Had a 1500 in .243, nice rifle, every bit as nice as the Remington 700 I had at the time. Not sure, but I THINK you can get it in a standard short action if you're willing to give up the detachable mags. I was thinking of building a budget "precision" rifle around one of those actions, but ended up going with a Savage because it was too good a deal to pass up. Later.
Dave