Will a 223 feed and eject out of a long action staggerfeed rifle ??

[tammons]

Will a 223 feed and eject out of a long action staggerfeed rifle ??

[GaCop]

If you block the mag box, change the follower/spring, it should work just like the earlier Savages when they were all built on the long action. My 223 Rem and Ackley is on a long action but I'm using a single shot follower in both so I can long seat 75 and 80 grain bullets.

[tammons]

Did the older mag boxes have longer feedlips, or the same as now ??

Is there a special 223 bolt head and baffle for a long action ??
Seems like I remember the long action spacer or bolt head is different than a short action.

[helotaxi]

The short rounds on the long action used a short round box mag. The bottom of the action where the mag is located was not opened up to the full length either. The bolt was not affected. I would assume that during that era Savage built 110s chambered for .373" cartridges but it would seem to me a pain to try to convert one. Cheaper just to buy a new Stevens and modify it the way you want.

[GaCop]

Sharp Shooter can supply you with the extended baffle and .378" bold head.

[Blue Avenger]

they used to when savage only had one action size.

[thirty06]

Didn't all long action .223 have the short action mag cutout?

[jpdown]

I believe you need a different nut for the firing pin and spring assembly. SSS has them. At least I did to use 204 Rogers in a LA center feed.