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Jackphantomhuckleberryhounddog (his AKC registered name) knows the difference between "dog shidt" and Shinola. He says this 6#12oz empty-unloaded .375 H&H Pre-'64 M70 is Shinola, even though a longer-tubed scope had to be used to avoid scope base overhang: And this is not Shinola: That is a Weatherby Eyebrow waiting to happen, but it sure is pretty with no scope base overhang. The unnamed plinker was using very light cast bullet loads on that Youtube video. Surely he would do better by his scope for loads that kick a little. Ross Seyfried's rear scope base schtick was Shinola. Here is my own idea of special purpose Shinola, hand machined by me with a bastard file. After the Gunsmith drilled and tapped the 8x40 holes, I attached the bases with J-B WELD glass bedding all around, including the integral recoil stop on the front base, and "thumb cut" between the 2-piece Picatinny bases. I call this a "Seyfried Double Schtick" not a double "dog shidt": Near Mfg. makes a nifty one-piece Picatinny rail with recoil stop to fit Winchester M70 rifles of various hole spacings, with tilt or without.
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Of course, a .375 H&H is pretty gentle on a walnut stock. I would let the factory job above go as is unless problems arose. For serious use I would Cerakote the metal and stick it in a B&C "Medalist" stock weighing same as the factory walnut. Sweet. Hard kickers do need more attention. A more thorough job of reinforcement and bedding is needed for those, examples here on two different .500 Mbogo rifles, both CZ 550 Magnum actions, one in the factory "Phat American" laminate stock that came on a .416 Rigby, the other in a B&C formerly called "Kevlar" then "Aramid" by CZ-USA, always the same "Medalist" from B&C:
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Here is the old "Euro Lux Hogback" walnut that got same treatment as the laminate above: Then moved to a B&C with thorough bedding:
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Details of B&C bedding of .500 Mbogo number two, not doggie number two, follow below. First, here is the factory epoxy bedding blob that CZ USA did, on the 550 Magnum (originally another .416 Rigby) discarding the F-block and escutcheon with screw on the barrel recoil lug contraption, leaving only a remnant lug bedded into the aluminum alloy endoskeleton of the B&C stock: There was no other bedding epoxy anywhere else, idea being to let the rifle bed itself into the exposed aluminum. First step in the custom job, re-barreled to .500 Mbogo with recoil lug on barrel: And what followed in a multi-step bedding job, I did myself: That is what I would do to the .375 H&H Alaskan M70 if I did not trust the factory bedding job on the walnut: B&C
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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The heavy barrel and a 2.5 pound stock on the Connecticut M70 Classic Stainless are fine for a .375 WbyMag re-chamber. I hesitated to do it to the 7#10oz SC Alaskan .375 H&H. Even more so to the 6#12oz Pre'64 .375 H&H. First Buffalo with a featherweight .375 H&H, was a mad cow that was killing the sheep on this farm in KY, she had to go: Bloody left hand in pocket.
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Front sling swivel……that’s the reason that I had my swivel mounted on the barrel.
That’s a good place for rifles of heavy recoil. It also lowers the muzzle considerably if you carry it slung on your shoulder….which I very rarely do! memtb
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So far, I have not had violent hand contact with a sling stud. But, they do seem to be tough on range bags, if I locate them wrong and allow too much rearward momentum.
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So far, I have not had violent hand contact with a sling stud. But, they do seem to be tough on range bags, if I locate them wrong and allow too much rearward momentum. I never had swivel contact with my old, heavy H&H. But, after reading about many bad experiences with African hunters and high recoil rifles, I thought it might be a good idea to put the swivel on the barrel of my relatively lightweight AI when it was built. memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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Riflecrank, Pretty cool collection of thumpers you have there. I like the front swivel stud location on the end of the forend. Nice idea.
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Thank you for the flowers, JD338. I first learned of that forend tip sling stud from ogling Ross Seyfried rifles in G&A 40 years ago at least. I suppose others did it too. Here is a Jim Brockman piece I have put on a couple of my Thumpers if I want to make them heavier, embedded and covered with epoxy in the barrel channel, little knob on end is all that is exposed, hanging out below the barrel:
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
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Anyone know what barrel band sling swivel stud fits these barrels?
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New England Custom Gun has a good selection of barrel bands.
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Here's my 375 H&H M70 ready for brown bear in a few months.
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Now that’s a great carry rifle weight…… with the added weight of a sling and fully loaded, it should be a pussy cat to shoot! Good Luck on that bear! memtb
Last edited by memtb; 03/25/24.
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I've got a Nosler M21 375 H&H Mag with a Leupold VX-5HD 2-10x42mm mounted in PRW rings on a 2 piece picatinny rail that came with the rifle. Pretty solid setup. Rifle weighs a tad over 8 pounds.
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