Mn Fats
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Im not sure what "Balderdash" means, but I love this answer. I was thinking about responding to this, then found my exact thoughts, only written better.A "short" action will generally result in a receiver that is about 1 /2" shorter than a standard length action, ie 30-06 !ength.
I have heard many people regurgitate sound bites as to why that 1/2" is material. These range from "a short action receiver is stiffer" to "follow up shots are faster" to "it's an important weight savings".
Balderdash.
If the "short '" action is stiffer to a degree noticeable by any other than a handful of snipers and competitive shooters around the world, than you aren't comparing to a comparable quality longer action receiver. If you are one of a handful of snipers and competitive shooters around the world for whom an apples to apples comparison would yield an edge, you're off the hook.
If the difference of half an inch in bolt throw is material to you, then you really ought to be shooting a semi -auto. If you frequently hunt driven game and can take several in the same day and live in a jurisdiction where a semi-auto rifle is illegal, you're off the hook.
If the weight difference between the two receivers is sufficient to merit that as a major consideration, then you are doing stuff that requires you to be fit enough where that difference really won't matter, because you are in fact as fit as the butcher's dog. If it really does matter and you are headed up the mountain with a $5,000 carbon fiber barrel 4 lbs rifle, then you're off the hook.
In any other circumstance, you are either needlessly obsessing over nothing or making a millstone out of a pebble.
I should have just qouted you and wrote "This."