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[Wrangler John]

This is the best/most complete response I have gotten on this question from any forum so far, including Savage Shooters. Thanks! This will definitely give me a lot to consider!

Glad I could help.

If you decide to give it a try, check out the stocks offered by Sharp Shooter Supply. They are pillar bedded and come ready for a skim coat of epoxy. If you purchase a Savage Dual Port Precision Target Action remember that the action hole spacing is different than the single port models, order accordingly.

The barrel installation details are the same for the Remington 700 with the barrel nut. The Remington 700 Short Action with the .308 Winchester bolt face, which accounts for all my Remington actions, is excellent for any cartridge made on the .308 Win. case.

The internal .308 magazine box fits a variety of cases such as the .22-250 Rem., .243 Win., 6mm Rem, .257 Roberts (and the Ackley Improved - I have one), .260 Remington, 7mm-08 Remington and the .308 Winchester. Doubtless there are others that will work. My project rifle has two barrels, one in .22-250 Remington, and one in .22-250 Ackley Improved. Both cartridges work through the internal magazine and feed flawlessly.

Last week, while waiting for a new .308 Win. barrel, I added Wyatt M4 bottom metal that accepts 5 and 10 round detachable magazines for the .308 Winchester. Surprisingly the .22-250 Ackley cartridges feed perfectly through the same magazine, so doubtless the standard .22-250 Remington will also work. That may mean I could have a swap barrel Remington 700 in several calibers that use the same detachable magazines. The Wyatt trigger guard and magazines fit the Bell & Carlson M4 Medalist stocks and HS Precision stocks with the aluminum chassis without any fitting, they are completely drop-in.

Have a second bolt with the .223 face fitted to the action, and you can swap between the .204 Ruger, .223 Remington and many various wildcats based on that case size. The possibilities are endless.

This rifle building bug is incurable once infected. I never got that Erector Set I wanted when I was a kid, so this more than makes up for it.

[2shotjoe]

Thread just got better, thx for the info.

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