Thanks in advance for any comments! I am new to the forum and to working on Savage/Stevens guns. I have built multiple AR’s so I have some experience with gunsmithing.

I have started converting my daughter’s Stevens 200 223 double stack to a 7mm-08 with DBM. I have found lots of great information on this sight already but have run into an issue that I can’t find any information on.

I am using Atlasworxs bottom metal and have it dry fitted to the action without the stock to make sure it feeds right, but the bolt when fully open is not past the back of the bullet in the mag. It is just an 1/8 or so with a 223 mag(have not changed bolt or barrel for 7-08 yet). It is worse with a 308 mag. See picture

Can I just change the front bolt baffle to a long action? Has anyone else seen this issue?


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