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Blackco
09-17-2023, 06:52 PM
Forgive me if this has been covered, my search skills leave a little.
Here’s my situation…I bought a Savage 110 in -06…LA, top bolt release, blind magazine (BROKEN) Then I rebarreled it to 6.5 PRC. Now I bought a Boyd’s stock for it with a DBM. The stock accepts Savage magazines. The problem is I can’t find a LA magazine that will hold the 300WSM/6.5 PRC cartridge. I’m hoping the collective expertise on this sight might point me in the right direction and not laugh too hard. TIA for all suggestions.

sharpshooter
09-17-2023, 08:27 PM
300 WSM and 6,5 PRC are short action calbers.

Dave Hoback
09-17-2023, 08:54 PM
A LA Magnum Mag will likely work, but you’ll likely have to load slow for care of feeding.

Blackco
09-18-2023, 10:00 AM
A LA Magnum Mag will likely work, but you’ll likely have to load slow for care of feeding.
Can a Savage mag be “customized” with a spacer in the back to shorten the internal size? Thank you

Dave Hoback
09-18-2023, 10:44 AM
Can a Savage mag be “customized” with a spacer in the back to shorten the internal size? Thank you

Absolutely. Any magazine can be. It simply rests on one’s fabrication skills. Fabricating a block for cartridge length, capacity, reshaping the follower & bending the feed lips.

Beowoulf2000
09-18-2023, 04:20 PM
Minimally informed speculation:
The (grand-) parent case for the 6.5 PRC is the 375 Ruger. Maybe start there?

Dave Hoback
09-18-2023, 06:03 PM
Savage uses the same magazine for 375 Ruger & 300 WinMag.

Here is one option (Bottom of Page): https://darkeaglecustom.com/magazines/