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A-Bolt Mag conversion?????

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12 August 2006, 07:02
Strut10
A-Bolt Mag conversion?????
How hard would it be to convert an A-Bolt from DBM to a regular floorplate with spring & follower??


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13 August 2006, 04:09
Fish30114
Strut, some of the smith's here should be able to tell you, but I wonder why you want to? I think the DBM is a much better mousetrap anyway--plenty of military rifles, maybe damn near all-- and maybe the ultimate test of a rifles functionality--are DBM's

Good Luck--Don
13 August 2006, 07:19
Strut10
quote:
Originally posted by Fish30114:
.......but I wonder why you want to?

Good Luck--Don


Reason I want to is for the capacity to seat bullets out farther. Had my A-Bolt re-chambered to .375 Wby. The box mag. only allows me to seat bullets out to 3.585"-3.600" (one mag has larger inside dimensions......go figger????). I believe this may rob me of some valuable powder capacity when seating long bullets like the Accu.Bond, a 300 gr. boat-tail or the TSX's.


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13 August 2006, 08:28
Gringo Cazador
I don't own an abolt, but I do have an old BBR, couldnt you lengthen the magazine box, we do it on mausers all the time.


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