Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I want to get a one piece scope mount for my rifle, but I am not sure if I need a long action base or a short action base? Are all .308s short action or can .308 be used in either action?

It's a short action. Bases are different for the long action.

Most 700s in .308 are short actions, occasionanally they aren't, one good example of that is the M24 sniper rifle. All you need to do to tell the difference is look at the length of the magazine. If you put a round in it and it has a lot of extra room to the front or rear it is a long action. If it fits nicely, it is a short action.
Option II-- measure the distance between the forward mounting and rear mounting holes, use that to get the correct base.

grumpyMSG wrote:Option II-- measure the distance between the forward mounting and rear mounting holes, use that to get the correct base.

So what is the distance between the holes for a short action? What is the distance between the holes for a long action? The bases that I am looking at do not call out a distance between holes. They only go by short and long action.

If it's a stock 700 then it's a short action. The only long action .308's Iv'e ever heard of are custom guns.