Rem700 long action with 6.5CM barrel

[ragenmoan]

Looking to rebarrel an old Rem 700 ADL long action 30-06 rifle with a 6.5 Creedmoor and mount into an Oryx Sportmans Rifle chassis. This chassis is available for both long and short action Remington 700s. Wondering if I go with the long action chassis and magazine or go with the short action chassis and .308 mag.

[Kevin11mee]

You have to go with a long-action stock or chassis if you are building on a long action. Is this a target rifle or a hunting rifle?

[baih777]

What about 6.5 PRC or 6.5x284 in long action if you reload.

[sigstroker]

That would be cool but the brass for PRC at least, is hard to find and expensive.

[ragenmoan]

This will be a target rifle.

[ragenmoan]

I do reload and want to stay with the 6.5CM since I have all the loading stuff for it. I'm hearing that the 6.5CM may have issue loading from a long action (30-06) magazine because the feed lips may let go of cartridge before it loads far enough into the chamber. Anyone know this to be true?

[bigbossman]

I do reload and want to stay with the 6.5CM since I have all the loading stuff for it. I'm hearing that the 6.5CM may have issue loading from a long action (30-06) magazine because the feed lips may let go of cartridge before it loads far enough into the chamber. Anyone know this to be true?

I don't have direct experience with that round in a long action, but I have a long action Winchester Model 70 that is chambered for .308. The .308 is a "short action" cartridge, but feeds just fine in my long action.

I'm going to guess "no issue", but I'll defer to those with direct experience.

[lastinline]

I do reload and want to stay with the 6.5CM since I have all the loading stuff for it. I'm hearing that the 6.5CM may have issue loading from a long action (30-06) magazine because the feed lips may let go of cartridge before it loads far enough into the chamber. Anyone know this to be true?

Randall should be along shortly to comment. He will have THE definitive answer, and will offer some suggestion as the best route to take.

[Gunsrruss]

Long Action

I have a Remington 700 long action in 6.5 X 55 swede and have had no issues with chambering

[ar15barrels]

Looking to rebarrel an old Rem 700 ADL long action 30-06 rifle with a 6.5 Creedmoor and mount into an Oryx Sportmans Rifle chassis. This chassis is available for both long and short action Remington 700s. Wondering if I go with the long action chassis and magazine or go with the short action chassis and .308 mag.

Sell your long action rifle.
Buy a short action rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor.

That's your best path to a 6.5 Creedmoor.

If you absolutely must use the long action receiver, then you will want to get a fiberglass stock and the special M24 bottom metal which lets you run a short action magazine on a long action receiver.
I don't know if that type of conversion bottom metal is even made anymore.
I can not find it on badger's website and I believe that Badger was the only one that ever made it.

[LynnJr]

Glue a Davidson follower onto the action yourself and put it into a McMillan MBR or Shehane MBR stock.

[ar15barrels]

Glue a Davidson follower onto the action yourself and put it into a McMillan MBR or Shehane MBR stock.

Converting to a single shot is almost never what the guy who is looking at a chassis system wants to do.
They usually want a 10 round magazine that sticks out so far that they can't even change mags in prone without breaking position.

[ragenmoan]

Think I may have found a solution, 6.5-284 Norma for my Rem 700 long action with 26" X-Caliber Sendero profile barrel mounted onto an Oryx long action chassis. No bolt change needed and will be using AICS magazines. What you think, decent plan for el cheapo long range target rifle?

[ar15barrels]

Think I may have found a solution, 6.5-284 Norma for my Rem 700 long action with 26" X-Caliber Sendero profile barrel mounted onto an Oryx long action chassis. No bolt change needed and will be using AICS magazines. What you think, decent plan for el cheapo long range target rifle?

6.5-284 is a great cartridge in a long action because you don't have to seat the bullets so deep like you do in a short action.

[LynnJr]

Converting to a single shot is almost never what the guy who is looking at a chassis system wants to do.
They usually want a 10 round magazine that sticks out so far that they can't even change mags in prone without breaking position.

He got me with his Target Rifle post.