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<blockquote data-quote="VinceMule" data-source="post: 2715239" data-attributes="member: 122164"><p>Bob, the guy is using a 700-short action. If he were to use a 168-180g vld hunting or similar bullet, he could not use the magazine with the Bullet shank/Boat tail seated at the shoulder/neck junction. He would have to seat the bullet way down in the powder. </p><p></p><p>If he did get a rifle throated properly in a 284 or variant, with correct throat geometry, he would have to remove the bolt to extract a loaded round from the chamber.</p><p></p><p>I had two 25/284's and two 6/284's in the '80s, I cussed those chamberings more than any chambering I have ever had. These are long action cartridges or Single shots. Those two chambers taught me a lot on throat geometry, Mag box length, ejection port modification, and shorter barrel life due to improper throat geometry on the new barrel.</p><p></p><p>Even a 25 Creed is pushing the limits on a Rem short action, and a 250 AI is about perfect.</p><p></p><p>It is very expensive to only think of the accuracy on a new throat, 600 rounds later is another issue. Hence, the long action serves a multitude of good things up on a Silver Platter!</p><p></p><p>Have you ever seen where Weatherby puts a big notch in the ejection port to allow some of those big magnums to eject a loaded round? I had to do this on both of the 25/284s and 6/284's. I credited the gunsmith as being dumb as stump in his reamer Choice and throat for the short action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VinceMule, post: 2715239, member: 122164"] Bob, the guy is using a 700-short action. If he were to use a 168-180g vld hunting or similar bullet, he could not use the magazine with the Bullet shank/Boat tail seated at the shoulder/neck junction. He would have to seat the bullet way down in the powder. If he did get a rifle throated properly in a 284 or variant, with correct throat geometry, he would have to remove the bolt to extract a loaded round from the chamber. I had two 25/284's and two 6/284's in the '80s, I cussed those chamberings more than any chambering I have ever had. These are long action cartridges or Single shots. Those two chambers taught me a lot on throat geometry, Mag box length, ejection port modification, and shorter barrel life due to improper throat geometry on the new barrel. Even a 25 Creed is pushing the limits on a Rem short action, and a 250 AI is about perfect. It is very expensive to only think of the accuracy on a new throat, 600 rounds later is another issue. Hence, the long action serves a multitude of good things up on a Silver Platter! Have you ever seen where Weatherby puts a big notch in the ejection port to allow some of those big magnums to eject a loaded round? I had to do this on both of the 25/284s and 6/284's. I credited the gunsmith as being dumb as stump in his reamer Choice and throat for the short action. [/QUOTE]
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