And at the end of the day, you'd still have a Ruger.

George

Fjold,

I heard just this weekend that a new store opened there in Bakersfield, all hunting and fishing and has an INCREDIBLE selection of firearms. I don't remember the name, but it sounded nice and the person that was telling me was thoroughly impressed. He said he handled about 7 223's in his price range from all the different makers.

I know that is off topic, but saw your location and thought I would mention it. I don't know the action length on that ruger but I think it is standard, which means they will have to remove some meat from the bridge to accomodate the big cartridge. unless you are wanting a custom rifle it is probably cheaper to find a used 375 and pick it up. sell off the 7mm.

Red

I fail to see the ecomony or practicality in a conversion of this type. You'll end up with either a half-assed .375 H&H, or else a rifle that is worth far less than the money you have invested in it for the conversion.

The best and most cost-efffective way to turn a Ruger 77 MK II 7mm Rem. Mag. into a .375 H&H is to trade it in on a Ruger MK II Magnum or Model 70 in .375 H&H.

AD

I'm lefthanded. Winchester is the only major manufacturer making one but I've had one on order since February with no luck. Economically, my only other option is a completely custom rifle which will cost me a hell of a lot more than converting the Ruger. Montana Rifle company can make me one but I've had a short action on order since February of 2003 and still haven't got the bottom metal for the action that I got in August. The MRC option will be over $1500 also,

Fjold,

Winchester just made a run of these. Ron Shirks (a distributor like Accusport or Davidsons) just got three of them a month ago. I bought one. I gave GeorgeAK the phone number yesterday in another thread (phone is 717-272-3576) and I don't know if they still have one.

Also, Hendershots sporting goods in Hancock, MD has one (phone is 301-678-6869). Hope this helps. Please let us know if you're successful.

Steve

Thanks Ski, I called both numbers and Shirk's says they sold all of theirs. He also said that I was the 10th phone call asking for one in the last two days. The second place just said "No, We don't have one" and hung up.

Fjold, if you're looking into a riflesmith to do the conversion you may want to give John Lewis at www.cprifles.com a ring. I have seen quite a few Rugers that John has worked over and they are exceptional pieces.

Good luck with the project!

If I could find a left handed, bolt action 375 H&H for $800 I wouldn't even consider converting the Ruger.

I think in your case I'd go cheap and simple and rebarrel it to .375 Taylor and never look back.

Fjold,

You could remodel to .376 Steyr without the action changes. I like mine enough to recommend it. You also get a factory cartridge (Hornady makes ammo).

jim

So, assuming that one wants a .375 H&H, and that the modifications to the standard-length action would consist of rebarreling the rifle with a good barrel, and fitting the barrel channel to the bigger barrel, changing out the magazine box and fitting the new longer one, altering the bolt stop and ejector to accept the longer cartridge, and enlarging the ejection port by removing metal from the rear bridge, and maybe making some little adjustments to adjust the feed, are we looking at about, say $800? I suppose that that would be less than buying a new .375 (unless we buy a CZ 550, in which case we wouldn't wind up with a premium barrel or a particularly handsome stock).