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SHORT ACTIONS ARE STUPID!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny Foffa" data-source="post: 2094772" data-attributes="member: 100742"><p>My Rem 40 X BR is a short action, single shot Bench Rest Gun, and it seems fine for what I'm doing with it. My Heavy Barrel Savage 110 in .308 seems to be a standard length, which I also shoot sing shot. (Score Shooting at Bench rest matches ) The standard action seems just fine shooting the .308 target loads. Saving two or three ounces is not a consideration in either of these rifles. The lightest sporting rifle I own is my Weatherby Mark V Ultralight in .270 Win. It is completely possible to make a super light rifle ( 5 3/4 Pounds ) capable of accurately shooting a standard length round, with a full 24 inch barrel / ( 270 - 30-06 ). I wonder if the Short Action was just a simple way to trim some weight . Make the rifle a bit lighter by using a short action, and a thinner , shorter barrel. Perhaps that was the idea?? We used to sell a lot of ADL's in 243 , which had a short action; no bottom metal ; and a 22 inch barrel. I bet it was 10 ounces lighter that the BDL . It also cost less, because there was no expensive machining done. So, in summary , I don't think short actions are stupid, maybe just not as relevant as they once were. IMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lenny Foffa, post: 2094772, member: 100742"] My Rem 40 X BR is a short action, single shot Bench Rest Gun, and it seems fine for what I'm doing with it. My Heavy Barrel Savage 110 in .308 seems to be a standard length, which I also shoot sing shot. (Score Shooting at Bench rest matches ) The standard action seems just fine shooting the .308 target loads. Saving two or three ounces is not a consideration in either of these rifles. The lightest sporting rifle I own is my Weatherby Mark V Ultralight in .270 Win. It is completely possible to make a super light rifle ( 5 3/4 Pounds ) capable of accurately shooting a standard length round, with a full 24 inch barrel / ( 270 - 30-06 ). I wonder if the Short Action was just a simple way to trim some weight . Make the rifle a bit lighter by using a short action, and a thinner , shorter barrel. Perhaps that was the idea?? We used to sell a lot of ADL's in 243 , which had a short action; no bottom metal ; and a 22 inch barrel. I bet it was 10 ounces lighter that the BDL . It also cost less, because there was no expensive machining done. So, in summary , I don't think short actions are stupid, maybe just not as relevant as they once were. IMHO [/QUOTE]
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