Quote Originally Posted by sbhooper View Post
Even though they used long-actions, if they were made for sa cartridges, you cannot make it use la-correct? That was a confusing time and they must have been trying to cut corners and just cut one size of action. It seems kind of crazy to me, to make long actions and then tailor them, so that only sa cartridges will fit.
You have to remember that this started when Savage was in bankruptcy protection and Ron Coburn took control in 1988. Savage let go of over half their workforce and dropped everything but a few select models that were still profitable - the Model 110, the Model 24, the Model 30 (Stevens Favorite) and the Model 99. The decision to only offer one action length was a cost savings measure as it meant fewer parts to manufacture and inventory. Once Savage was firmly back on it's feet and in the black again they reintroduced a true short action in 1998.