Have had this one for a while. Has a very thick 22LR liner brazed in.
Wondering how the liner would hold up to 218 Bee? I’m thinking I could use Hornet .223 bullets in it.
Thoughts anyone?
Have had this one for a while. Has a very thick 22LR liner brazed in.
Wondering how the liner would hold up to 218 Bee? I’m thinking I could use Hornet .223 bullets in it.
Thoughts anyone?
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Check the bore and groove first......may be too small for any jacket bullet...Then consider the liner might be soft steel,and will rapidly distort with 30-40,000psi loads...........Also if its a rimfire the internals will be modified to lower the block to suit,and some work/replacement will be needed..........If you are really determined ,a wildcat low pressure cast bullet 22 based on a Hornet case...you could call it .22 Winchester Center Fire..... would be good.
I have one of those as well.Mine was missing the tang mounted rear sight.You would probably have to replace the lever to bring the breech block back to center fire position.If I did use a conversion I would only use cast bullets as john.k is probably correct about the barrel liner material.The rifle will worth more if left in original condition.
I will probably leave this one as a Bonehill conversion.
I bought 3 Enfield martini actions at the flea market this weekend for the pricey sum of $110. Now looks like I need to do 3 conversions lol.
I’m thinking 218 bee (maybe mashburn later but I already have bee framers).
219 zipper for another and
357 supermag or maybe 38-55 for the third action.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |