Quote Originally Posted by Robinhood View Post
A friend of mine had a project like this and he ground the long action head down to match length of the short action head. He chamfered the hole slightly and polished it real smooth. worked great and he did not have to modify his spring. He made a minor adjustment for protrusion and that's it.
Again, I would rather mess with a $6 parts than a $25 part. Plus the time it takes to snip a spring versus grind metal..... Furthermore, once you grind the LA bolt head down, you can not go back to using it on a long action.

To each his own.