Geees.....it seems each day opens up another possible alternative and question. Have patience with me guys.
I want to buy a stainless Remington BDL long action and have a smith install a 280AI barrel onto it. I want the repeater mode to function. I'm trying to get rid of my stainless steel BDL synthetic 7mmMag rifle and trade it for (or sell it and use the funds) for the same kind of rifle in a standard none-belted cartridge like a 30-06, 25-06, 270, or 280 cartridge. That rifle will be used as the donor action.
A guy contacted me to tell me that he would be willing to swap out the bolt from his 270 rifle for my bolt from my 7mmMag rifle. Will this work? Is it really an easy cookie-cutter fit like that to just swap out bolts and receivers? Are their fine tolerances that have to be checked and possibly adjusted at the factory during production, or is a swap out all their is to it and I need not worry? Also, do you think there will be much difference between the 270 and 7mmMag followers and other parts in the magazine box that might cause feeding problems between the different cartridges?
I want to buy a stainless Remington BDL long action and have a smith install a 280AI barrel onto it. I want the repeater mode to function. I'm trying to get rid of my stainless steel BDL synthetic 7mmMag rifle and trade it for (or sell it and use the funds) for the same kind of rifle in a standard none-belted cartridge like a 30-06, 25-06, 270, or 280 cartridge. That rifle will be used as the donor action.
A guy contacted me to tell me that he would be willing to swap out the bolt from his 270 rifle for my bolt from my 7mmMag rifle. Will this work? Is it really an easy cookie-cutter fit like that to just swap out bolts and receivers? Are their fine tolerances that have to be checked and possibly adjusted at the factory during production, or is a swap out all their is to it and I need not worry? Also, do you think there will be much difference between the 270 and 7mmMag followers and other parts in the magazine box that might cause feeding problems between the different cartridges?