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23 April 2007, 19:25
DTala
action question...
which of these guns can be rebarreled to 375H&H
1. Rem 700 7mmRM
2. Win 70 300WM
3. Ruger 77 270Win

thanks in advance, troy


Birmingham, Al
23 April 2007, 19:49
mho
1. and 2. will be easier to convert (no change to the bolt face or extractor). However, with either 1. or 2. it is likely you'll have to get a different magazine (or remove the block in the current magazine) to be able to fit the longer cartridge. You may also have to fiddle with getting the .375 H&H to feed properly.

The M70 may also need a different boltstop, to be able to withdraw the bolt far enough to make sure the longer .375 H&H cartridge can be picked up from the magazine. I don't know how a M700 fares in this respect?

- mike


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23 April 2007, 20:01
vapodog
The Remington 700 (in all likelyhood) can be converted with simply a new barrel.....nothing else.


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