Tikka T3 factory mag.. Can I use a 6.5 CM mag for 7mm-08?

[EastHumboldt]

I have a T 3 in 7mm-08 and I just bought a 6.5 CM 5 round mag. (They didn’t have the right mag in stock). Haven’t taken it out of the package yet. At the store we pulled a 7mm-08 cartridge out of a box and it fit nicely in a mag we took out of a T3x chambered in 6.5 CM. It appeared to have about 1/10” extra room on the bullet end of the cartridge.

They look remarkably similar. I’m wondering if anybody has actually tried this. The 308 mag fits .243, 7mm-08, . 22-250. The 6.5 CM has a slightly less tapered case so I’m wondering if I’d have feed issues.

 

[SamsonMan22]

It works just fine

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

Yeah I put a longer bolt stop in my 7mm-08 and use the M+ mags that are for the 6.5cm. I haven’t experienced an issue feeding

 

[khuber84]

I've used long action 30-06 Tikka mags with long action bolt stop, with 65cm loads utilizing 156 Berger seated over 3" coal with zero feeding issues. Tikkas just work 99.9% the time.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Yeah I put a longer bolt stop in my 7mm-08 and use the M+ mags that are for the 6.5cm. I haven’t experienced an issue feeding

I don’t think you needed a long stop for the M+ fyi.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

I don’t think you needed a long stop for the M+ fyi.

I’m aware, had it installed with the intent of using long mags but rounds failed to feed reliably.