Can anyone clarify if i can take a standard short repeating savage action (accu trigger model) and convert it to a 270 wsm.
If so what do i need to aquire to do so eg ....bolt...
Thanks in advance and sorry for a repeat question.
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Can anyone clarify if i can take a standard short repeating savage action (accu trigger model) and convert it to a 270 wsm.
If so what do i need to aquire to do so eg ....bolt...
Thanks in advance and sorry for a repeat question.
I'm pretty new to this:
But what I understand is that in the begining, Savage installed short mag barrels on standard shank receivers.
But fairly early on, they switched and installed them on large shanked ones.
So from a numbers stand point it would be much more common to find barrels a WSM caliber with a large shank.
A custom barrel would of course be a game changer, but is it worth the cost?
I'd run this by Northlander etc in a PM and get the best info.
Regards
Three 44s
You need a magnum bolt head and a wsm mag. You can take a large shank barrel and make it small shank very easily so the shank size isn't a problem.
Thank you Sinman i wasnt sure about the barrel shank.
Does the larger barrel shank offer more "meat" around chamber for the WSM, was that the idea of 2 sizes?
Being that my Savage has an internal mag does that still apply that i need a new one?
Ya there is more barrel meat but less reciever meat. The standard shank is the same size as a remington and they chamber those in wsm and ultra mags. Savage has 3 different boxes for the short action. standard 308, wsm, and 223.
So where do i get the internal magazine replacements for WSM or SAUM cases?
you need a magnum bolt head, BUT there is a catch! short actions use a different bolt head then long actions. it is shorter then the long action bolt head. Next WSMs when built by savage were on the controlled round feed system. they used a fixed ejector the was attached to the receiver and passed through a slot in the bolt head. the magnum bolt head for long actions is push feed and uses a built in spring ejector. so what you need to do is modafy a long action mag bolt heat for your short action.
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short action , long action, mag modified for short action.
Why dont i just buy a whole new "lefty" WSM bolt to suit my short action?
And while im at it get some of those detachable mags and floor plates from midway!
I can do that right?
if i am seeing this correctly the bolt head is just shortened to the same length as the short bolt. is that the only modification?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Avenger
that is all that you need to do. you will notice the lug is thicker , so the fireing pin needs to be re-adjusted or have a second pin if you change a lot.
This can be done instead right, i dont have to go the bolt head modification route do i ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MAGNUS
what are you going to do for an ejector?
Obviously ill need one from some where as im now guessing they dont come with one....