Does Savage Factory 6.5 PRC Rifles Come in LA or SA?

[lskok]

Does anyone have a Savage 10/110 in 6.5 PRC that can tell me if they are built on the LA or the SA?

[want2ride]

short action

[J.Baker]

With a SAAMI OAL of 2.755 to 2.955" (presumably spec'd with a 147gr Hornady bullet) should fit a short-action with most bullets. IIRC short-action mags are around 2.92" internal so could cause you to have to seat the bullets a deeper in repeaters. From what I've ready they don't typically feed all that well from long-action magazines so it really begs for an intermediate length action.

Definitely recommend large shank only for the PRC's given the very high 65kpsi MAP.

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[lskok]

So if Savage is making these on a short action, did they introduce a short action magnum bolt head for .532 rimmed cartridges? Or does this use the WSM bolt head and longer firing pin?

[want2ride]

It is my understanding that it is the WSM bolthead

[Robinhood]

So if Savage is making these on a short action, did they introduce a short action magnum bolt head for .532 rimmed cartridges? Or does this use the WSM bolt head and longer firing pin?

If one would want to convert a a non magnum(wsm) short action, there are two directions to go. Buy the factory Savage bolthead and WSM firing pin assembly, or, buy a custom bolthead from PT&G with the 7/16" lug and use your standard firing pin. Ultimately you would want to do as Jim stated and use a WSM action with the large shank and the correct bolt assembly form the factory.

There is a hack way to do it with a Savage 9/16" Short action BH and a standard pin, but it is hillbilly if you are not a machinist.

[J.Baker]

So if Savage is making these on a short action, did they introduce a short action magnum bolt head for .532 rimmed cartridges? Or does this use the WSM bolt head and longer firing pin?

It's not a rimmed cartridge (ala .30-30 Win) - it's a standard rebated rim with no belt like many other more modern magnum rifle cartridges (WSM's, .300 Norma Mag, .338 Lapua Mag, Remington Ultra Mag's, etc.).