Originally Posted By: ZDon't know much about attaching a new barrel to an action. Can the bolt face of a 223 work for a 17 remington which is based off of a 222?
The .222, .223, .222 Mag, .204 Ruger, .17 Fireball, .221 Fireball and .17 Remington all have the same size case head (.375-.378") so the bolt face size for all are the same as well.