Hello,

I am new to this barrel switching deal. I have a model 12 in .223. So far I have removed the old barrel (took me all day),
removed the old magazine and replaced it with a (.243, 308) mag and a new follower. I've also replaced the bolt head to (.473) face.

My question is this:

I have loaded a blank round (stand length) in the mag and noticed the bolth head extends past the base of the round.
So there is no way for me to load a round into the chamber from the mag. Is this normal converting from at 223 to a .473 short action case?

Looks like I will only be able to load a round one at time by hand.