Thanks, any idea what the freebore specs are in the reamer you used. I like short mags but get frustrated when I run out of room to seat the long skinney bullets out to the lands. Looks like yous works well with that mag and the spacer removed. could you run an Alpha 2 as well? I've been thinking that maybe my next short mag will be on a rem long action and just use the kwik klip bottom metal from cabelas. Kwik klips suck for long action cartridges because they limit length to 3.3" ish but that's pleanty for a short mag. I've always thought a 6.5 saum would be a great replacement for my 264 win which has been one of my favorite deer rifles.

Thanks,
Bb