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Savage actions. Long, short, what is what?
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<blockquote data-quote="geargrinder" data-source="post: 703704" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Like you already said, 3.125" won't work in your 308 action. Your 243 action would have been the same.</p><p></p><p>It will work easily on a long action. But, you'll run into two potential problems. Both can be solved with some patience.</p><p></p><p>First, you'll have to find a long action 223 bolt head. They are not very common, but do pop up from time to time. They are best found on savageshooters from a want ad. I have a LH and a RH, but you can't have either.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Second will be the magazine. If you're going to run it single shot, your gtg. A regular 223 magazine isn't long enough, neither are the 308 magazines. You'll have to run a long action magazine. I think a centerfeed magazine with modified (pinched together) might be your best bet.</p><p></p><p>The 300RUM isn't a good candidate. It is probably CRF and large shank. It also has the largest mag opening of all the Savage rifles. It's more suited to keep it as a big boomer, like a RUM or something off a 375 Ruger case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geargrinder, post: 703704, member: 6705"] Like you already said, 3.125" won't work in your 308 action. Your 243 action would have been the same. It will work easily on a long action. But, you'll run into two potential problems. Both can be solved with some patience. First, you'll have to find a long action 223 bolt head. They are not very common, but do pop up from time to time. They are best found on savageshooters from a want ad. I have a LH and a RH, but you can't have either.:D Second will be the magazine. If you're going to run it single shot, your gtg. A regular 223 magazine isn't long enough, neither are the 308 magazines. You'll have to run a long action magazine. I think a centerfeed magazine with modified (pinched together) might be your best bet. The 300RUM isn't a good candidate. It is probably CRF and large shank. It also has the largest mag opening of all the Savage rifles. It's more suited to keep it as a big boomer, like a RUM or something off a 375 Ruger case. [/QUOTE]
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