.458 in a A.I. magazine?

[Dogleg]

Can a Accuracy International Magnum magazine be modified to take a .458 Win Mag cartridge? When I trial fit a .458 cartridge into a .300 Win mag magazine the feed lips seem like they would work, and the first cartridge slips in with no problem. The issue is that the magazine has ribs to stop the .300 from battering the bullet tips under recoil and they stop the .458s from fitting.

I think that by milling out the top section of one or both of the ribs into a window the mags would work, or perhaps the ribs could be blacksmithed into submission.

Barring that, does anyone know another way to make a Model 70 hold a pile of cartridges? A Remington .458 would be rather easy , if they actually made one. Belt-fed is not being considered.

 

[BigUglyMan]

Belt-fed is not being considered.

Liar.

 

[Dogleg]

Liar.

Maybe I should have said "At the moment".

 

[sunray]

The mag lips would require altering and you'd need a different follower.

 

[Dogleg]

The mag lips would require altering and you'd need a different follower.

I can't see a whole lot (Lott) of follower difference possibilities on a single stack magazine. The lips might require a little tweaking, but they only cover half the length of the mag and the back half of a .300 Win and a .458 are the same. I make most of my .458 brass out of .300 Win. Besides, I know that it will feed the one cartridge that fits into the mag, the issue is getting more than one in the magazine.

 

[Dogleg]

A friend, or perhaps I should call him an "enabler" sent me this a few minutes ago. A couple of tweaks to the AI mag. Firepower junkies rejoice!

 

[Gatehouse]

 

[BigUglyMan]

A friend, or perhaps I should call him an "enabler" sent me this a few minutes ago. A couple of tweaks to the AI mag. Firepower junkies rejoice!

Oh Jesus!

Donkeys and Buffalo dismay!

 

[Dogleg]

Jesus donkeys aren't safe, but its more a buffalo thing. 10 shot 30-06s are fine for the smaller stuff.

 

[medvedqc]

A friend, or perhaps I should call him an "enabler" sent me this a few minutes ago. A couple of tweaks to the AI mag. Firepower junkies rejoice!

i knew i have seen this kind of thing somewhere else. there is one in rem 700 with the bolt on the other side ....

 

[65cutlass]

So many possibilities, meaning- big bore -magnum-large cap. mags

 

[Dogleg]

i knew i have seen this kind of thing somewhere else. there is one in rem 700 with the bolt on the other side ....

Likely Frank S, on route to solving the same problem for the same reason. We are talking regularly/

Remingtons are easy, Winchesters have fewer options

 

[rnbra-shooter]

I must know... does that magazine alone, fully loaded with .458 Win, weigh about the same as a lightweight mountain rifle? Or does it weigh a bit more? ;-)

 

[Dogleg]

No, that would take at least 4 mags. 50 rounds are about 6 pounds.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

A friend, or perhaps I should call him an "enabler" sent me this a few minutes ago. A couple of tweaks to the AI mag. Firepower junkies rejoice!

Fun to look at, but too fookin' impractical for huntin' the bush. Now if ya had one of those M1 Garands in .458 that were built awhile back, that would be sweet.

 

[Dogleg]

There's a five shot mag available too. The area that I want it for isn't thick at all,.

 

[Dogleg]

Well, I'm up and running with a 6 shot .458 Lott, detachable magazine. Any suggestions on a Canadian source of 10 shot Accuracy International .300 Win Mags? I can get them from PTG but would just as some get them from a sponsor or Canadian. It would be faster if they were in stock.



It feeds all Lott dummy loads flawlessly, but on .458 Win it is touchy about bullet types. I can work with that, it is the roundnose that are a little lumpy in the Win Mag.