Stupid question... go easy please

[DoubleOught-BMA]

Howdy hide. Ok... please forgive my ignorance here but looking for guidance. I'm currently running an Impact 737R action chambered in 6mm. While it is a very pleasant shooting rifle with little to no recoil (great for PRS), I would still like to have a heavier hitting option. I know (in theory only) the whole Impact tolerance thing and how I can swap prefit barrels at home. But... if I buy their mag bolt face assembly, can I then go from 6mm to 7 mag by just swapping the bolt? Is it just that easy to jump back and forth to/from a long action/magnum caliber? I feel like I'm missing something or I'm not understanding that correctly.

Also, from a barrel swapping standpoint, has anyone used/added a switchlug type of device to their Impact to make barrel swaps in the field more practical? As-is, I would need a barrel vice and torque wrench, correct? Something best done back at home in the garage before heading to the range? Ideally, being able to spin on a new barrel (and swap the bolt?) to go from 6mm to 7mag while at the range would be the ticket. That's what I'm after.

Doable? Any advice is welcome... I'm still a noob.

Thanks hide!

 

[_Windrider_]

You can’t shoot a long action in a short action receiver but you can shoot a short action in a long action receiver.

 

[Sheldon N]

If you have both bolts, then the only other gear needed is to change barrels and use a different magazine. You are limited to SHORT ACTION rounds though, that means things like 7 SAUM, 7 Sherman Short, 6.5 PRC, etc.

If you want to run higher torque values then you can accomplish that with a barrel vise and action wrench. You can even mount a barrel vise on a trailer hitch and swap barrels at the range that way. I've personally settled on using about 35 ft/lb of torque and using the "Ross Vise" to swap barrels while the action remains in the chassis. That allows for easy barrel swaps that only take a few minutes, don't require an action wrench, and don't require removing the action from the chassis. All of this is done with shouldered barrels. No switchlug.

An alternative option is having wrench flats machined on your barrel and using a wrench or crows foot on a torque wrench in lieu of the Ross Vise. Same principle otherwise.