Depending on what you are planning on hunting most, I would leave it as is for Elk or rebarrel it to .338 Win Mag or .300 Win Mag for Elk and Sheep. Just my 2.5 cent's worth- Sheister
As desireable as a CRF maybe, there are no flies on the 375 as an elk cartridge. Especially with the 250 gr bullets available.
Shiester has a good point, look at the amount of sheep hunts vs. elk hunts one is likely to go on and I would keep the 375 for elk. Then build a specialized mountain rifle for sheep.
Hmm...If you don't plan to hunt in Africa with it you could always shorten the barrel, re-crown it, and replace the stock with a synthetic one. Then I would mount on it a fixed 4x or 6x Leupold scope on it. I would use .300-grain or heavier bullets with it for everything. A .375 H&H shooting below 270-grain bullets is much like a .338 WM with 250-grain bullets. What the .375 H&H does best is to shoot bullets from 270 grains and up.
But you could always leave it alone, and buy a .300 or .338WM. With the .338 you could shoot bullets up to 300 grains, but for elk you can use from 210 to 250-grain bullets.
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In these situations I always suggest selling a rifle instead of changing it. If you rebarrel a .375 to a lighter caliber the barrel will not fit the stock if it's a lighter barrel. If it's not a lighter barrel then the .375 will do it all.
quote:Originally posted by palmer: If you had a remington 375 push feed and wanted to convert it to a sheep and elk rifle what would you do to it?
Convert?
I don't understand the question as you have asked it. If you use the rifle for elk, it's an elk rifle... I guess. If you use it for sheep, then (by the same logic) it's a sheep rifle.
I don't have "elephant rifles" and "buffalo rifles" and "elk rifles" and "deer rifles." I just have rifles.
If you have a .375 H&H Magnum, load for elk and sheep accordingly. They make some quality lightweight bullets that would give you a nice flat trajectory for sheep, and you could use some heavier slugs for elk.
I wouldn't do a thing to "convert" the rifle. I'd just work up appropriate loads for whatever I'm hunting. You've got a rifle that will handle anything on the planet if you use the right bullet and aim correctly.
Russ
[ 07-01-2002, 09:38: Message edited by: Russell E. Taylor ]
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I agree with Don's rational and advice completely. If you don't want a .375 H&H, by all means trade it in on a rifle in a caliber you do want. There's always someone looking for a good used .375!
If I had a .375 H&H and wanted to convert it to an elk and sheep rifle, I would load it with a spitzer or spire-point bullet like the new Nosler Ballistic Tip 260 grain at a velocity of 2800 or so FPS, and zero it to hit +4" @ 100 yards. Eureka!! An elk/sheep rifle!!
I would trade it for a pre 64 Win in 300 H&H, or 300 Win. and give some boot. A new barrel installed and chambered would run about $300 plus, so why not upgrade while your at it....
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