Your winchester model 70 chambered in .308 Win.is a short action.
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The 223 is considered a Short Action rifle.
Yes, the length of the action.
Based on cartridge size, 30-06 and longer is a long action. .308 and shorter is short action.
The Winchester Model 70 pre-64 in .270 Winchester is a long action. The .270 cartridge is longer than the standard short action cartridges, which typically include rounds like the .243 or .308. Therefore, the Model 70 in .270 is designed to accommodate the longer length of the cartridge.
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Short action. Based on the .308 Winchester
Short. Compare cartridge overall length to a .308 Winchester. That is a short action. Longer than that is a long action.
The 30-06 cartridge is a long action cartridge,there by your Winchester model 70 bolt action rifle is a long action.A short action is defined by any cartridge that has a overall length of 2.810in or less.Any cartridge loaded to a length of over 2.810 inches is considered a long action cartridge.the loaded max length of a 30-06 is 3.340in.I hope that you find this informative.
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