Mod 700 to 22 Hornet

[Chickm1]

Can the Rem Mod 700 SA bolt be made to work with the 22 Hornet?

 

[horsemen61]

With enough time and money about anything is possible

 

[Bwana John]

I’m guessing smallest case rim diameter offered in a remington Short Action M700 is .223 @ 378”.
22 Hornet rim diameter is .350”, so bolt face at the least would have to be bushed.
Short cartridge also might have problems feeding from action too long for it, might alsorequire different extractor (SAKO?)

Remington 40X or a XP-100 bolt might work.

221 Fireball is the closest cartridge to the Hornet that would easily work in a SA M700

The Winchester M-70 was available in 22 Hornet.

 

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[stringnut]

Winchester did it with the pre 64 model 70, so, it is possible. CZ , Anschutz, Ruger , Browning and others have done it also. However these were smaller actions for rimmed cartridges to start with.
As has been pointed the bolt is the first issue. Probably not a huge one.
Even a short action 700 hundred is too long and the magazine would probably have to be blocked off. Getting a rimmed cartridge to feed in a bolt can be problematic. I don’t think the 700 was ever chambered for one. You may end up with a single shot.
I always found the hornet a finicky little bugger to load for and never got the accuracy I wanted out of any of mine. Brass is getting hard to find and often neck splits after 3 or4 loadings. You may want to take that into consideration.

However, if you have the money and time, go for it. You would be the only kid on the block to have one and that is worth a lot.

 

[lightman]

Pacific Tool and Gauge makes bolts for 700's. I wonder if they would make you one for the Hornet?

 

[Hookeye]

I picked up a Ruger #1, has been reamed to K Hornet.
Found some PPU .45 gr ammo local.
Prev owner handloaded for it and said it was a tackdriver.
Nobody has the Hornady factory ammo.

Dunno if the PPU brass worth a darn. Not worried, if it shoots that stuff will blast some chucks.
And late summer maybe send off to rebarrel to something else.

 

[JT-AR-MG42]

magazine would probably have to be blocked off.

The Model 70 used a magazine within the magazine well. No special work was required on the receiver rails.
Winchester instead just hung a spring loaded cartridge pusher off the bottom of the bolt
to feed the (slightly staggered) shells that sat much lower in the gun than, say your standard '06.

And they made the OAL of the magazine a bit short for seating the bullets out where they need to be
for best accuracy.(In mine at least)

Installing a similar set-up in a single M-700 might get pricey to have fabricated.
But as Robert Duvall said in 'The Eagle has landed' ... "It could be done!"

If the OP does get one made up, hope he'll share the photos.

JT

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

If you limit yourself to a single shot, I'm sure it's do-able with enough effort. I see the main problem as adapting a magazine to work reliably. My understanding is that the Hornet isn't very cooperative with box magazines.

I own 3 .22 Hornets, but they're all single shots.

 

[stringnut]

If you limit yourself to a single shot, I'm sure it's do-able with enough effort. I see the main problem as adapting a magazine to work reliably. My understanding is that the Hornets isn't very cooperative with box magazines.

I own 3 .22 Hornets, but they're all single shots.

The Ruger and the CZ , that I had , both fed flawlessly.

The Rugers chamber was long and extra large in diameter. Case lift was short and couldn’t get the bullets near the rifling. Accuracy Was in the two inch range at 100 yards.

The Cz shot better, but, still run an 1 1/4 at yards. Also the magazine was a 7 shot that stuck out the bottom of the stock right where your hand would ride. I couldn’t get past that.

If workable a 700 would be cool.

 

[Bwana John]

If you limit yourself to a single shot, I'm sure it's do-able with enough effort. I see the main problem as adapting a magazine to work reliably. My understanding is that the Hornets isn't very cooperative with box magazines.

I own 3 .22 Hornets, but they're all single shots

The rotary magazine in my (77/22) 22 Hornet feeds perfectly

 

[Mk-211]

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There are cheaper rifles available.

 

[Chickm1]

Winchester did it with the pre 64 model 70, so, it is possible. CZ , Anschutz, Ruger , Browning and others have done it also. However these were smaller actions for rimmed cartridges to start with.
As has been pointed the bolt is the first issue. Probably not a huge one.
Even a short action 700 hundred is too long and the magazine would probably have to be blocked off. Getting a rimmed cartridge to feed in a bolt can be problematic. I don’t think the 700 was ever chambered for one. You may end up with a single shot.
I always found the hornet a finicky little bugger to load for and never got the accuracy I wanted out of any of mine. Brass is getting hard to find and often neck splits after 3 or4 loadings. You may want to take that into consideration.

However, if you have the money and time, go for it. You would be the only kid on the block to have one and that is worth a lot.

I have several 22 Hornets. All by Savage or Stevens. I can cover 4 shots at 100 yards with a dime. New powder, New bullets and one trick make it possible. I am averaging 2986fps with a Nosler 40 gr Ballistic tip. I dumped a 50 lb note at 152 steps the other night. It is deadly.