Hello! It's been quite awhile since I've visited this forum but it has always been a wealth of information.
I've wanted to put together a M70 pre-64 in .375H&H for hunting here in Alaska for a long time. I've owned a variety of .375's over the years and currently use a Sako Kodiak. While it is a fine rifle, its a bit heavy at almost 10lbs.
I finally found a pre-64 barreled action in 375 this last week that's a great candidate to build an all weather rifle that would hopefully come in at 9lbs or so (8.5 would be great). The barrel was cut back to 20.5" inches and I would love to see how well it shoots before I had it rebarreled, I would prefer a shorter barrel in the 20-22' ranged anyway. Any recommendations for synthetic stocks and coatings? Any other ideas or suggestions to make this a rifle to keep and hunt with for many years would be greatly appreciated!
