Depending on what rifle your conventional belted magnum is built on a throater may be all you need to make the switch to big heavy long ELD’s.

Let’s face it New Remington’s are scarce as hens teeth right now. Ruger and Savage have some of the shortest SA and LA especialy in the factory magazine space.

No one wants to hear what actions I use and why. It solves most of these issues on the cheap and what chamberings you want to make conversion almost a basement affair!

Their are also some European companies and custom action companies that make intermediate length actions. For what they want currently for bare Savage or Remington Actions $876 last I checked it is almost silly to buy one of those actions currently better off buying a rifle already chambered in what you want or go the custom route as of right now in Covid-19 price insanity! Also almost all of them were short action which I would never use for many of the problem child “short action” modern cartridges with or with out a magnum bolt face.

Absolutely no way would I pay $800+ for a bone stock Remington or Savage action than pay someone to convert it and buy the extra parts needed as well.

This whole COAL issue and short actions is not a secret.

If you want to run with the big dogs and shoot heavy ELDs and any future bullets just say no to short actions and custom builds. Unless you plan on shooting something very specific with no VLD/ELD choices like the 30BR an you know you will always be shooting the same light bullet for caliper you always want more action length than you need! This is to future proof your expensive custom machined, custom barreled rifle. So that 2-3 years latter when bullet makers dream up a new heavier longer bullet you have space to load it and shoot it. This way the most you need is to throat your existing barrel or rebarrel.

EDITOR: Yes use a long action for a long cartridge. But 95% of shooters, including most F-TR competitors, can get by with a short action. And the bolt travel will be shorter. Unless someone told us they were building an ELR Rifle or a Dangerous Game rifle, we would steer them to a short action. The poster is correct about price — you may be better off purchasing a complete Savage, Tikka, or Remington rather than paying a high price for a bare action.

I’m actually struggling to determine the next size up from my 270W bolt action. Was looking @ 308 but I believe only a specific condition with 2 types of cartridges & loads will I appreciate any difference. I have the .243W & 270W & 7mm. Looking @ 300wm/338’s/NOSLER 30/33.
NOSLER 30 is the front runner since I will not be going to Africa in the near future. Just want the option to use different grain say 210+ if needed yet 168gr cartridges to kill a white tail deer & a big elk with just a cartridge switch & not a chamber or carry two guns. Specifically, 750yd & carry the rifle, NOSLER 30 fits this space with my limited education. I keep coming back to .300 WM as next & just use NOSLER cartridges.
If I spend money to hunt @ 2,000 acreage ranch I want to just change out the cartridge & not carry two guns or two different barrels. What’s practical for my interests & why? Thanks much.

Seems to have gone quiet. I thought this would be a great cartridge for rechambering an M70 338 Win mag to, but see it requires setback.
Probably better to just rebarrel.
Definitely wanting CRF for this caliber in a LR hunting format though.

Thoughts, Experience, Updates ?