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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StammesOpfer" data-source="post: 1163897" data-attributes="member: 9298">Well it is a .338 Edge not a .338 Lapua. It is based off of the Remington Ultra Mag. All you really HAVE TO do is a barrel swap and possibly a different bolt head (about 400-500 total from sharp shooter supply). In all reality by the time you spend money on barrel, scope, trigger, stock, etc. The action becomes a smaller cost relative to everything else. I started with a Stevens (Savage) action because I could do the work myself and it is easy to change what round it shoots. If it wasn't for that and I had it to do over again I would probably get a Surgeon action.Oh and as for the cost of .338 I can't buy .338 Edge so I have to reload. 300gr SMK (the most common projectile everyone likes) run about .60/ea and for me brass is abouts .85/ea (reusable of course) about .30 of H1000 powder and a few cents for a primer works out to about a dollar a shot reloading. With that said get a .308 first if your thinking about making this a one time build and you think you might rebarrel to something else later like 300 win mag or something. You can build it on a long action (you can use a short action round like a 308 in a long action) then you have more upgrade options, this is what the army did recently I believe. If you go that route then you would be looking for something based on a 30-06 cartridge since it has the same bolt face diameter as a 308.</blockquote>