I am rebarreling my RUM into a 6.5 PRC. My gunsmith said he was going to block off the mag box and put in a shorter follower. Is this a good idea or should I leave the mag length alone? I eventually plan on reloading in the next year or two.
Maybe I mis understood but I took Pappy B's statement as saying the spacer was a waste not that the action was a waste.
That's how I took it. To "block" the mag would waste the available COAL you could run. Think the OP's 'smith may be missing the point, that's what I was referring to by referencing people who have questioned my building a short mag on a long action. Wave of the future is you ask me!
TK
Yes. It works but it's heeeeeeeeavy.Has anyone tried a hs precision bottom metal with the clip for the 6.5 284 in a long action? It says it has 3.1 for length.