Reply With QuoteSounds like a very interesting project and should make an excellent varmint shooter.
Fred Moreo at SSS has the Soviet style boltheads.
I was searching and found a few people that were talking about building one, but I couldn't find anyone that actually had one together. I would like to build one and have no parts so I'm open to anything!
Sounds like a very interesting project and should make an excellent varmint shooter.
Fred Moreo at SSS has the Soviet style boltheads.
We have a PTG 223 bolt head at the shop that was ordered for testing, I found a few rounds in a pile of miscellaneous ammo and the 5.45x39 fit perfectly in the PTG bolt head. That's what gave me the idea to build one...
The hard part will be making a barrel the right dimensions. From the research i've done the ideal size is .214 bore and .221 groove.
What bullets would you use?
I plan on shooting the surplus stuff, I don't think I can re-load ammo as cheap as it can be bought for; although the prices have went up quite a bit along with most other AR and AK stuff...
The bolt is different from 223. At least, you have to change bolts in an ar to run 5.45
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The bolt face of the 5.45x39 is .014" larger than the 223Rem. I tried the round on a couple different bolt's, like my 223 rem 700, my 223 marlin and my ar15 and it wouldn't fit; but it does fit in the 223 PTG bolt head he have at the shop. So no the round shouldn't fit a standard 223 bolt, but I must have one that is machined slightly larger, and it fits. Hence the reason I want to build a 5.45x39
Oh nice....I've tossed around the idea quite a bit after shooting my buddies ar in 5.45 and another buddies vepr. I should have bought one of the factory savage rifles in 5.45 when they were out :-/
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