I have only tried that combination with the long action.
Works but trigger hanger interferes with the stock at the rear. Needs a few minutes with a dremel.
It should be fine for that purpose.
My observation is not a complaint. The rifle does its job.
Neither the stock nor the action have the fine machine feel of slightly more expensive options that admittedly are heavier.
They only make a short action so far. That doesn't work for my barrel which needs a long action.
Very interesting though.
Anyone have experience with the short action?
Saw that. That's one of the reasons I want one. I have a barrel in the parts bin which fits the Defiance action. I hope it can be used with this action.
See Post 4652
This is from Dalton, the new owner of Wyatt Precision:
You won't be able to run a staggered feed internal magazine box. Those actions are designed to feed from a detachable system, so they don't have feed rails machined in them. If you want an internal box, you will have to use...
Point muzzle in a safe direction (up and forward).
Hold bolt handle firmly in unlocked position.
Slam butt plate on concrete bench pulling down on bolt handle.
That usually pops a stuck case free.
No hammer required.
Good luck.
The big one would be the bullet jammed into the lands. This can be dangerous.
The other two I can think of immediately are case capacity and COAL. Measure both and compare them to the Nosler data. Less case capacity and bullet taking up case capacity can lead to higher pressure and velocity...
Sounds like overpressure to me.
OP says sized round chambers fine. He then has to hammer on the bolt handle to get it to extract.
Back the powder charge down and how does it do?