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    17 Fireball, Is it possible?


    Is it possible to put a 17 fireball barrel on a savage action and have it feed correctly from the magazine and action. If so, what exactly would I need to make this possible?

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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Don't count on it. I worked with a .221 Fireball for quite a while, trying different things but finally gave up and went to a single shot follower. The short case would pop off the bolt head just as it cleared the chamber. Feeding wasn't a problem but extraction reared it's ugly head so I took the easy way out.
    I tried shortening the ejector spring and rod but nothing I did was 100% reliable.
    Finally pulled the ejector rod and spring and now I pick the fired case off the bolt head. Sure beats jamming a loaded round and messing up the brass. There may be a solution but so far I havn't heard of it yet.
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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Quite a few people have tried with the 221FB, me included. I have yet to hear of any success.
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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Yes you can, but how much do you want to spend trying to do it? If you really want a 17fb repeater then I would get a cz in 221 and rebarrel it

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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Thanks guys. The CZ is definitely crossed my mind as a possibility.

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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Thats what I did to get a LH 221FB repeater. I got a new barrel, trigger housing and mags for my LH CZ 223. It's now my main line PD gun.
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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Did that with a savage/det mag a few years ago. Used a cz .221fb clip inserted in the bottom metal of the savage. Got the idea from davemuzz, a member here. It worked, but it wasn't to my liking. Some pics here somewhere of Daves's and my mods. If you barrel a savage action to .221fb, have a feed cone cut in the barrel. My opinion is, get a cz in 221fb and have Sinman make you a switch barrel. The trial project should be close.

    Report from SSS post is the new 25 actions have a barrel nut. Maybe the new small caliber actions & mag could work? Seems Savage would offer those family of calibers.


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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    Quote Originally Posted by appleseed
    Report from SSS post is the new 25 actions have a barrel nut. Maybe the new small caliber actions & mag could work? Seems Savage would offer those family of calibers.
    this could be very interesting ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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    Re: 17 Fireball, Is it possible?

    20 vartarg savage with 221fb cz mag insert









    After the fact, I am with sinman...start with the cz rifle. He has a switch barrel cz project in the shop.

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