Remington 700 long or short action?

[sig shooter]

My friend gave me a lefty(I’m left handed) Remington 700 in 280 Remington. It didn’t come with any optics, so Im shopping around. Would the Remington 700 in 280 be considered the long or short action version? Furthermore, does anyone know of any shops that have 280 Remington? Im probably going to start reloading this round.

 

[PatMcD]

280 is based on the 30-06, so that's a long action.

 

[Taipan01]

You can tell Remington 700 short and long actions apart by measuring the distance between the center of the action (not trigger) screws on the bottom of the stock. Long is 7.375" and short is 6.5" if I remember right. I haven't thought about that one in years.

 

[KMM696]

Remington Express 280 Remington Ammo 140 Grain Core-Lokt PSP Soft Point Projectile