I found a minty Savage 340B in 222Rem , both wood and metal in great condition, but I was thinking of either changing the barrel or buying a reamer to make it a 223 , I would have to find a 223 magazine and I'm not even sure if the 340b was offered in 223 ? or if a small shank barrel would fit it ? the other option is to find 222 brass and dies - I already have a Axis 223 and some ar 223's -but this old rifle has really appealed to me , any advised appreciated
If your lucky enough to live in the BIG woods your lucky enough
I purchased a barrel off Numrich for around $65 just a couple months ago. I won an auction on accident that was basically a Savage 340B in pieces. The .222 barrel was messed up (someone tried to cut grooves in the bore end for god knows what reason. I put everything together but took it to a gunsmith to be headspaced for safety's sake. he test fired it and everything is working fine. .223 magazines are readily available on Ebay (they're not cheap though). I am not sure what it would cost to have the chamber reamed to .223 bit it is worth checking into.
why ruin a perfectly good rifle in a great chambering ?
just put it aside, till you have some money for quality dies and some lapua brass.
hornady 50 vmax and your choice of powders...start with 8208 or lt32/30
I would have kept mine .222 if the barrel was not jacked up. The .223 barrel was a cheap solution. It also gave me a more readily available caliber....at least that's what I thought but now you can't find .223 anywhere
There are a couple of 223 magazines on Gunbroker now.
im assuming the barrel is a standard small shank , can anyone verify ?
If your lucky enough to live in the BIG woods your lucky enough
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