22-250 Ackley on a 110 long Action

**mcr-85** · 02-21-2021, 02:49 PM

Hello
I am putting together a 22-250 Ackley for my dad on an old 110 that started life as a 270. I have the barrel headspaced and the barrel action fit to the stock. I'm having trouble with it feeding reliability with standard 22-250 ammo. I don't know if feeding will improve once I have fireformed brass. Does anyone have any suggestions for me with this rifle and getting to feed reliably?
Thanks
Marcus

**kwarw1** · 02-22-2021, 02:36 AM

what type of magazine?

**GaCop** · 02-22-2021, 09:39 AM

Is it center feed or stagger?

**mcr-85** · 02-22-2021, 12:49 PM

Its an old staggered feed blind mag. Sorry, I should have mentioned that to start with.

**kwarw1** · 02-22-2021, 04:41 PM

I don't know much about the stagger feed. However I built a 22-250 on a long action and had to use an Axis 22-250 mag in the blind box with the bottom plastic removed. I had to shim it up and forward. I also used a long baffle for the bolt to shorten the stroke. I would think it would work if you removed the box from your action but am not sure. Hang around help is on the way cause GaCop will know,

**mcr-85** · 02-22-2021, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by kwarw1

I don't know much about the stagger feed. However I built a 22-250 on a long action and had to use an Axis 22-250 mag in the blind box with the bottom plastic removed. I had to shim it up and forward. I also used a long baffle for the bolt to shorten the stroke. I would think it would work if you removed the box from your action but am not sure. Hang around help is on the way cause GaCop will know,

Ok, Thank you. Hopefully I can figure out a way to get it to feed. If not, I will be looking for a short action. :)
Thanks
Marcus

**yobuck** · 02-22-2021, 05:05 PM

The easiest way is to start out with a 22/250, then have the chamber changed to the AI version.
Second option is to single feed the gun avoiding the magazine completely.
Third option would be to send the gun to Fred and let him fix it.

**mcr-85** · 02-22-2021, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by yobuck

The easiest way is to start out with a 22/250, then have the chamber changed to the AI version.
Second option is to single feed the gun avoiding the magazine completely.
Third option would be to send the gun to Fred and let him fix it.

The first option was out due to having the donor rifle on hand being the Model 110 in 270.

The second option could work but this is a coyote rifle. Some follow up shots are expected and so a repeater is what I want.

As to the third option, who is Fred? If I can't get it working I'd consider sending it to get fixed.
Thank you for your input. I hope I can get it working.