Marlin rimfire to centerfire conversion?

[totallycustom]

I have been thinking about this on and off lately so I though I would ask. 

Could a marlin bolt action rimfire rifle be converted to fire 32mag/327fed, 32 acp or maybe fn 5.7 ammo?
I know that it would requre a rebore or new barrel and some changes to the bolt to make the firing pin hit center.
Is the action strong enough for the 32 mags?  Expensive also I am sure, if it can be done.
 
Hope I dont sound too crazy!

TC

[GatCat]

I'm not a gunsmith, but it would require a complete re-design of the original Marlin, to the point that it would be easier and cheaper to start from scratch.
About the only close example I can think of is the older Remington's that were chambered for 5mm rimfire. When that ammo became unavailable, several gunsmiths converted them to a wildcat centerfire 5mm.
Those Remingtons were very strong ( for a rimfire ), and the conversions were quite spendy, as was the new ammo'/brass.
Then Centurian ammo became available in the 5mm rimfire.
Another example would be some of the falling-block single shots, that were originally in some obscure/ obsolete rimfire, being rebarreled or resleeved, and the firing pin relocated, etc., for low-pressure centerfire rounds. BUT, those were single shot, more simple designs...sort of like those, in reverse, who take a Ruger #1 and convert it from centerfire to rimfire.
Mark

[gunnut69]

The 580-590 series remingtons would work for some centerfire rounds and such conversions have been done. The true falling blocks such as the 1885 Winchester(Browning) would surely work but many of the small rimfire rifles were really swinging blocks and were much weaker than necessary for conversion to some of the rounds you listed. In particular the 5.7 is a fairly high pressure little beast and would likely be a problem. DeHaas's book on single shot rifles lists the strength level he considers the rifle to have and is a good read to boot. I strongly reccomend it to any wishing to hotrod these little boys rifles..