Txhillbilly
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I'm getting a barrel from McGowen for the bolt action 458 SOCOM that I'm going to build.I know there are several guy's that have built them,but getting the round to feed reliable might be a little challenging with some bolt action magazines.I am interested in the 458, but I am having difficulty finding the barrel to build around. Maybe you who have built them could chime in, please?
I've tested the cartridges in my Savage 10FCP with a factory drop magazine,and it doesn't work at all.But they do feed pretty good with my Savage 12 with a blind magazine,but the feed lips will need a little bending.These are both center feed 308 magazines.
I tried them in my Savage 12 223 with staggered feed blind mag,and the cartridges just pop out,and if the feed lips were adjusted,the rounds probably wont feed by the looks of it.
I wanted to put a 10rd drop mag bottom metal kit on this new rifle,but will probably just stick with the blind mag setup,and be stuck with having a 3 rd capacity-2 in the mag,and 1 in the pipe.