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M704 action for a .416 Ruger build #18070483 01/28/23
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,841 Wet Side WA P Puddle OP Campfire Regular
OP Puddle Campfire Regular P Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,841 Wet Side WA	Besides using a donor action, I'm also considering the M704 for a .416 Ruger build that will be used at .404 Jeff velocities. I'm curious to chat with anyone who is using this action for cartridges larger than .30 caliber. TIA, Pud

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Re: M704 action for a .416 Ruger build Puddle #18111765 02/07/23
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,841 Wet Side WA P Puddle OP Campfire Regular
OP Puddle Campfire Regular P Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,841 Wet Side WA	Well, I got my questions answered by a fellow who used one on a .375 H&H build. It looks like the "BushVeld" build is a go...

Re: M704 action for a .416 Ruger build Puddle #18111857 02/07/23
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RinB Campfire Tracker R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,103	My sole concern is mag box length. I think it is around 3.6”. For that length I would choose the 416 Remington. “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Originally posted by Brad.

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