brasse
10-20-2014, 01:05 AM
I have several Savage rifles now, two custom model 16's in 6.8 SPC II. I was thinking in bed just now, why doesn't the bolt come back further than to 223 length, even though I started with a Savage 6.5 Creedmoor center feed action.
Then I realized I used the 223 front baffle in both bolt assemblies. Right now I am trying to make the 223 axis style DBM work with the 6.8 ammo. Here is a photo of the modified magazine with 3 SSA Berger 140 VLDs in 6.8
http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff464/brasse/204Magazine3SSA140VLDs3_zps051576c4.jpg (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/brasse/media/204Magazine3SSA140VLDs3_zps051576c4.jpg.html)
But I could load the ammo to the rear of the magazine instead of the front if I used a 308 front baffle?
Here is the action open on my 6 pound 18 inch Douglas barreled 6.8 SPC II rifle.
http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff464/brasse/DouglswSavageDBM_FlutedBoltOpen2_zps7951330d.jpg (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/brasse/media/DouglswSavageDBM_FlutedBoltOpen2_zps7951330d.jpg.h tml)
Then I realized I used the 223 front baffle in both bolt assemblies. Right now I am trying to make the 223 axis style DBM work with the 6.8 ammo. Here is a photo of the modified magazine with 3 SSA Berger 140 VLDs in 6.8
http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff464/brasse/204Magazine3SSA140VLDs3_zps051576c4.jpg (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/brasse/media/204Magazine3SSA140VLDs3_zps051576c4.jpg.html)
But I could load the ammo to the rear of the magazine instead of the front if I used a 308 front baffle?
Here is the action open on my 6 pound 18 inch Douglas barreled 6.8 SPC II rifle.
http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff464/brasse/DouglswSavageDBM_FlutedBoltOpen2_zps7951330d.jpg (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/brasse/media/DouglswSavageDBM_FlutedBoltOpen2_zps7951330d.jpg.h tml)