savage action

[crystalgayleguy]

was the 270 wsm and 300 wsm large shank barrels built on long or short actions

 

[can1010]

short. there is very few large shank long actions

 

[tribb]

short. there is very few large shank long actions

So most savage long actions are small shanki reckon. So how can you tell?

 

[FEENIX]

So most savage long actions are small shanki reckon. So how can you tell?

 

[crystalgayleguy]

short. there is very few large shank long actions

thanks

 

[tribb]

Thank you very much!! I assume savage only has 2 action lengths

 

[crystalgayleguy]

I was told savages were all small shank until they chambered wsms

 

[FEENIX]

I was told savages were all small shank until they chambered wsms

Not true, @can1010 is correct in #2.

>>> https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/which-long-action-savage-is-a-large-shank.67540/

 

[crystalgayleguy]

I stand corrected

 

[JakeC]

Does anyone know WHY they started making large shank actions? Was it a gimmick? Optics? Was it because there was less barrel to begin with in the barrel nut system? It's not like Remington went up in size when they released the SAUM. I don't know about winchester but I really doubt it. 7 and a half thousandths though, that's about a 1.5 percent increase in thickness around the chamber. Doesn't seem quite worth it.

Oh well, now we have something to talk about and barrel makers get to fret about customers getting it wrong and blaming it on them.

 

[FEENIX]

Does anyone know WHY they started making large shank actions? Was it a gimmick? Optics? Was it because there was less barrel to begin with in the barrel nut system? It's not like Remington went up in size when they released the SAUM. I don't know about winchester but I really doubt it. 7 and a half thousandths though, that's about a 1.5 percent increase in thickness around the chamber. Doesn't seem quite worth it.

Oh well, now we have something to talk about and barrel makers get to fret about customers getting it wrong and blaming it on them.

Primarily for safety. >>> https://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?16300-Large-Shank-vs-Small-Shank

 

[nksmfamjp]

My Savage 12 BVSS came as a short action large shank. Magazine length was 3.0", if I remember right. Blind magazine.

I think they did chamber some small shank, but not long actions.

 

[JakeC]

Primarily for safety. >>> https://www.savageshooters.com/showthread.php?16300-Large-Shank-vs-Small-Shank

It's a good read, but it doesn't really answer why the decided it was economical and necessary when the people who invented the WSM were fine staying even smaller. Not that I think it's a bad idea, but why stop at such a small increase? It's literally a 1.77 percent increase in chamber wall thickness. But I'm not a metallurgist. My guess is somebody thought they were going to convert all of the actions to larger diameter and decided to find the cheapest increase in size.

 

[FEENIX]

It's a good read, but it doesn't really answer why the decided it was economical and necessary when the people who invented the WSM were fine staying even smaller. Not that I think it's a bad idea, but why stop at such a small increase? It's literally a 1.77 percent increase in chamber wall thickness. But I'm not a metallurgist. My guess is somebody thought they were going to convert all of the actions to larger diameter and decided to find the cheapest increase in size.

Then go directly to the source and ask Savage.