Quote Originally Posted by americanstrat98 View Post
The real plus is that you can elongate those bullets and pack the powder in.
Nice thing about a Savage short action is that you can load a .308 based case so long that the bullet is barely in the case and powder capacity is at its max without having to worry about going to a long action. I've hit the lands with VLDs in my .243 without mag or action length issues and COAL in the 2.9+" range.

The long action is not as rigid as the short action, however it is still more rigid than it needs to be. The long bolt throw on my hunting rifle (older long action .243) is slightly annoying. My main complaint about the long actions is trying to mount a scope. With most newer scopes having a very short main tube, you have to find extended bases or go to a tactical type rail to mount a scope on one.