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What custom action for a 20 vartarg
Am I able to make any custom short action 223 bolt face and alter mags work for a 20 vartarg?
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I have two on Stiller Predator actions. One is a repeater and one is a single shot, both eject just fine, Stiller uses a Sako style extractor on the .223 size actions. My repeater was built after seeing one built by Adam Bentley and it feeds and functions just fine. I used a Rem 700 Fireball magazine and follower that I bought from Remington. This gun is my walking woodchuck gun and I really don’t need a repeater, it never misses. Most accurate rifle I own.
My second is a prairie dog rifle and I just went single shot. If I built another walking varmint rifle I would be inclined to just go single shot again.
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Call Jim Borden and talk to him. See if his short 6 action would work with a smaller bolt face. His actions are top quality.
Hal Last edited by Hal; 02-10-2021 at 12:31 AM. |
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I ended up re barreling back to a 223. Since then, I’ve had custom a 221FB and 20 VT made on Sako A1 actions and they work just fine. Also I’ve had made a 20 VT on a R 700 that was originally a factory 221 FB. It works great. |
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When Remington brought out the 221FB in the M700, they had to change the position of the ejector to get the action to eject. The 223 Remington bolt works fine for a 223, but with the 221FB it does not work.
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YOU CAN MAKE THAT WORK,I HAVE BUILT SEVERAL VARTARGS.3 ON 17 OR 221 FIREBALL ACTIONS.3 ON 223 ACTIONS WITH ALTERED MAGS OR MAKE A SINGLE SHOT.223 BOLT WILL PULL CASE AND DROP ON ACTION.MY PERSONAL VARTARG I USED A PACIFIC TOOL & GUAGE.BOLT CUT WITH SAKO EXTRACTOR THAT WORKS GREAT.REMINGTON ACTIONS ARE GREAT AND DONT BREAK THE BANK.I CAN HELP YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT. JEFF contact me jbutson1@gmail.com |
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Okay thank you everyone, maybe I’ll just keep an eye out for a copper or something. Not too interested in a single shot. Maybe I’ll switch focus to a 17 cal of some kind. Always wanted to try one of them
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Since you have a 223 action and you're looking for reliable feeding/extraction have you given any thought to building a 20-222 instead of something off of the 221FB case? Anything off of the 222 case will feed and extract smooth as butter from any 223 action.
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A 17 Remington or even a 20-222 on a s/a i.e. Rem 700 or such, would work just fine as a repeater, if a repeater is what you prefer. or even a 20 practical is another fine choice and will cover a multitude of critters shooting.
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