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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 2694065" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>I never worried much about a long high BC bullet fitting in a rifle with a short action or a short magazine. I would try that particular bullet seated to fit and feed from the magazine and work up a load. I agree a short action would cause a long high BC bullet to take up some powder space and perhaps cause the bullet to go a bit slower. Never phased me, I worked with what I had and got good results.</p><p></p><p>One of the most extreme examples that worked out well for a friend's rifle:</p><p></p><p>He wanted his 22" Browning A-bolt in 300 WSM to shoot the 230 gr Berger. I seated the bullet to fit his 2.8" mag box. (I joked the base of the bullet was sitting on the flash hole) I worked up a load with RL-17and got an accurate load @ 2735 fps. I watched my elderly 85 year old friend shoot his last elk, a cow, at 300 yards with excellent results. Sure, a LA might have yielded a bit more performance, but the elk never knew the difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 2694065, member: 5219"] I never worried much about a long high BC bullet fitting in a rifle with a short action or a short magazine. I would try that particular bullet seated to fit and feed from the magazine and work up a load. I agree a short action would cause a long high BC bullet to take up some powder space and perhaps cause the bullet to go a bit slower. Never phased me, I worked with what I had and got good results. One of the most extreme examples that worked out well for a friend's rifle: He wanted his 22" Browning A-bolt in 300 WSM to shoot the 230 gr Berger. I seated the bullet to fit his 2.8" mag box. (I joked the base of the bullet was sitting on the flash hole) I worked up a load with RL-17and got an accurate load @ 2735 fps. I watched my elderly 85 year old friend shoot his last elk, a cow, at 300 yards with excellent results. Sure, a LA might have yielded a bit more performance, but the elk never knew the difference. [/QUOTE]
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