Who disagree's

SHORT ACTION ------------------LONG ACTION
22 HORNET ------------------25-06 REMINGTON
222 REMINGTON-----------------270 WINCHESTER
22 REMINGTON------------------7x57MM MAUSER
22-250 REMINGTON-------------280 WINCHESTER
220 SWIFT ----------------7MM REMINGTON MAG
6MM REMINGTON ---------------7MM WEATHERBY MAG
243 WINCHESTER----------------30-06 SPRINGFIELD
257 ROBERTS ----------------300 WINCHESTER MAG
6.5x55MM SWEEDISH------------300 WEATHERBY MAG
7MM-08 -------------338 WINCHESTER MAG
30-30 WINCHESTER-------------376 STEYR
308 WINCHESTER ------------- 375 H & H
303 BRITISH -----------------405 WINCHESTER
444 MARLIN -----------------458 WINCHESTER MAG
450 MARLIN -----------------458 LOTT

Put your 6.5 Swed. in a long action

I disagree regarding the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser.

The 6.5 Swed. can use some pretty long bullets (140 grains or heavier) therefore, if it were me, I would want my 6.5 Swed. in a long action-not a short. That way I know I have enough room in the magazine box, and plenty of room in the action for proper feeding into the chamber.

The 6.5 Swed. is a sweet, sweet cartridge with fabulous sectional densities, and ballistic coefficients. It isn't the fastest cartridge, but boy will it fly and penetrate.

I prefer the 257 Roberts in a Long action allowing me to seat the bullet out a little further. That's just me, though .

I'm not sure I'd put the lever gun cartridges in either category( 30-30,444,450).

I would also shoot most of the short actions in a long actions so you don't have to worry about AOL cartridge length.
I have a couple long action savage 110's that shoot .308,243,22-250 etc

duckbill said:

I prefer the 257 Roberts in a Long action allowing me to seat the bullet out a little further. That's just me, though .

I'm not sure I'd put the lever gun cartridges in either category( 30-30,444,450).

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Yes, good call. The 257 Roberts does better in a long action as well.