My boys SPS Tactical .223 is caught up in the Remington trigger recall, so I got to thinking why not get an RM kit to install when it gets back. WELL kwick Klip doesn't make anything for the .223. Whats up with that! Undoubtedly the word's most popular cartridge and they don't make it!! So fast forward, I read that it's made for 220 swift. Well, my favorite. So, I'm now waiting on a quote to re-chamber the SPS to Swift. only issue that I can see is limiting the COL so I can eject a live round from the chamber. What do you guys think. The Pic rail on this rifle makes it agony to feed the downstairs mag, and even worse to single feed each round. I don't think the SPS twist will be a problem. Great thing would be not having to load another caliber. Please give me your thoughts?
rechamber 700 223 to 220 swift
- Thread starter salarguy
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There are many other issues in this conversion. As well as the bolt face issue the mag box, spring and follower will need changing. Also the feed rails in the receiver will need machining.
Cheaper to get another action.
Cheaper to get another action.
twosmokinspades
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Id get a different stock for it and run MDT 223 mags. Any stock that has AI mags will accept the MDT mags. EE usually has a few. Magpul Hunter stock new is not that expensive. MDT has 5 and 10 round 223 mags. Even MDT has scratch and dent models an sale from time to time. It you are really good with a dermal you can get any AI style mag well and inlet your stock for it. Most stocks you can do it. There are a few that can't. Some don't have enough meat in that area.
Yup, back to the drawing board. Maybe just chucking that pic rail in favour of two piece base, and top load. My boy loves the Hogue. Fits him like a glove. I like the look of the Magpul Hunter though. There are a few "drop in" kits but very spendy!
Nope. The trick is to make sure the last shell in lines up the profile of the follower.
I have had 2 Swifts and two 22-250s and in all cases my 22-250s out did my Swifts when loaded to the same pressures, relative to the brass signs. Now if you really want an improvement the 22-243 is a very friendly and easy wildcat that adds significant velocity with a 26" barrel. After that is the 22-284 which I am becoming intimately familiar with lately..........
Dogleg I have used the bottom feed as you suggested with my PHs 458 which would not clip over a chambered cartridge in a 98 action. It gave him 4 in, instead of the 3 he always carried. He was quite appreciative and said he never thought of that before. He was lamenting the fact that his 98 would only hold 3 shells and was asking me about a 602 Brno, and what I thought of them and what they cost in NA. After the bottom loading lesson he was quite satisfied with his 98 again.
Dogleg I have used the bottom feed as you suggested with my PHs 458 which would not clip over a chambered cartridge in a 98 action. It gave him 4 in, instead of the 3 he always carried. He was quite appreciative and said he never thought of that before. He was lamenting the fact that his 98 would only hold 3 shells and was asking me about a 602 Brno, and what I thought of them and what they cost in NA. After the bottom loading lesson he was quite satisfied with his 98 again.
Take a look at the 22 Creedmoor wildcat. Should jive nicely with the 9 twist SPS Tac barrel and the Kwik Klip short action kits. Bolt face would need to be opened up by a gunsmith and some other tweaks. It can be done. My buddy turned a cheaper m700 223 into a 25-284
I'll second the 22-243 recommendation. Or a 224 Clarke. - dan
I got to try that. Mine is an interarms mark X action
It works good for some things. A rifle that I routinely load from the bottom is my .338 Edge on a BAT action with centerfeed mag box. That one has a flat follower so it makes no difference where the last shell ends up.
Getting the last shell to line up is determined by getting the first on the correct side; which is easily done by tilting the rifle the right way. The rest will fall into place because they have nowhere else to go.
Where it really gets slick is holding the rifle upside down in your left hand with the palm up. After putting the cartridges in hold the floorplate mostly closed with your fingers as you roll the rifle upright by turning your wrist. Then work the bolt; the floor-plate will click closed when the bolt strips the top shell off to chamber it. A real player will close the bolt, lock the floor-plate and set the safety all in the same motion.
The toughest part is acting casual and keeping a straight face when someone notices you just put six or seven .375 cartridges into a CZ all at the same time.
