PLEASE let me talk you into this...

rebarreling will cost AT LEAST $350.. barrel, stainless, and headspacing and bedding

unless you require stainless..

sell your rem for 400-500
buy the cz on gunbroker for 630
and you are more or less done.. and at worst $100 ahead.

again, unless stainless is THE issue.

then there's ZERO feeding issues, and you get a gun WITH SIGHTS, and, frankly, on the 375, you don't have any stock issues.. it just doesn't recoil enough.

So, you can spend 350 and rebarrel or spend a NET of a MAX of 250 and have a cz 550 safari that will hold a fistful of 375s

jeffe

I agree with the sell/swap and buy the 375 option but I would keep the Ruger #1 (or a TC Encore) in the mix if you really like the single shots that much.

I vote to SELL the Rem 700 and BUY a CZ550 in .375. You will be dollars ahead, and the CZ is a more reliable and safer rifle. If you do custom work to the Rem, you will never be able to get your money out of it.

CZ550: http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=20050244



Alternative: SELL the Rem 700 and BUY a Whitworth .375 if you can find one.

Alternative: Sako .375 for $650.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976466262.htm

Alternative: Win M70 .375 stainless $688

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976472537.htm

That is a very nice looking rifle. If it shoots and functions well, keep it as is, and save up for another rifle.

A battery of a .300Win.Mag. and a .375H&H is all you would ever need for 99% of the world's hunting (there are better choices for small game, predators, and varmints).

If you cannot get another rifle, I'd just sell the .300Win. and look for a new or used .375H&H Model 70 or CZ.

As Jeffeosso stated, a rebarrel can cost quite a bit of money, unless you procure a take-off .375H&H barrel with sights (I do see them on eBay and Gunbroker from time to time).

George

In trying to satisfy a strong desire to own a .375H&H, I am debating whether to rebarrel a SS m700 or trade it for a Ruger #1. I already own the ss M700, Burris scope, silver Warne Weaver bases, silver low Weaver rings, backup sights and it already has a trigger job and a nice walnut stock.

Should I go with a rebarrelled Rem M700 or a Ruger #1??

I realize that with the #1 or a CZ there would still be some additional riflesmithing required and with the M700-the rebarreling would be the major cost...

I also realize that this project is NOT considered a REAL DGR, just a good versatile .375 that I could use all over North America and which might make only one trip to the Dark Continent...

Here is a photo of the possible project rifle....



What would you do if you had limited $ and limited opportunity abroad, but plenty of opportunity at home??

Is stainless the sticker on this one?

Seems you like rems, but aren't alergic to others.

375 for a rebarrel..
400 MINIMUM you'll get for the rem

630 for the CZ

shippin and ffl
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save's 100 bucks for a KNOWN great 375...

let us know how it turns out for ya
jeffe

GeorgeS,

The .375 would be added to the following battery:
.223-Rem M700ADL
7mm-08-Rem M788 carbine
.300WinMag - Rem M700SS same as above with HSPrecision Stock
.35Whelen - Ruger 77 MkII
.45/70 - Marlin 1895

I have not tried to sell the 700ss-walnut yet, but the CZ looks good. I can get the 700 rebarrelled with a SS Shilen, steel bedded, and re-beadblasted for $370 locally.

Thank you all for your comments.

Summary as I see it:

A new Ruger #1 will cost you somewhat under $700. I just paid $669 at Sportsman�s Warehouse which has the best prices around here. Mine is a really good rifle � not great, but really, really good and far better than I had been led to believe Ruger�s should be. I really like mine - see my review at 24hcf.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=306905&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=7&fpart=1

OR

I only know Pac-Nor costs so will use them:
New #5 contour stainless super match barrel � I wouldn�t go much lighter - $220 for the barrel plus $200 installation, total $440 installed by them. Save twenty bucks by going with a �standard match� as you�d probably never see the difference in a caliber that large. The installation price includes all truing of the action. No need to refinish as they will matte bead blast it as part of the installation cost.

Barrel channel will need opening, if it was me I�d pillar bed that baby as a minimum � the .375 is not a stock killer but aluminum pillars and glass bedding are good insurance. Figure $150 or so for that.

You already have sights but they need to be installed. Figure $30-40 for drilling and tapping. Some gunsmiths will charge $20 per hole.

Total rough estimate about $640 or just about the same as a #1.

You already have the accessories � removable scope mounts, the rifle has a trigger job and you have a stock that apparently you like. If you sell the M700 you�ll never get your money out of it

�I also realize that this project is NOT considered a REAL DGR, just a good versatile .375 that I could use all over North America and which might make only one trip to the Dark Continent...�

Folks poo-poo the Model 700 and okay, it ain�t an Echols Legend, but a zillion huunters all over the world use them quite successfully each year. You�d end up with a bolt action rifle that is almost guaranteed to be far more accurate than any .375 ever needs to be and you�ll have 1 up and three down. As you are intimating you aren�t looking for a DGR, just a good useful rifle � this is exactly what you�d end up with.

I surely love my new Ruger #1 but I also have a stainless and a blued .375 bolt rifle and cannot deny the better utility of those.

Unless you have a similar hankering for a #1 I think for the same money you can rebarrel your M700 and get one hell of a good rifle that would serve you quite well.