newbie question

[hnts4fun]

Long action.
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[foxx]

Long action.
Welcome aboard!

Yep. Long. 11 denotes short action, 111 denotes long action.

At the risk of offering TMI:

It is considered long because all 30-06's are long.
Likewise, all .308 are short. ( .308's are the short version of the 30-06. )

That being said, one can make a long action rifle fire a short action cartridge; but a short action rifle cannot be made to fire a long action cartridge.

That does not mean you can shoot a .308 in an action built for 30-06.( Whatever you have, it is designed for a specific cartridge) It means the long actions can be altered to fire a specific long or short action cartridge. Short actions can only be altered to fire different shorts.

Still confused?

Me, too. :)

[sortafast]

Yep. Long. 11 denotes short action, 111 denotes long action.

At the risk of offering TMI:

It is considered long because all 30-06's are long.
Likewise, all .308 are short. ( .308's are the short version of the 30-06. )

That being said, one can make a long action rifle fire a short action cartridge; but a short action rifle cannot be made to fire a long action cartridge.

That does not mean you can shoot a .308 in an action built for 30-06.( Whatever you have, it is designed for a specific cartridge) It means the long actions can be altered to fire a specific long or short action cartridge. Short actions can only be altered to fire different shorts.

Still confused?

Me, too. :)

Correct me if I am wrong, but I do believe that there were factory 308's and other short action calibers made on the 110/long action receiver prior to the introduction of the 10/short action receiver coming onto the scene. I thought I read that somewhere.

[foxx]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I do believe that there were factory 308's and other short action calibers made on the 110/long action receiver prior to the introduction of the 10/short action receiver coming onto the scene. I thought I read that somewhere.

That is correct. I should not have said all .308's have short actions. All NEW factory-built .308's are currently built with a short action.
I hope my point is still understood.