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Old 11-30-2016, 03:14 PM
barretcreek barretcreek is offline
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A magazine article about the MVP .223 stated it has a scaled down action. Anyone had their hands on one? I am wondering if is just shorter or smaller in diameter and with a smaller bolt than a Savage or Remington.
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Old 11-30-2016, 03:54 PM
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A magazine article about the MVP .223 stated it has a scaled down action. Anyone had their hands on one? I am wondering if is just shorter or smaller in diameter and with a smaller bolt than a Savage or Remington.
Have one. Yes it is smaller. Action is like 1.200" diameter. Bolt is 5/8" diameter, .375" rim cases are about the largest the bolt head will fit. Barrel uses funky threads (7/8-24) with a tenon and barrel nut. There are very few aftermarket parts available. Alum trigger guards and mag wells, extractors, trigger (Jard), barrel nuts and recoil lugs (PTG), and one cha$$i$ $y$tem. Factory parts are non-existent. AR mags.

It would be a decent platform for 223 based 17 or 20.

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Old 11-30-2016, 05:34 PM
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I've shot a MVP Varmint that a friend owns and was impressed with the features a 500.00 rifle could have. I was more impressed at what he could do with it shooting a 69gr MK. It was a legit .5-.75 5-shot rifle and I'm not talking 1 group and thump your chest and post it on the net. His had a Colt 10 round mag sticking out of it. He's also got a MVP model that shoots a 308, looks like a AR? I haven't shot that one but he says it will dog pile 168gr MK's right on top of one another. He's headed for a showdown with another friend of ours that has a Savage mdl 11 Hog Hunter in 308...the battle of the 500.00 rifles.
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Old 11-30-2016, 08:06 PM
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Yes the 308 model uses a little bit bigger action and uses 1.00"-20 threads no tenon with a barrel nut, AR10 mags.
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Old 12-01-2016, 02:22 PM
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I have one of the 5.56 versions with a 18" threaded bbl. I put in and aftermarket aluminum magwell and trigger guard which tightened up everything. I also got and action wrench and receiver block to be able to switch out the 5.56 bbl over to a 16.5" .300 Blackout barrel.

I figure I will eventually get a better .223 barrel but for now the factory barrel is great. Found a load using 50 gr. VMAX bullets that gives me sub 0.5 MOA so I am happy with it and figure I can use it until it starts to drop off.

Here is a pic with the 5.56 barrel, 4x12 scope and a 10 rd Lancer mag in :

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Old 12-01-2016, 03:58 PM
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I have a 223AI 10 twist 24" X-caliber to fit the MVP 5.56 with about 400 rds down it I want to sell. I'm converting mine to 20 Prac. Priced to sell, msg me if interested.

This barrel shot MUCH better than the factory one. There is a constriction in the forend of the varmint stock that will need to be enlarged.
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