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Dillon makes a powder measure adapter, which replaces the Dillon measure with a Redding or similar thrower.


https://www.dillonprecision.com/powder-measure-adapter_8_3_23634.html

dillon has one that works, don't have part # at home now. i will post later.

THE ORIGINAL 375 H&H rifles weighed around 8 to 8 1/2 pounds.

Guess that makes mine light based on those values, just not quite as light as yours.

Mine is about as light as I’d want.

DF

the powder dispenser is the mag. one from dillon. big enough for 470, 416 and the like. 375 no trouble.

Just looked at my Dillon catalog, saw their mag powder measure for $150+. Looks like it will work like a std Dillon powder measure, won’t need to operate it separately like a conventional powder measure with adapter.

DF

Well Gentlemen, for whats its worth, here is my .375 @ 8.5lbs. loaded with Scope, and that is 4-down & 1-up,,,, my Roy will get it Done, & then Some.
Oh,,,, and Stainless to Boot.
Lj

That's a damned good looking rifle, LJ. Who did the barrel work? What's it like to shoot?

Hey there Brandon,,,, There is Quite a Back-Story to this Rifle, and my Quest to have a Weatherby MK-V DGR, in .375 Wby. in Stainless, as they do not Offer that Build, and never have,,,,, anyway, the GunSmith is Aaron @ Gator Guns, Kenai, Alaska.
As far as how it Shoots,,,,, Excellent, with the Barrel@ 22", and Mag-Na-Ported, .375 H&H loads are about like my 06, or maybe alittle stouter, but those Weatherby Factory Loads pushing a 300gr. Nosler Partition,,,, well lets just say, they get your Attention,,,,, but all Very Do-Able for sure.
The Rifle Weights in @ 8.5lbs w/Scope, Sling, and Loaded w/ 4-down & 1-up. [i][/i][b][/b]
Lj

Found a New Haven M70, new old stock, that I will send to Lee for a haircut and a massage.

Ha!

You’ll like it. That gun with a “haircut and massage” is gonna be about ideal, IME.

It’s hard to beat the old style M-70 trigger, three position safety and proven CRF action. And those guns do shoot, good barrels.

DF

i really need to get my model 70 sent to someone and chopped to 20 or 21 like dirtfarmers. Took me awhile to find one. Mine has talley bases with QD rings and a 3-9x40 conquest on top. Shoots like a dream but heavy as a club. My no1 375 H&H handles so much better. Ive always thought if ruger made a 1S in 375 H&H instead of the 1H with a thinner barrel at 22" in stainless laminate it would be a bad ass rifle

Karl did the fluting, see link. He has an excellent reputation with that type work, other work, too.

Compared to turning the barrel like Phil suggested, flutes remove less weight, about 6 oz.. But, turning leaves a gap between barrel and forearm, fluting doesn't. I like 21", although 20" would work. If one was going to change the stock, turning would be OK. As noted earlier, one smith I talked to said the screw holes for sights would cause a problem with the lathe, so I went the flute route. Whoever turned Phil's barrel evidently didn't have an issue.

http://www.kampfeldcustom.com/boltfluting0914_008.htm

DF

id prob be happy with it just chopped off and sights put back on. Then glass bed the factory stock.

Probably. And that would be the least expensive option.

Redneck does a mean trigger job on the old style M-70 trigger. You'd probably be very happy with that.

Ask him about 20" vs. 21". With a heavy barrel like that, every inch is a few ounces. .375 H&H isn't a high intensity round and you don't lose that much velocity with a shorter barrel. Some, but not a lot.

DF

I had an old savage Alaskan guide in 375 H&H beforew I bought the Winchester. It had a 20" barrel and shot very well. Shot a doe with it at 110 or so yards with a 235gr speer over 69gr of RL15. I just cant like the savage in the 375 for nostalgia reasons. It was very light but not bad on recoil at all. here is a video of my buddy shooting it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H2eJ7xIC6A

Just couldn't show up at a nice camp for an expensive hunt packing a Salvage...

They generally shoot pretty well, but a bit short on class and aesthetics...

DF

Exactly

I'm guessing 20" without flutes would be pretty close to 21" with flutes. We're talking around 6 oz. I'm not sure the weight per inch of that heavy barrel, but would think I'm pretty close.

If I wasn't going to flute, I'd probably go 20". That 24" barrel is way too heavy. If you can find out what 3" or 4" of that barrel weighs, please let us know.

DF

Who does a good the chop and fluting?

Also want to find a drop in synthetic stock.

Model 70 SE, btw.