A few of you have posted questions about the JAG Magazine conversion kit, so BOLO and I decided to start a thread and answer some of your questions.
The JAG Magazine conversion kit allows the use of Ruger Mini 14 magazines in a Remington 700 in .223.The kit consists of a mag guide,mag catch, and nose piece.It attaches to the factory BDL triggerguard. No modifications to the stock are needed.Some machining of the receiver is required in the feed rails for the magazines lips to clear the receiver.The lips of the magazine need to be spread open to about .540 to allow the rounds to be high enough for the bolt to pick them up. The modified magazines will still function in a Mini 14.
Why use Mini 14 mags instead of M-16 mags? The Mini 14 mags are narrow enough to fit in the factory BDL triggerguard. M-16 mags are wider and would have required a new triggerguard and modifications to the stock.
Is it practical? For the type of shooting we use it for,ground squirrel hunting, it works great! For walk around hunting , we load up 3 or 4 mags and off we go.
One of these days I'm going to try using it at a match.
Upper left: JAG kit in HS Precision stock with 20 round mag.
Upper right: Photo showing cuts in receiver. They're on the left side of the feed rails.
Lower left: Jag kit attached to receiver.
Lower right: Kit insalled with 20 round mag.
Here's a right handed 700 in a McMillan Marksman stock with 20 round mag.
Here's a left handed 700 in a McMillan A3 with 20 round mag.
The JAG Magazine conversion kit allows the use of Ruger Mini 14 magazines in a Remington 700 in .223.The kit consists of a mag guide,mag catch, and nose piece.It attaches to the factory BDL triggerguard. No modifications to the stock are needed.Some machining of the receiver is required in the feed rails for the magazines lips to clear the receiver.The lips of the magazine need to be spread open to about .540 to allow the rounds to be high enough for the bolt to pick them up. The modified magazines will still function in a Mini 14.
Why use Mini 14 mags instead of M-16 mags? The Mini 14 mags are narrow enough to fit in the factory BDL triggerguard. M-16 mags are wider and would have required a new triggerguard and modifications to the stock.
Is it practical? For the type of shooting we use it for,ground squirrel hunting, it works great! For walk around hunting , we load up 3 or 4 mags and off we go.
One of these days I'm going to try using it at a match.
Upper left: JAG kit in HS Precision stock with 20 round mag.
Upper right: Photo showing cuts in receiver. They're on the left side of the feed rails.
Lower left: Jag kit attached to receiver.
Lower right: Kit insalled with 20 round mag.
Here's a right handed 700 in a McMillan Marksman stock with 20 round mag.
Here's a left handed 700 in a McMillan A3 with 20 round mag.
