Medium action applications

[DShortt]

Having never owned a medium action, I'm hoping you all can help me make up my mind.
I only shoot traditional short action cartridges. I have heard the medium actions allow for longer/heavier bullets. That's something I am interested in.
Is that really a concern? Or just much ado over nothing?

Thanks in advance.

 

[FireMedic]

Here is a long, medium, and short all by defiance

I love a medium. MDT makes 10 and 5rd mags. Perfect for the 7saum and 6.5prc

 

[Judd]

^^^ well said, perfect for the short action magnums and long bullets.

Saying that, I’d like to build a 7prc on the medium Hawkins setup…sounds like it could be perfect.

 

[Evlshnngns]

It would be nice on my 6.5x55, or a 7-08 shooting heavies.

 

[rkb21]

Are you talking about a XM actions

 

[V35]

Are you talking about a XM actions

Just be mindful of the difference between XM and XM Plus from Defiance. They upset the turnip cart and had a bastard length in the mix. I personally like the the med actions, perfect for the short mags and legacy cartridges like the 260.

 

[DShortt]

I was considering a Zermatt Origin, if that matters. (?)

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Like everyone said, they are really a short magnum action. Also good for the 284 based stuff. I used to be against them until Hawkins started making the hunter dbm. Stay away from the proprietary mag stuff like the early Defiance. Is that small length difference that big of a deal over just running a long action? I have both a 300 wsm on a Defiance long and a 25 PRC on a medium. I doubt you would notice the difference if I handed you both and the long does leave some other options open for future barrels. But they are a good option.

 

[SKWERLZ]

Having never owned a medium action, I'm hoping you all can help me make up my mind.
I only shoot traditional short action cartridges. I have heard the medium actions allow for longer/heavier bullets. That's something I am interested in.
Is that really a concern? Or just much ado over nothing?

Thanks in advance.

They are perfect for 7mm and 300 short magnums with modern high bc bullets.

 

[DShortt]

So if I'm following this correctly, apart from short magnums, there's really no need for one over a short action? Is that about right?

 

[SKWERLZ]

So if I'm following this correctly, apart from short magnums, there's really no need for one over a short action? Is that about right?

It would be advantageous for a 260, 7-08 and 3Ohate with a long freebore as well.

 

[DShortt]

It would be advantageous for a 260, 7-08 and 3Ohate with a long freebore as well.

OK, thank you.

 

[LVLAaron]

And 300wsm

 

[std7mag]

Not to mention the original medium length cartridge and it's successors.
7X57 Mauser
8X57 Mauser
6mm Rem
257 Roberts
And the 284 Win .

Yeah, I know there's a lot more Mauser cartridges out there, just didn't feel like spending all night naming them. Lol