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Mauser K98K with stripper clip illustrating long action and 8×57mm rounds.

Rifle action lengths vary widely among makers of modern cartridge rifles. As writer Chuck Hawks has opined, such developments have been at times "haphazard at best".^[1] Manufacturers vary in their usage^[2] and the SAAMI glossary is silent on the subject.^[3] Originally for Mauser bolt-actions, there were four designations: "short" (also known as "Kurtz"), "intermediate" (seldom used), "long" (also known as "standard") and "magnum".^[4]

According to a National Shooting Sports Foundation source the typical magnum length action will accommodate long cartridges like the .416 Rigby, the long action should accommodate the 30-06 Springfield and its derivatives, and the short action should accommodate cartridges such as the .308 Winchester.^[5]

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Remington user guide to calibers used in long and short actions

[1] Chuck Hawks essay

[2] Midway user guide

[3] SAAMI glossary intro

[4] Brownells Bench Talk reference

[5] NSSF vocabulary page

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