info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

[g3ninfinite]

I know i need a .223 action/boltface. 1-7 twist barrel. mods to magazine and follower. I was thinking 16in barrel.

Has anyone tried/completed/thought about such a build?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Alderleet]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

From the discussions I had about it, it seems to be a exercise in futility.

Kinda like a 5.45x39 bolt gun.

 

[bachelorjack]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

What's the point?

I can help you find a really nice 17hmr, and I won't even charge a finders fee....

 

[g3ninfinite]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

I have a lot of 5.7x28 and its a pretty inexpensive centerfire round for me to purchase. The pistol shoots really well so I figured a rifle would make a neat little rifle. FN was supposed to have a factory rifle chambered in 5.7x28 a few years back. I guess that never got off the ground.

 

[SRT_Supply]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Alderleet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">From the discussions I had about it, it seems to be a exercise in futility.

Kinda like a 5.45x39 bolt gun. </div></div>

A decent little 5.45x39 bolt plinker would be a fun gun, IMO. It would make tremendous sense for CZ to come out with a companion rifle for their 7.62x39 model - 5.45x39 is cheap enough these days to go plink with at the range and not feel the wallet pain. 11 cents per round at current prices is pretty hard to argue with.

 

[shaman]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

How much do you pay for 5.7 ammo? I would love a 5.45 and a 7.62 in bolt, but the 527 and the Bar 4+1 are both in the $500 range

 

[six 4 sure]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

Several guys have done it here
http://www.saubier.com/forum.html

Some have even necked it down to a .17 cal wildcat.

 

[PFCSkoug]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

there will be extensive gunsmithing work with the 5.7x28 seeing that the head dia is the same as the 25acp. Your smith will have to bush the boltface and put in a sako style extractor in a size they dont make anymore, and with all of that, it may eject if your lucky because of the placement of the ejector in a 700 bolt.
That is for a rem 700 bolt, if you can find someone making an action to accept a .310 boltface, your good to go

 

[steve123]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

Do yourself a favor and do a 223 instead with reduced loads and pistol powder.

 

[Anchor Zero Six]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

A local smith has done several conversions to CZ 223 rifles. The guys that had them done really seem to like them but IMO 223 seems like a better option for performance and cost.

 

[frog5215]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

Think of it as a rimless Hornet.
I saw 700 barrels a couple of years ago on somebody's website.
Skunkworks thinks their 323 action might be the ticket for a 5.7.

 

[Alderleet]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

It isnt impossible, infact its very easy. I thumbed through my midway catalog while i was on the pot, and noticed Shilen has replacement 700 barrels in 5.7x28, and Score-hi has single shot followers in, guess what, 5.7x28 caliber.

Find a generic 223 700 action, pull the barrel and there you go.



However, like I said, its a exercise in futility.

A pistol/sub-gun designed cartridge, does not a good rifle round make...

Along the same train of thought, Let me know how many 9mm bolt actions you find...

 

[jj302]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

Savage has 2 5.7x28 model 25 bolt guns on the way. Thats all I know.

 

[burneyr]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Alderleet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It isnt impossible, infact its very easy. I thumbed through my midway catalog while i was on the pot, and noticed Shilen has replacement 700 barrels in 5.7x28, and Score-hi has single shot followers in, guess what, 5.7x28 caliber.

Find a generic 223 700 action, pull the barrel and there you go.
</div></div>

How would that work? The 5.7x28 has a base dimension of .313 and the .223 base dimension is .378.

 

[Alderleet]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

Oop, i forgot the all important rim diameter.

You could give PTG a call and see if they'll do a .314 bolt face, replacement 700 bolt.

 

[g3ninfinite]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

I think I'll shelve this idea and just build a mk12 type upper for my AR. Thanks guys.

 

[frog5215]

Re: info needed for 5.7x28mm bolt action rifle.

.221 Fireball makes more sense; Standard case head, can be loaded to below Hornet or close to .222 Rem.