Color me confused...or at least ignorant.
Just how long is a modern 'short' or 'long' Savage 110/12 action?? My 12BR of 2017, delivered in 6.5-284, has a bolt that's c. 6-7/16" long, overall, while the action is 8-3/8" long, from the rear of the rear tang to the face of receiver and not including the recoil lug or, of course, the barrelnut.. It uses large-shank barrels, and I've rebarreled it thrice..
The right-side (ejection) port--it also has a left-loading port--is c. 3-1/16" long, certainly long enough for even the 2.8"-long full-length-magnum cases.. The bolt from my 110 Tactical Desert, purchased new in 2020 in caliber 6Creed, fits this model-12 action and will chamber the 6XC cartridge the barrel is chambered for, and short of firing a cartridge, appears to function fully.
HIGHLY confusing is the measurement specs posted, for instance, here...
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/blog/short-action-vs-long-action
...NONE of which match that of my model 12, which has 3 action screws and which measure c. 3-7/16".
Is this a short action or a long action?
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