Action Short or Long

[old school]

 Ruger 243 is a short action right?

[coop2424]

Yes that is correct it is a short action..

[gadwall]

Any of the cartridges based on the .308 Winchester case are short action rounds including 243 win, 260 rem, 7mm-08 rem, and 308 win.

Other short actions include 250 and 300 Savage, 22-250, 223, etc.

[Mauser]

It is true that the above rounds can be chambered in short actions but not a firearms makers always chamber them in short actions. Some have simply shortened the magazine in a long action. The Ruger should be a short action. Check older Savage 110s and some European actions and even some Winchesters and you will find short action cartridges in long actions.

[jackelope]

ruger does also still consider what some people consider a long action a short and/or vice versa in the way they build their rifles. one caliber i can think of is a 257 bob. ruger calls it a long action and i think most everyone else calls it a short.