Alright, not sure which forum this is supposed to be in : Rifles or Cartridges & Calibers, but here it goes.
I was reading on the Montana Rifleman website that the bolt face of their standard short action is .473. Will this action cycle the Lapua brass reliably considering that the Lapua brass has a rim diameter of .479? I know the winchester brass has a rim diameter of .473 but I personally have come to prefer the Lapua brass because it's more consistant and it comes annealed. I also know that mel is in the process of buying some Lapua 6.5x55 ammo and building an SC1 prototype based on this action.
Are you going to open up the bolt face a bit on these actions or what? Is there something different between this action and the 700 action that will allow proper feeding and cycling? Am I rambling and just dont understand something obvious?
Someone help me out here. I'm confused.
I was reading on the Montana Rifleman website that the bolt face of their standard short action is .473. Will this action cycle the Lapua brass reliably considering that the Lapua brass has a rim diameter of .479? I know the winchester brass has a rim diameter of .473 but I personally have come to prefer the Lapua brass because it's more consistant and it comes annealed. I also know that mel is in the process of buying some Lapua 6.5x55 ammo and building an SC1 prototype based on this action.
Are you going to open up the bolt face a bit on these actions or what? Is there something different between this action and the 700 action that will allow proper feeding and cycling? Am I rambling and just dont understand something obvious?
Someone help me out here. I'm confused.