Your winchester model 70 chambered in .308 Win.is a short action.
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yes your model 70 in that caliber is a short action.All rifles that shoot a loaded cartridge that is 2.80 inches in length is considered 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.
Mine is a 1-12.
The Winchester model 70 is a bolt action sporting rifle. In 1936 Winchester introduced the bolt action rifle to the American Market. The model 70 was largely based on the Model 54.
a rifle chambered in 22-250 Rem.is considered a short action rifle.any rifle with a cartridge length of 2.8in.or less is a short action round.A cartridge with a length of over 2.8 inches is considered a long action cartridge.
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.