I have got to know a local gunsmith and he has offered to chamber me a rifle for the cost of the reamers. So here is what I have in mind. I just finished building a .260 on a new Stevens action that I bought which started out as a .243. So I now have a brand new .243 barrel sitting around doing nothing. The local gun store has Stevens in .243 for $295.00. So I am thinking why not pick one up and have it rechambered to .243AI for something to experiment with? If I decide I don't like it I have the second .243 barrel so I could return it to the origional configuration.

So I guess what I need to know is this. Has anyone here done a .243AI on a center feed Savage/Stevens, and if so how is the feeding from the magazine?