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223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? #12000513 04/26/17
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,552 NE Washington J Jesse Jaymes OP Campfire Regular
OP Jesse Jaymes Campfire Regular J Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,552 NE Washington	Pretty much as the title states. I need just a bit more length to get into the lands where I want to be. Is there a way to modify the magazine box? Or are there aftermarket internal mag boxes made for this application? Please God, give me some good tags this year....

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Re: 223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? Jesse Jaymes #12000652 04/26/17
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger
Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	And the gun is a...........? .

Re: 223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? Jesse Jaymes #12000679 04/26/17
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,552 NE Washington J Jesse Jaymes OP Campfire Regular
OP Jesse Jaymes Campfire Regular J Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,552 NE Washington	Remington 700 LH SA Please God, give me some good tags this year....

Re: 223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? Jesse Jaymes #12000832 04/27/17
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger
Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	Take out the magbox spacer in the back of it. .

Re: 223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? Jesse Jaymes #12001433 04/27/17
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter
30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	I rigged mine by drilling out the metal spacer and replacing with a thinner wood shim. Pretty redneck but it is working fine and low cost. I shoot 75 amax as well.

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Re: 223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? Jesse Jaymes #12010602 05/02/17
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 18,854 The LBK......TX 2 257heaven Campfire Ranger
257heaven Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 18,854 The LBK......TX	I just epoxied this one. Easy. 1/4" aluminum bar stock. Sent from my Dingleberry Handheld Wireless

Re: 223 Ackley and 75gr AMax...I need .100" longer Mag box. Buy or Mod? Jesse Jaymes #12017585 05/06/17
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 36 New Zealand T Timmay Campfire Greenhorn
Timmay Campfire Greenhorn T Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 36 New Zealand	Can a similar mod be done with a Model 7 in .223?

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