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I finally took it apart and the magazine box is only 3.125” so looks like it’s staying a 7mm unless I can find something different and bigger that will fit
I got dreams or plans or thoughts or something like that of something 35 cal or bigger open sighted and pretending like I’m in Africa on my daily cattle feeding/ pig killing rounds. If you don't keep it a 7 mm RM the 358 Norma might be an option but maybe a 350 Rem Mag might work better with a 3.125" magazine. You would certainly have lots of room to load out bullets unlike a lot of 350's.
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The 375 length FN (Browning) mauser actions were opened up altering the feed ramp, as well the magazine opened for the longer shell. There were not separate magnum actions per se.
Belgium Safaris are beautifully made old guns with a lot of individual fitting by the FN smiths. It is worth far more as it is than anything you may convert it to---but have done same...
There are still a few Safari 375s out there--as all old Browning collectors die off eventually...:) Have bought and sold a number of them in the past when there were more on the market. Do wish I had kept one...a 64 IIRC, in new condition along with a beauty 270 of the same vintage--both with more figure in the wood than is typical for Safaris, as a pair to a guy headed for Africa.
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I’m sitting here drinking beer deciding what I wanna do.
Usually cost me money or a mistake.
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You got a deal, welcome the blessing by buying some 175gr Swift A Frames and an 8lb jug of H-4831, work up a load, zero three inches high at 100 and go kill the chit out of animals!  That right there would be sweet and offer a bunch of killing. Or a 358 Norma with a 1-10 twist done by JES. You bet Buddy, I always start my or any buds I load for with h-4831 or h-1000 in 7 or 300 mag type cartridges, you can see I stopped with h-1000 in my mashburn, done deal.
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I’m sitting here drinking beer deciding what I wanna do.
Usually cost me money or a mistake. Leaving the rifle as is will give you more beer money. 
Trump Won!
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The more I think about it, the more I think " leave it be".
What fresh Hell is this?
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