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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Gearhead1940 on September 29, 2009, 10:43:49 AM

Title: Remington 700 - Short Action Vs. Short Action Magnum
Post by: Gearhead1940 on September 29, 2009, 10:43:49 AM: Does anybody here know what the differences are between a Rem700 short action and a short action magnum? Is it just the bolt-face or is the short action magnum a bit bigger?

Thanks for the help!
Title: Re: Remington 700 - Short Action Vs. Short Action Magnum
Post by: 270Shooter on September 29, 2009, 03:07:14 PM: The bolt face will be bigger to acomadate the WSM or RSAUM cartridge. Because those cases are fatter than the standard .308 win based cartidges.

As far as length of the bolts, I am not sure.
Title: Re: Remington 700 - Short Action Vs. Short Action Magnum
Post by: JoshT on September 29, 2009, 03:26:08 PM: Same action... only differences are the boltface and magazine follower.
Title: Re: Remington 700 - Short Action Vs. Short Action Magnum
Post by: Jamieb on September 29, 2009, 07:57:10 PM: Same length action. Different bolt face, follower, and spacer in the mag well.
Title: Re: Remington 700 - Short Action Vs. Short Action Magnum
Post by: Gearhead1940 on September 30, 2009, 05:24:34 AM: Great! Thanks for the info guys!
Title: Re: Remington 700 - Short Action Vs. Short Action Magnum
Post by: h2ofowlr on September 30, 2009, 09:41:33 PM: Quote from: Gearhead1940 on September 29, 2009, 10:43:49 AM
Does anybody here know what the differences are between a Rem700 short action and a short action magnum? Is it just the bolt-face or is the short action magnum a bit bigger?

Thanks for the help!

The kick. The short mags bite harder.