Does anyone know where I can get a bolt action chambered in 5.56? How hard is it to get a 223 converted to a 5.56?
Bolt action in 5.56?
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Re: Bolt action in 5.56?
Just get a Remington in 223. The biggest difference in chambers is the throat dimensions, and the throats in Remington rifles have a nasty tendency to be a country mile away.
Or get a .223 Wylde chamber cut on it when you rebarrel.
Just get a Remington in 223. The biggest difference in chambers is the throat dimensions, and the throats in Remington rifles have a nasty tendency to be a country mile away.
Or get a .223 Wylde chamber cut on it when you rebarrel.
Re: Bolt action in 5.56?
Another vote for a 223 Wylde chamber. Includes all the positives of both the 223 and 5.56 in one.
Rich
Another vote for a 223 Wylde chamber. Includes all the positives of both the 223 and 5.56 in one.
Rich
Re: Bolt action in 5.56?
I thought the difference in .223 and 5.56mm is the chamber pressure. If you were gonna go to a Wylde chamber why not go to .223AI?
Anyway, I'm fond of Savage in .223 but Rem. 700s are real reliable as far as feeding/ejecting goes. My Savage came with a flimsy plastic stock but the Rem. 700 was stiffer.
So, just depends on what you want it for...
I thought the difference in .223 and 5.56mm is the chamber pressure. If you were gonna go to a Wylde chamber why not go to .223AI?
Anyway, I'm fond of Savage in .223 but Rem. 700s are real reliable as far as feeding/ejecting goes. My Savage came with a flimsy plastic stock but the Rem. 700 was stiffer.
So, just depends on what you want it for...
