Yes that's why these Winchester short magnum family of cartridges were designed.
Short or long action is immaterial, it is the caliber (and energy) of the cartridge that counts. Short action rifles use shorter cartridges, such as the.308 Winchester- an adequate cartridge for elk if the right bullet is used. Long actions use longer cartridges, such as the 30-06- also adequate.
Short action
Usually short.
Short
Short action.
Short. Compare cartridge overall length to a .308 Winchester. That is a short action. Longer than that is a long action.
Short action
Refers to the length of the action and the cartirdges it will accept. 30/06 is long action, 250 Savage is short action.
If its a .308 its a short action.
Normally a rifle chambered for .243 Winchester would be built on a short action.
The Remington 700sps in 270 wsm is a short action .
Long action. The .270 cartridge was based on the 30-06, a long action. .308 length is short action.