Capt Beach

I have no real answers personally but.....

in todays short actions they use boltheads with bolt stops for shorter cartridges. Ex 223 vs 308. The 223 has what "I" call a boltstop.
Just wondering if your 308W has a boltstop in the long action??????
I would'nt be surprised if thats how Savage made the 308 work in the long action but its just a hunch. They try to keep things simple.

Maybe, just maybe its as easy as switching to a bolthead without the stop and a long mag???

Good luck