imschur Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Anyone here have experience with one of these? Is it simply a barrel change on a .22 mag 10-22? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 You also have to change the recoil spring and add mass to the bolt in the form of a heavier bolt handle. Timing is critical with this very snappy caliber and you need to slow the bolt to insure no OOB ignition which can result in a ruptured case. Which in turn can result in a magazine going KABOOM. If the bolt begins to open too fast (which it would with just a barrel change) you will expose unsupported brass while the bore is still under pressure. Approach these conversions carefully. It's best to buy a complete kit from one provider to insure properly matching parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmurff Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 So for us laymen is there a drop-in kit we can do, or is this gunsmith stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 This round is so volatile in semi-autos it prompted Remington to issue this warning. http://www.remington.com/safety/17_HMR_Ammo_notice/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 holy cow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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