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<blockquote data-quote="SDWhirlwind" data-source="post: 122688" data-attributes="member: 1781"><p>MY 223 AI is built on a 700 action and my only gripe with it is the feeding issues. When I had it built I had asked the smith if there were any feeding issues and he said NO. Well he had recently purchased the reamer and only done a couple others. Since he has stated others have had some problems also. If overall length is too long bullet sometimes wants to nose into counterbore instead of chamber. Think this results from the 'fatter' case not coming off feed rails correctly. Also with so little case taper round goes easily into the chamber about 75% of the way and then sometimes hangs up. You have to jiggle bolt or shake rifle to be able to close bolt properly. Sometimes if you just shove bolt ahead round will chamber and sometimes not. Believe there is only about .004 taper on the case so things have to line up pretty straight from the gitgo. Don't know if it is a tolerance thing on Rem actions or what but some have no problems. Mine is a super shooter so pretty hard to give it the 'redheaded stepchild' treatment. Also using 50 Nosler BT's it will sure dump a coyote. Too many pros to the cartridge to make a decision solely on feeding IMO though. Hope this helps you some.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SDWhirlwind, post: 122688, member: 1781"] MY 223 AI is built on a 700 action and my only gripe with it is the feeding issues. When I had it built I had asked the smith if there were any feeding issues and he said NO. Well he had recently purchased the reamer and only done a couple others. Since he has stated others have had some problems also. If overall length is too long bullet sometimes wants to nose into counterbore instead of chamber. Think this results from the 'fatter' case not coming off feed rails correctly. Also with so little case taper round goes easily into the chamber about 75% of the way and then sometimes hangs up. You have to jiggle bolt or shake rifle to be able to close bolt properly. Sometimes if you just shove bolt ahead round will chamber and sometimes not. Believe there is only about .004 taper on the case so things have to line up pretty straight from the gitgo. Don't know if it is a tolerance thing on Rem actions or what but some have no problems. Mine is a super shooter so pretty hard to give it the 'redheaded stepchild' treatment. Also using 50 Nosler BT's it will sure dump a coyote. Too many pros to the cartridge to make a decision solely on feeding IMO though. Hope this helps you some. [/QUOTE]
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