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I had a 6.5 PRC bbl put on a long action. obviously lots or room! It actually feeds ok till you fire a 2 shots and the remaining round goes forward jams. Sloppy loosie goosy.

Anyway to modify a long action box to work with the shorter PRC round?


Lefty C

I have an old Vanguard long action in 243, with no
spacer or block. The rounds click back and forth when you
tip the gun. Never had it not feed.

Wish I knew why?


Look at a Model 700 in 204,221, 222, 223.
They have a block.

Also, M70's pre 64 in any short action, and some post.
Savage only made long actions in the 110 for a number of years,
Look at any of those for ideas.

Unfortunately, I don't thin any of those would have been made
for cases of the PRC diameter. Maybe, scrounge old parts?

Do a search for posts by aalf with 6.5PRC in the subject.

IIRC, he modified a LA mag box by installing a spacer (same concept as the spacer in a Rem 700 .223 mag box) and shortened the follower (milled version).

On my 6.5PRC, built on a Bighorn LA Mag, I fooled around with various magazines and followers, and never got to a point I was satisfied. Put all the 700 BDL mag components off to the side and installed Hawkins M5 DBM and use 300 WIn Mag AICS mags. Problem solved.

WF

Thanks for the info. I have used up all my patience dicking around with 700 pieces.

Does the Hawkins metal fit a BDL inlet?

Where did you get yours.

Thanks!




Lefty

No, the Hawkins DBM does not fit the BDL inlet. I snapped up a Grayboe Terrain from Redhawk Rifles when they were offering the Terrain and choice of DBMs for $399ish. Once I knew that M5 DBM and an AICs mag had cured my ills, I sent a McM L/A Game Hunter w/BDL inlet that I'd been holding onto back to McM and had it re-inletted for the Hawkins DBM. FWIW, the Grayboe is a pretty decent stock. I like the ergos - very close to the McM Game Hunter. I think (JMHO) that the forend is a not quite as stiff as the McM, and it is certainly heavier than my ultralight CF McM.