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Yes, photos please, kk.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...991/Re_7x57_vs_7_08_model_70#Post8343991

This is a classic SA opened up as described above.

It needed very little work on the back of the feed rails, but this is a 7x57 not the 284 case.

One piece of advice I can offer is that for such a conversion, the later model classic or an FN with the 0.25" longer port (I think the change was around the WSM intro) is more desirable than the early action I used as it makes loading easier and it will eject loaded rounds better

You can not make a long action out of a short action. You can take the cok block stuff out of a long action. Your action was a long action to begin with. It was not a short turned into a long. My friend has a short action 243. It's a real short action that can't be turned into a long....unless you have a action stretcher. He also has a 257 Roberts that's on a long action. It has the cok block stuff in it but is still a long action.

My M-70 is pre-64.

That's the way it was back then, same action for short and long rounds, different ejector, bolt stop and box mag set up.

My references were from my pre-64 experiences. I should have made that clearer.

DF

LH MRC SS Med 3.1" Action, Douglas 24" (Win FWT 300 WSM contour) 6.5 X 284 Lapua Reamer, Win 70 FW stock fitted to MRC.

Deja vu?

Thanks for posting. I do like that one.

DF

Very nice, kk. Thanks for the photo.