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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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300 WSM on a long action
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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 2169614" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>I think this is a good question, and I don't see it discussed much.</p><p></p><p>If a guy is ok with foregoing the magazine and 'single loading', he can load to whatever OACL he wants in a short action. The MAIN benifet of a long action is being able to load the chamber from the magazine, and eject loaded rounds. With a short action and long OACLs, sometimes the bolt needs to be removed to get a round out of the chamber because it is too long to pass through the ejection port.</p><p></p><p>Magazine length is interesting. Manufacturers do different things when it comes to magazine length, and with aftermarket 'bottom metal' options, sometimes it's possible to extend the magazine length some.</p><p></p><p> here is a thread worth looking at;</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/list-index-of-factory-rifle-magazine-lengths-please-contribute-data.247311/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Not all chambers are equal, either. See </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebore[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 2169614, member: 103303"] I think this is a good question, and I don't see it discussed much. If a guy is ok with foregoing the magazine and 'single loading', he can load to whatever OACL he wants in a short action. The MAIN benifet of a long action is being able to load the chamber from the magazine, and eject loaded rounds. With a short action and long OACLs, sometimes the bolt needs to be removed to get a round out of the chamber because it is too long to pass through the ejection port. Magazine length is interesting. Manufacturers do different things when it comes to magazine length, and with aftermarket 'bottom metal' options, sometimes it's possible to extend the magazine length some. here is a thread worth looking at; [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/list-index-of-factory-rifle-magazine-lengths-please-contribute-data.247311/[/URL] Not all chambers are equal, either. See [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebore[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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