Longshot's M14 Mag Conversion for Rem700 SA
- Thread starter Skullboy
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This conversion was produced by Grens Vegtor.He is a fantastic machinist.
My rifle started life as a 700pss with a detachable 4 round box mag.Short action.Since then it's had 3 barrels ,a new stock and tons of other custom work.
We looked at most of the other conversions out there and thought it would be cool if we could make something that would be almost drop in, and run off M-14 mags as they are cheap and sturdy unlike some of the other mags out there, and everyone has at least one or two kicking around.
GV machined up the whole trigger guard and the new mag well and it took him about 10 hours in total.
It did take a tiny bit of machining in the action,but not really anything you couldn't do with a dremmel.To make it work in a floor plate mag it would take more work.
The mags themselves are cut down 20 rounders made to hold 10.The notch in the front is welded over and there is a little modification on the back of the mag and to the lips to to make it feed easy.The spring is cut way down so that it gently pushes the rounds up and doesn't take to much pressure to strip them off the mag.The floor plate is steel and screwed into the mag walls.It could be aluminum and/or welded but we ran out of time.
We also parkerized it so you may see some unparkerized welds.Those were done with stainless.
And now the $24 question.Are we going to produce them for sale?
Maybe.Depends on what you guys think.Is there any interest?If we did we'd like to try and keep them under $350.Guess it depends on where they get made.
We would have to find a C+C mill to pump 'em out to make it worth while.Probably do them out of aluminum as this one is steel and pretty heavy.Not that I care. It worked flawlessly for me down in Phoenix.Not one stoppage or any kind of problem for that matter.
My rifle started life as a 700pss with a detachable 4 round box mag.Short action.Since then it's had 3 barrels ,a new stock and tons of other custom work.
We looked at most of the other conversions out there and thought it would be cool if we could make something that would be almost drop in, and run off M-14 mags as they are cheap and sturdy unlike some of the other mags out there, and everyone has at least one or two kicking around.
GV machined up the whole trigger guard and the new mag well and it took him about 10 hours in total.
It did take a tiny bit of machining in the action,but not really anything you couldn't do with a dremmel.To make it work in a floor plate mag it would take more work.
The mags themselves are cut down 20 rounders made to hold 10.The notch in the front is welded over and there is a little modification on the back of the mag and to the lips to to make it feed easy.The spring is cut way down so that it gently pushes the rounds up and doesn't take to much pressure to strip them off the mag.The floor plate is steel and screwed into the mag walls.It could be aluminum and/or welded but we ran out of time.
We also parkerized it so you may see some unparkerized welds.Those were done with stainless.
And now the $24 question.Are we going to produce them for sale?
Maybe.Depends on what you guys think.Is there any interest?If we did we'd like to try and keep them under $350.Guess it depends on where they get made.
We would have to find a C+C mill to pump 'em out to make it worth while.Probably do them out of aluminum as this one is steel and pretty heavy.Not that I care. It worked flawlessly for me down in Phoenix.Not one stoppage or any kind of problem for that matter.
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Sgt Striker
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Now all you need to do is make one for a Rem 700 in .223, that will handle AR mags...... hee hee
By the way, very nice work!!
By the way, very nice work!!
I'd buy one Longshot. - dan
- Location
- Ontario defense force (ODF HQ)
dan belisle said:
+1.....Very Cool!
- Location
- Ontario defense force (ODF HQ)
I'd give my left nut for a 300 win mag version, but I guess there is no mag big enough
Well right now there is no chance...cause there is only one and it's on my rifle The trigger guard has the mag release built right into it so if you just want a mag well I could bend up a piece of steel without too much effort
The trigger guard has the mag release built right into it so if you just want a mag well I could bend up a piece of steel without too much effort
- Location
- Ontario defense force (ODF HQ)
I'd like to see a pic with a 20 rounder in it.
Longshot said:
Diddn't Sxyglock17 do this to his Savage took a 20rd M14 mag, Converted by removing the tab and made a magwell for his Savage, So no longer could be used in a M14 and was allowed hicaps and people chewed im out and told him it was illegal and stuff?
Isn't this the same concept?
RobertMcC said:
With the recent Beretta Storm mag ruling, a whole new can of worms has been opened up.
Back when sxyglock17 did his conversion, the law was pretty cut & dried.
If you look at the bottom of Longshot's mag, I believe it is stamped "For Rem700 only".
Plus this mag can not be used in an M14.
SKBY.
GrensVegter
CGN Regular
- Location
- North Vancouver
HI guys iam planing on making a second mag conversion for my new rem 700,and while I wait for it's new barrel to be fitted I will get quotes to precision cast the magwell/trigger guards,to machine them will to expensive and I would like to keep the cost down to an affordable level.I will have to look at making a prototype in .223 when I get a little time.
Glad you all like it
Glad you all like it
