I recently bought a Savage Model 11 in 6.5 CM. I haven't received it yet but by looking at the ad photos I can tell it has a detachable magazine and a bottom bolt release (both of these features are "firsts" for me. I am most familiar working with Savages that have blind, stagger feed magazines, however, I'm trying not to let new experiences throw me for a loop:)! I already have a rifle chambered in 260 Remington so I plan on swapping out the CM barrel for one chambered in 22-250 Remington. Members who have experience with these two cartridges; do you think a 22-250 cartridge will feed smoothly out of the CM magazine? The two share the same case head diameter; and both are similar in length, but both are new to me.

I'm also curious about the functional reliability of this magazine system. I don't know yet if the bottom metal is actually metal, but I will know around this time tomorrow. Thanks in advance for sharing your collective wisdom.