Question for anyone with both calibers. I'm re-chambering a savage mkIIF.22lr to .22wrfm. Are the magazines for a .22lr and .22wrfm the same inside dementions or can the lr mag be made to fit .22rfm cartrage?
savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
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Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
I don't see that being possible. If that was the case Savage would only need to sell one magazine... Look at the mags and look at the round. One mag is curved, one is straight. The WMR is almost twice the size of the LR round.
I don't see that being possible. If that was the case Savage would only need to sell one magazine... Look at the mags and look at the round. One mag is curved, one is straight. The WMR is almost twice the size of the LR round.
Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
I have 2 Savage MKIIs in 22lr and a model 93 in 22mag. I will do some measuring and pm you.
I have 2 Savage MKIIs in 22lr and a model 93 in 22mag. I will do some measuring and pm you.
Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BrettSass844</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have 2 Savage MKIIs in 22lr and a model 93 in 22mag. I will do some measuring and pm you. </div></div>
Iwould cetainly appreciate that. Thank you.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BrettSass844</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have 2 Savage MKIIs in 22lr and a model 93 in 22mag. I will do some measuring and pm you. </div></div>
Iwould cetainly appreciate that. Thank you.
Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
I took a look the other night at this.
This is the 22WMR in the MKII mag.
Are you trying to do this or asking if the outer dimension on the magazines the same? I'm confused on the question really. To me I don't see any way of it working. You can't fit the 22wmr round in the MKII magazine, you can't use the 22wmr mag in the MKII rifle, and you can't use the the 22MKII in a 22WMR rifle.
I took a look the other night at this.
This is the 22WMR in the MKII mag.
Are you trying to do this or asking if the outer dimension on the magazines the same? I'm confused on the question really. To me I don't see any way of it working. You can't fit the 22wmr round in the MKII magazine, you can't use the 22wmr mag in the MKII rifle, and you can't use the the 22MKII in a 22WMR rifle.
Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
This is NOT a worthwhile or easy conversion.
Sell your MK and get a 93. Why fabricate it when Savage already makes a 22 Mag rifle, easier, safer, and cheaper than you could convert for.
This is NOT a worthwhile or easy conversion.
Sell your MK and get a 93. Why fabricate it when Savage already makes a 22 Mag rifle, easier, safer, and cheaper than you could convert for.
Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
On E receiver guns (introduced sometime in 2008, call savage they can tell you by serial number if yours is Pre-E or E) the actions for 22lr and 22wmr are the same, so either mag would work in the action. Not sure on the older ones, but I have a pre-E 93 and a pre-E mk II so if I remember I'll check tonight. Won't be able to do an ammo feed test of course, but at least I'll be able to tell if the mag will seat.
On E receiver guns (introduced sometime in 2008, call savage they can tell you by serial number if yours is Pre-E or E) the actions for 22lr and 22wmr are the same, so either mag would work in the action. Not sure on the older ones, but I have a pre-E 93 and a pre-E mk II so if I remember I'll check tonight. Won't be able to do an ammo feed test of course, but at least I'll be able to tell if the mag will seat.
Re: savage .22lr & wrfm magazines
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gachrid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I took a look the other night at this.
This is the 22WMR in the MKII mag.
Are you trying to do this or asking if the outer dimension on the magazines the same? I'm confused on the question really. To me I don't see any way of it working. You can't fit the 22wmr round in the MKII magazine, you can't use the 22wmr mag in the MKII rifle, and you can't use the the 22MKII in a 22WMR rifle. </div></div>
Thanks for the pictures. Explaines a lot. Never messed with a .22mag. Didn't realize there was that much difference in size. Guess I'll need new bottom metal unless the magazine wells are the same on the newer models as Ivanthesane suggests.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gachrid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I took a look the other night at this.
This is the 22WMR in the MKII mag.
Are you trying to do this or asking if the outer dimension on the magazines the same? I'm confused on the question really. To me I don't see any way of it working. You can't fit the 22wmr round in the MKII magazine, you can't use the 22wmr mag in the MKII rifle, and you can't use the the 22MKII in a 22WMR rifle. </div></div>
Thanks for the pictures. Explaines a lot. Never messed with a .22mag. Didn't realize there was that much difference in size. Guess I'll need new bottom metal unless the magazine wells are the same on the newer models as Ivanthesane suggests.
