stupid question time... is a 303 a long or short action?

Yup when you compare the 30-06 P17 action to the .303 P-14 action there isn't any obvious difference...besides the Chambers.

Hence why during WW2 the British Home Guard painted a Red stripe on the forguard of the P-17...so someone wouldn't injure themselves, or bugger up the rifle using .303 ammo, in the 30-06 chamber.

And last time I checked the 30-06 was considered a long action. :D
 
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