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I made a 6.5-06 out of an old 280 rem BDL years ago. Tack driver ! That is a great round if you load your own...
I made a 6.5-06 out of an old 280 rem BDL years ago. Tack driver ! That is a great round if you load your own...
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Just confirm for my knowledge, you can not go from a short action to a long action and vise versa when re barreling. Is that correct?
Just confirm for my knowledge, you can not go from a short action to a long action and vise versa when re barreling. Is that correct?
That would make sense to me(my knowledge is sorely lacking in this field), but I'm not sure why you couldn't go from a long action to a short action. Again, I'm ignorant here but prepared to learn.
Yes , "short action ctgs " can, and often were used in Long Action . Winchester M70 for many years, and early years of Savage M110 are prime examples ...
This thread is making me wonder if i can do something a little dfferent and more exciting with my old 700 PSS in 300 Win Mag.
The .300 Win Mag has a larger bolt face. .532" I think, to go smaller would require a new bolt. By the time you go through all the expense, It would be more cost effective to just buy an action with the correct size bolt face for your intended purpose. Unless of course, you are planning to go with a cartridge that has the same head diameter as the .300 Win Mag.
Not necessarily. The 40X (basically a custom shop 700 action) is based on a short action but can be had in long action calibers. Single load only. Long action ammo will not feed from the magazine when based on a short action. There happens to be one of these for sale at Gunshack in Mt Airy. I don't recall the specific caliber but I think the original buyer passed away before taking ownership. The threads are the same on both long and short action.
I had a Palma rifle that was built on a long action. It had a single shot sled that could be removed and the rifle could be used as a repeater. It fed those .308 rounds just fine.
I can think of no reason to not take advantage of the extra length of the OP's longer action and use a round based on the .473" case head. I have a 6.5-06 and it is probably the most accurate rifle I own. Of the first 7 shots I fired at 600yds, 5 of them could be covered with a quarter! Best of all, the 6.5-06 is really simple to form cases for, take a 25-06 case, run it through the sizing die, trim to uniform length, done.
Showing my ignorance. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I've got a Remington 700 inbound. It is presently a 30-06. I'm toying with the idea of re-barrelling it. I'm leaning towards a heavy barrelled long range rig. Besides .308, what are my other options for this action?
The .300 Win Mag has a larger bolt face. .532" I think, to go smaller would require a new bolt. By the time you go through all the expense, It would be more cost effective to just buy an action with the correct size bolt face for your intended purpose. Unless of course, you are planning to go with a cartridge that has the same head diameter as the .300 Win Mag.
Just confirm for my knowledge, you can not go from a short action to a long action and vise versa when re barreling. Is that correct?