I really just want a chassis system that I can drop my short action into that takes AR mags, instead of some proprietary or expensive AICS mags.
With the exception of the Mossberg patrol and a few of the newer Ruger American models specifically made to accept an AR magazine, the magazine well opening on bolt action rifles like the 700 will not allow an AR magazine to enter.
perhaps my google fu is lacking but according to what I can find online AR 15 magazines are actually skinnier than the AICS mags that everyone seems to be using. Is this wrong, or is it a length problem?
perhaps my google fu is lacking but according to what I can find online AR 15 magazines are actually skinnier than the AICS mags that everyone seems to be using. Is this wrong, or is it a length problem?
I really just want a chassis system that I can drop my short action into that takes AR mags, instead of some proprietary or expensive AICS mags.
I think this chassis just blew the Magpul Hunter 700 out of the water. Almost all aluminium vs almost all plastic. Similar weight, similar price with options. Just as I'm getting out of the 700 game, this might suck me back in.
polymer 223 mags in AICS format are $40'ish... given the hassle it will be to modify an AICS magwell to function with an AR mag, I would definitely go AICS 223 route.
Plus these will feed smoother as some actions do not pick up well from staggered feed mags... and then you have to ensure the bolt will fit the AR lip opening, etc, etc.
It can be a fitment pain which is why there are so few AR mag DBM kits or factory rifles to support this.
Been shooting 223 in AICS mags for years and they can work very well...and allows for a much longer OAL if desired.
Jerry