazines but both are finicky to work with therefore, a level of patience is required during a build. Unsuitable actions, due to limitations of COAL include: Other suitable donor actions would include:Īll of the above apart from the MkV are best blue printed during a build. The second factor is the long magazine box, ideal for long magnum cartridges. Primarily, it is simple to work with, just a basic platform that is easy to accurize, whether that be machining or bedding.
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300 Win Mag.Īs far as actions go, I prefer the M700 for multiple reasons. No fussy performance, just like the 7mm Rem mag and parent. We have assembled a few rifles now, its pretty pat, the velocities are always the same as my rifle or better, never less. The cartridge is very much like the 7mm Rem mag in that it never fails to please and can be used of a day, without having to worry about barrel life.