22-250 To 223 Remington?

[hnts4fun]

I've been thinking about this for a bit and it seems all a guy would need would be a 223 bolt head for about $20 or so from Midway. Is this right, or is there more to it.
Thank you.

[bootsmcguire]

Bolt head, barrel, and magazine for the 223. And the proper tools to do the swap of course.

[03mossy]

The question is why??? Why would you down grade? It would be like trading in your f-350 super crew diesel for a Mazda B2000....



Just kidding .223 guys....

[hnts4fun]

Bolt head, barrel, and magazine for the 223. And the proper tools to do the swap of course.

Thankfully the 22-250 action I was looking at in the classifieds has sold. It was a blind magazine, staggered feed. I'm curious as to why a new magazine would've been necessary. It looks like the 22-250 cartridge is a bit longer than the 223 Remington; shouldn't the latter work okay in that magazine?

[bootsmcguire]

Magazine length is not the issue there. The design of the feed lips is a fair bit different and the ledge in the follower differs also due to the vast difference between the diameters of the case bodies.

[hnts4fun]

Thank you Boots. I suspected there might have been more to this than meets the eye. I bedded my last project with the blind, stagger feed magazine still attached to the receiver because it looked like a PIA to take off. Not sure if this opportunity will ever present itself again, but would I just order the 223 magazine I need from Savage; and would it fit the opening in the bottom of the 22-250 receiver?

I got the tools, I've changed one barrel, collecting the knowledge is a lifetime process.

Thanks

[bootsmcguire]

I wrote a thread that the Mods here made into an article with some good pics describing the process for changing magazines.
http://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?269-How-To-Remove-Your-Blind-Mag-Body-and-Follower-(SF-and-CF)


Yes a 223 SF magazine will fit right into a 22-250, 243, 7-08, 308, etc, action.

[hnts4fun]

Thank you. I did read your article, which is well written, but opted for the leave-the-****-thing-on approach after seeing some pics of that method.

Keep passing on the good info; you sure help me to stay on track.