Gunsmithing Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

[Hooter]

I'm looking for info on converting an AI long magazine, for 300WM, to feed 7.62 ammo. I have built a m24 type rifle, long action, and want to put it in an AICS stock. Has anyone done a succesful conversion on the mags? Thanks.

 

[Longshot38]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

You mean 7.62x51 rounds? Because the 300 WM and 7.62x51 NATO are both 30 caliber bullets.

 

[Hooter]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

Yes, I mean 7.62x51 NATO, AKA .308 win. Have you done this?

 

[Longshot38]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

Can't say I have. Your original post just confused me a bit.

 

[huntingohio]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

i have not done this to that specific mag but i imagine you wouldhave to shorten the fallower and weld in a block to make the inside length of the mag shorter atleast thats what we do with mausers

 

[Hooter]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

I see your pointabout the mag filler. The thing I'm most comcerned about is the feed lips height and the length. So the shorter .308 cartridge would release from the mag at the correct time and not flop around before it got into the breach.

 

[184SFS]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

I have a custom build that I did, it can have the barrel switched out between 20-06 & 7.62. I use Accurate mags which are almost identical to the AI Mags but easier to aquire. I went with the 300 Win Mag version. All I had to do was bend the lips ever so slightly so that the '06 & 7.62 wouldn't pop out between the lips when the mags were loaded. It has worked flawlessly. Other than that that's all I've had to do.

Somers

 

[Hooter]

Re: Modification of AI magazine 300 WM to 7.62mm?

Sommers, so the round feeds ok with only tweeking the feed lips down a little. Did you use any type of a mag filler inside?