.223 bolt with 10 round magazine?

baddarryl · May 7, 2017, 06:06 PM

Hi all. I am still looking for a decent bolt gun. I was almost settled on a Tikka T3x Varmit, but magazine capacity is an issue. I have also read that their higher capacity mags have been unreliable. I want one I can shoot Appleseed with. That requires 10 round. I am aware of the Mossberg MPV, but some reported quality issue have me leery. Other suggestions of bolt 223's that higher cap mags are available for? Thank you.

zoomie · May 7, 2017, 06:51 PM

Savage Axis with a Snyder mag. Or AR-15.

Gotta ask though - why not a 22?

oldscot3 · May 7, 2017, 06:52 PM

Howa mini action

jmr40 · May 7, 2017, 07:06 PM

Ruger gunsite scout

baddarryl · May 7, 2017, 07:31 PM

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Gotta ask though - why not a 22?

I have already qualified with a .22 and am looking for a challenge as well as a rifle for KD's in addition to my AR.

10-96 · May 7, 2017, 10:43 PM

Man, I wonder what quality issues the MVP had? I had one and got talked out of it, but that was really a sweet little rifle for me and now for the guy it lives with currently.

baddarryl · May 8, 2017, 09:43 AM

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Man, I wonder what quality issues the MVP had? I had one and got talked out of it, but that was really a sweet little rifle for me and now for the guy it lives with currently.

I have read 2 or 3 different reviews that claimed the bolt was cheap feeling a little rough and some issues with stripping the rounds from the mags. After cycling a Tikka I just can't get used to that idea. I have found I am better off buying better guns than cheap ones and dumping $ into to make them how I want. Done it too many times. Going to give a Howa a serious look I think. I also had a Mossberg 535 that was a POS so maybe that has me soiled.

ripnbst · May 8, 2017, 08:55 PM

Go to the snipers hide and buy someone's .223 trainer and buy 10 round mags for it. The mags will be expensive but the gun will likely be silly accurate and the mags reliable.

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chris in va · May 8, 2017, 09:14 PM

On a side note, having completed an Appleseed a while back, a bolt gun isn't ideal for the course. You'd be better served with a 10/22 or something semiauto. The timed AQT requires a pretty fast cycle time. Borrow an AR if you can, 10rd mags. The 20-30 rounders stick down too far in prone.

damienph · May 8, 2017, 09:32 PM

Back to your original question, the Howa 1500 can be fitted with a 10 round detachable magazine. The hinged floorplate bottom metal is replaced with a polymer but it does seem durable. Mine is a very accurate rifle.

weblance · May 8, 2017, 11:45 PM

The HOWA MINI in .223 comes with a 10 round mag standard.

baddarryl · May 9, 2017, 10:23 PM

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On a side note, having completed an Appleseed a while back, a bolt gun isn't ideal for the course. You'd be better served with a 10/22 or something semiauto. The timed AQT requires a pretty fast cycle time. Borrow an AR if you can, 10rd mags.

As stated above I have already done both reg and KD Appleseeds. Qualified Rifleman at the regular event with a 10/22. Looking for a challenge and something different to use in the KD's.

COSteve · May 10, 2017, 02:31 PM

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The HOWA MINI in .223 comes with a 10 round mag standard.

True, however, at $50 each at Brownell's and $46 each at CTD, those suckers are expeeeeennnnnnnsive!!!!!

roscoe · May 10, 2017, 05:55 PM

Doesn't the Ruger Gunsite Scout take AR mags? Spendy though . . .

damienph · May 10, 2017, 08:58 PM

The .223 Ruger Gunsight Scout uses a proprietary (I think) single stack mag. The only bolt action that takes AR mags that I know of is the Mossberg MVP Series. Regular bolts won't strip a round from AR mags, the Mossberg has a tab that hangs down from the bottom of the bolt to strip a round out of the magazine.

Don Fischer · May 11, 2017, 12:11 AM

OK, what's an appleseed?

zoomie · May 12, 2017, 12:20 PM

https://appleseedinfo.org/

Bluecthomas · May 28, 2017, 11:47 AM

Was gonna suggest the Howa 1500 but been beaten to it.

Haven't added the detachable mag to mine yet. But haven't seen bad reviews on it either.

May 7, 2017, 06:06 PM	#1
baddarryl Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: Cape Fear! Posts: 1,683	.223 bolt with 10 round magazine? Hi all. I am still looking for a decent bolt gun. I was almost settled on a Tikka T3x Varmit, but magazine capacity is an issue. I have also read that their higher capacity mags have been unreliable. I want one I can shoot Appleseed with. That requires 10 round. I am aware of the Mossberg MPV, but some reported quality issue have me leery. Other suggestions of bolt 223's that higher cap mags are available for? Thank you.

May 7, 2017, 07:06 PM	#4
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	Ruger gunsite scout __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

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10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,159	Man, I wonder what quality issues the MVP had? I had one and got talked out of it, but that was really a sweet little rifle for me and now for the guy it lives with currently. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.

May 8, 2017, 09:32 PM	#10
damienph Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 319	Howa 1500 Back to your original question, the Howa 1500 can be fitted with a 10 round detachable magazine. The hinged floorplate bottom metal is replaced with a polymer but it does seem durable. Mine is a very accurate rifle.

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May 7, 2017, 06:51 PM	#2
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,862	Savage Axis with a Snyder mag. Or AR-15. Gotta ask though - why not a 22?

May 7, 2017, 06:52 PM	#3
oldscot3 Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2007 Location: texas Posts: 997	Howa mini action

May 8, 2017, 08:55 PM	#8
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 1,552	Go to the snipers hide and buy someone's .223 trainer and buy 10 round mags for it. The mags will be expensive but the gun will likely be silly accurate and the mags reliable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

May 8, 2017, 09:14 PM	#9
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	On a side note, having completed an Appleseed a while back, a bolt gun isn't ideal for the course. You'd be better served with a 10/22 or something semiauto. The timed AQT requires a pretty fast cycle time. Borrow an AR if you can, 10rd mags. The 20-30 rounders stick down too far in prone.

May 8, 2017, 11:45 PM	#11
weblance Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Posts: 1,229	The HOWA MINI in .223 comes with a 10 round mag standard.

May 10, 2017, 05:55 PM	#14
roscoe Senior Member Join Date: July 16, 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 575	Doesn't the Ruger Gunsite Scout take AR mags? Spendy though . . .

May 10, 2017, 08:58 PM	#15
damienph Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 319	The .223 Ruger Gunsight Scout uses a proprietary (I think) single stack mag. The only bolt action that takes AR mags that I know of is the Mossberg MVP Series. Regular bolts won't strip a round from AR mags, the Mossberg has a tab that hangs down from the bottom of the bolt to strip a round out of the magazine.

May 11, 2017, 12:11 AM	#16
Don Fischer Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2017 Posts: 1,868	OK, what's an appleseed?

May 12, 2017, 12:20 PM	#17
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,862	https://appleseedinfo.org/

May 28, 2017, 11:47 AM	#18
Bluecthomas Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2017 Posts: 102	Was gonna suggest the Howa 1500 but been beaten to it. Haven't added the detachable mag to mine yet. But haven't seen bad reviews on it either.