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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MCVetSteve" data-source="post: 3511235" data-attributes="member: 33591"><p>With a SAAMI max C.O.A.L of 2.955 the 6.8 Western may not fit in either an AR-15 (definitely not) nor an AR 10. Although, the latter is the only one of the two that’s possible. What is a short vs a long action for the AR world, is not the same as what short vs long action for the rest of the rifle world. For example, the .308 Winchester with an overall length of 2.8” is a short action rifle anywhere except ARs. What makes a cartridge a long action outside of ARs is requiring an action the same size or similar to the 30-‘06 dimensions, or an overall length of near 3.34.” So while, in the rest of the rifle world you can shove a 6.8 Western into a “short action,” it won’t ever fit into an AR 15, which is designed around a cartridge overall length of 2.260.” If you want it in an AR, it’ll have to be an AR-10.</p></blockquote><p></p>