Converion from "Hinged Floor-Plate" to "Magazine Feed"

[Raw-Dog]

I have a Remington m700 VSF 223 26" 5+1 1/12"-twist Bolt action Rifle.
I want to know if anyone has personal experience converting a hinged floor plate design to a magazine fed well.

My interest is to take a great gun and make a conversion project. I dont want to offend anyone who is a faithful "original-type", or who thinks this is destroying a perfectly well engineered machine.

Since AR-15/M-16 magazines are the most common magazines for a 223, I figured this would be the go-to part.

My Goals:
1) Maintain the accuracy (~3/4MOA) (No mods that would significantly change the receiver rigidity)
2) Result in a system that is stable and not prone to wear and lots of future "custom" work.
3) Have a rifle that can repeat through much more than the 5+1 current capacity.

I read up on a bunch of blogs throughout the web, but have found nothing that gives me the confidence I would need before making such a permanent update to my well loved rifle.

Thank you

 

[Arc-Lite]

Check out Badger Ordnance and CDI Gunworks...they
both make and sell, bottom metal and quality 5 and 10 round mags for your 700...both require fitting and both require $$$$$, quality comes at a price. good luck regards Arc.

 

[skinewmexico]

Good plan, if they didn't already exist, and you didn't have a 1-12 twist.

 

[Safwan]

And your point is? skinewmexico

 

[Raw-Dog]

Hi skinewmexico;
Im not sure what you were trying to say. Rifles with detachable mags do exist....but whats the 1/12" issue?