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    Sorry lane I was thinking 6.5 and so I totally goofed the reply up.

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    I’m building mountain gun and I’d like to know if I can use a 116 LWH action for a magnum caliber like 300 PRC. If I swap out the bold head to a .532, would everything else hold up to abuse from a heavier caliber? Wondering if the weight reduction cut into the action would be a factor in that. Thanks!
    Should work fine. Shouldering up the barrel will help a little with the pressure concerns that Jim and Fred mention when they say go large tenon.
    Last edited by Robinhood; 02-19-2019 at 01:42 AM. Reason: Goof up
    The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
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