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M70 300 Ultra Mag question

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03 October 2011, 08:38
Head Trauma
M70 300 Ultra Mag question
What specific modifications are necessary on the M70 action to get a conversion to 300 UM to feed properly? Thanks all!
04 October 2011, 02:44
Toomany Tools
Kinda' depends on what caliber rifle you're starting with. Maybe just a mag box, maybe a lot more.


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04 October 2011, 04:27
416RigbyHunter
We need a little more info before we can fully answer that question.

As 'toomany tools' stated, mag box, action rails, feed ramp, extractor and bolt face will most likely need to be altered, but it all depends on what M70 you're starting with.
If it's a 375, all of the above will need to be altered, if it's a 416, you may get away with only a few mods.

Cheers.
tu2
04 October 2011, 04:47
Idaho Sharpshooter
Aren't the new ones available in 404 Jefferys?

That would just be a barrel away.
04 October 2011, 07:15
Head Trauma
375 H&H to 500MDM. Stock M70's in 300 UM are hard to find lately and the ones that rarely pop up for sale are pricey. Just wondering what needs to be done to a stock 375 H&H.
04 October 2011, 10:01
xausa
Rebarrel a .375 H&H to .300 H&H and your feeding problems are over. No further modification needed.
04 October 2011, 23:14
buckeyeshooter
Big Grin tu2 It does not go as fast though.
05 October 2011, 08:10
xausa
Does it kill anything deader than dead?

Which would you rather have, a rifle which shoots a cartridge with a fantastic velocity but with a tendancy to jam, or one which fires a cartridge slightly less fast, but absolutely flawless in function?

With 90 head of African plains game to its credit, my Model 70 .300 H&H has never failed to feed perfectly, nor to bring down what I hit properly with it.