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Dear Sirs: I own a win 70 on 243 win, and I want to rebarrel it to 6.5-284. I intend to use it with light bullets (less than 129 grs). Is it possible to do without big feeding problems? Best Regards Ignacio Colomer | ||
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I never build 6.5x284s on short actions. 6.5 mm bullets are long & you need all the magazine length you can get. Don't restrict yourself to the limitations of a short actions magazine length. Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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I've done several 284 based cartriges on the M70 short action and used the WSM box mag and shortened the bolt stop which will give you a 3.050" mag length. It worked very well, but this was with the new CRF actions from FN. Shoot straight, shoot often. Matt | |||
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+1. Matt hit the nail on the head. WSM mag box and shortened bolt stop are key. My 6.5x284 is built on what was once a SC M70 7mm-08, using a Rock Creek 26" fluted #3, 8.5 twist barrel. I'll add that the WSM follower cleared up feeding issues, even though I used the WSM mag box to start with. | |||
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