Thread: 5mm rem mag
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Old 05-22-2005, 02:04 PM
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Billy,
I`ve never heard of anyone converting one of the 5mm`s to a .19 Calhoon. All you have to do to convert them to .20 cal. is have the bole changed to a centerfire bolt. I forget who is makeing the dies, but you form Hornet cases to the 5mm rem. chamber. With the converted rimfires you are also limited on your chamber presure as they do not have the lugs of a centerfie. It should make a great little varmint round, but would not shoot as far as the .19 Calhoon. The main reason for this round was to put some of the old 5mm rimfire rifles back in to use, and after going to the centerfire round you still cannot get much more from them than the old rimfire round do to presure concerns.
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