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Action for .375 Ruger???

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04 May 2008, 01:34
Bearhunter
Action for .375 Ruger???
I have the chance to purchase a nice gun in .338 Win. mag, but do not need that caliber. My question is. Can this same action be used for a .375 Ruger or a .416/.375 Ruger? I wish to only re-barrel and go, but not sure about the bolt face and magazine accepting the cartridge???
04 May 2008, 01:50
Fjold
The bolt face and magazine length are no problems. It may take a little tweaking of the feed lips/rails because the ruger cartridge is a little fatter through the shoulder but the rest of the gun should be good to go.


Frank



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04 May 2008, 08:33
gumboot458
My Ruger 77 mk 2 338 actions fed 375 ruger factory ammo perfectly ....


.If it can,t be grown , its gotta be mined ....
04 May 2008, 08:39
vapodog
you can just rebarrel and go if you check the feeding first before you do the rebarrel.

In all likelyhood it'll be just fine!


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05 May 2008, 02:56
Atkinson
I would say probably...I just built one on a 98 Mauser in .416 Ruger and had to do some magazine work on it..Dennis Olson did the metal work and I made the stock. I was told if I wanted a drop box that a .338 box would work but I opted for the std Mauser bottom metal..It feeds 110%...


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05 May 2008, 04:46
Bearhunter
Sounds like I'm in business. Thanks to all that responded.