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OscarO · November 1, 2005, 05:44 PM

Hi, all

I'm new to this forum, thanks for accepting me and listening to my thoughts

I have a really challenging question to start: I would like to have a civillian, heavy barrel, preferably bolt-action, rifle in caliber 5.45 x 39. This caliber is of course most known to be food for the infamous AK 74 and other russian military rifles. Why on earth, do you say, when there are many other calibers able to match and even exceed the performance of this caliber? Well, I have my reasons, albeit not rational. I vould like to test with you people if it's possible.

Such a rifle seems to be almost impossible to obtain, which leads me to my question:

What caliber rifle, if any, is possible to convert to 5.45 x 39 by a skilled gunsmith? The actual diameter of this caliber is 5.65 mm, which means a .222 bullet. The actual lenght of the case is 39,5 mm. Which caliber comes closest?

All help and discussion appreciated.

sincerely,
OO

November 1, 2005, 05:44 PM	#1
OscarO Junior Member Join Date: November 1, 2005 Posts: 6	5.45 x 39 Hi, all I'm new to this forum, thanks for accepting me and listening to my thoughts I have a really challenging question to start: I would like to have a civillian, heavy barrel, preferably bolt-action, rifle in caliber 5.45 x 39. This caliber is of course most known to be food for the infamous AK 74 and other russian military rifles. Why on earth, do you say, when there are many other calibers able to match and even exceed the performance of this caliber? Well, I have my reasons, albeit not rational. I vould like to test with you people if it's possible. Such a rifle seems to be almost impossible to obtain, which leads me to my question: What caliber rifle, if any, is possible to convert to 5.45 x 39 by a skilled gunsmith? The actual diameter of this caliber is 5.65 mm, which means a .222 bullet. The actual lenght of the case is 39,5 mm. Which caliber comes closest? All help and discussion appreciated. sincerely, OO