Remington 541-T Sacrilege

[KRC]

I wanted to try out my Brian Voelker accurized 22LR Remington 541-T HB in PRS/MARS/NRL competition, but did not want to nick, scratch or otherwise mar the beautiful original walnut stock, which, 30 years on, is still in excellent condition. I purchased a Boyd’s laminate Varminter stock inletted for the 541-T and transferred the action, barrel and trigger into the new stock. The action was then epoxy bedded with two metal pillars, 3/4 inch and 3/8 inch diameters (Voelker adds a second pillar when he accurizes), and the barrel was free-floated. The Vortex Strike Eagle 6-24X sits on a shimmed 20MOA base for long distance shooting. An arca rail was added for bipod/bag attachment. The 541-T is the rifle in front in the image below (also posted in the “Rifles” forum). Load/lot testing begins tomorrow.

 

[Tebonski]

I wanted to shoot a 541 T in a match but only have one reliable five round magazine. I bought an alleged new Remington 10 round magazine off ebay but it jammed. I called Remington and Remington said it was a Chinese fake as they didn't sell 10 round mags. So, do you have several reliable magazines, if so, where do you get them? Thanks, and good luck at the matches.

 

[KRC]

My plastic 10-round Remington 541 mags are (I believe) a Remington product. (I think they are the same mags as for the 581 model.) I have modified them to be MUCH more reliable. This involves removing, tightening and re-installing the small metal clips at the top, as well as supergluing the seams. I have posted on this with images in another forum on another website and will try to locate the link.

Edit: POST #39 and others on rimfirecentral.com:

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/got-my-first-541.1239699/page-2#post-12606163

Also, the modified mags still do not feed 100% reliably when shooting blunt nosed bullets. I'm still working on them. FYI - this 541-T recently placed 2nd overall (won one of the two matches) in a long distance benchrest competition. These rifles shoot.

 

[Tebonski]

I've been looking for a target I had shot a few years ago, can't locate it. It was approx. .27 5 shot center to center with inexpensive lead ammo. Of course, it doesn't shoot that way all the time but they're great rifles.

I too tried to alter my 10-round magazine with a razor slicing off tiny bits of plastic to duplicate the reliable 5 shot Remington factory magazine.

Still fails to feed sometimes, not reliable enough for a Mars match.

Thanks for the link.

 

[KRC]

"razor slicing off tiny bits of plastic"

????

 

[Blaserman]

There is a guy who makes Metal mags for these. I have a few the work great

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Would the Wisners-made 513 mags work?

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