[/quote] Doesn't the Fieldcraft have a 3" magazine? It seems like that should be the next best thing; "ordinary" factory rifles with magazines > SAAMI specs. Bullets are getting longer, not shorter. [/quote]

Yes, the short-action Fieldcraft HAD a 3" magazine. I emphasize HAD because the FC isn't made anymore.

I had one for a while, a .243 Winchester with a 1-7 rifling twist, and the magazine length definitely helped when handloading the longer, high-BC bullets weighing well over 100 grains.

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