Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats rechamber 223 to 222 rem?

Well... I think pretty well of them. And I have a buddy that I ran neck & neck with 'til he left me in the dust... He has 16 of them. Including the only long action repeater that I've ever seen! When he purchased it, he called the Custom Shop and asked when did they start making long action repeaters? They swore up and down that they never have! But he has one N.I.B. I think he got one that accidentally slipped out of the custom shop! Likely it was an "employee gun". I'll bet Someone would like to know where it went... (He's not talking...)

I'd like to "one-up" him, but not likely it'll ever happen... I'm retired and on a fixed income, now...

GH

40 XB LA, mag gun, WOW!

That is unheard of. I'd love to see photos of that gun.

DF

DF,

Not magnum... .30/06. Box is marked with the right serial number, but marked as a .308 Win. If you are not in a hurry, I think I can arrange photos... But it may take me a couple of months... Who knows, it may be the only one ever built...

GH

I have seen a 40X chambered in .300 Win Mag. Single shot, and indeed single load, had to remove the bolt every shot...not my idea..but a novel one nonetheless...

Yeah, I've heard of long rounds in the SA. Don't think I'd want one.

But a LA, Mag 40 XB. Man, I'd love to see that one.

DF

Mine has a barrel code of "PH" which indicates it was made in June of 1961 per the posted info. Serial is 11xxx. It has had to have had over 10,000 rounds run through it and it'll still put 5 under a dime with the 10x Unertl scope......my most prized possesion other than my family.

Hardway,

I can understand why you prize that rifle. I never inherited any firearms from my dad. Don't know why, I'm really the only "Gun Nut" amoung my siblings... Perhaps he thought I had enough of my own... Not that he had anything that was really special, I'd just have liked to had something.

He left one to my brother, and two to my other brother... And the rest to step grand-children, I guess...

I can see that your grandfather likely bought that rifle right after they came out. They sure weren't common back then. I hope you shoot it often, enjoy it, and think of using it as a tribute to him... I'm sure he'd be pleased...

I had one other 40-x that I sold that was about the same age... Since I had two .222's, I sold the one that didn't shoot the best, and used the funds to purchase one in .220 Swift... Ironically, I bought it for the action, as I wanted a 6.5x.284. But never did build it. Soon as the weather breaks, I'm gonna shoot that Swift... (Since I've had it since 2003... )

GH

Back to the original OP, yes you can set the barrel back about .200 and rechamber. The triple duece will do you good

I have re-chambered 222's to 223 match chambers on many barrels, never the other ways around. 223 will get 300+fps with supurb accuracy or even better a 223 AI...no you are talking!

Sell the 222 brass.

I have 22-250's to take care of that 223AI nonsense.

Hardway, in the 23" 223 AI, the 50's accuracy node is at 3750-3800 fps and the 55's are at 3600-3650(14 and 12 twist barrels) The 27" 223 AI barrel is exactly 100 fps faster than the 23" barrel.

I have multiple Rem 700's in 22/250 Also.

The beauty of the 223 AI is that is uses 10+g less powder than the 22/250 resulting in a lot more barrel life.

The 22/250 AI is my all time favorite coyote round pushing the 55's at 4000-4100 depending on the barrel length, shooting very tiny groups