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...I think the only difference you would see by putting it in a slightly shorter, lighter rifle is increased recoil... and that's not a good thing. I think the whole " oooh, it's a SHORT action" craze is a little fad-ish..... there's really not a whole lot of difference in a long (30-06 length) action and a short one. Most people wouldn't notice the difference at all, unless someone pointed it out to them.


IMHO, I think the greatest advantage of a short action is that it allows a barrel one inch longer in a rifle that is the same overall length as one with a long action. Now if only the big gun makers would listen and start installing 25" barrels on rifles chambered for the WSMs, we might be on to something in the way of a performance gain with less recoil than traditional long-action magnums.

Good Dogwork and Good Hunting

Edited by - seattlesetters on 11/09/2002 21:41:16