Receiver for .375 H&H
I am building a mountain rifle for Alaska bear hunting and looking for a Brno 602 receiver or pre-64 Model 70, preferably used. Can anyone direct me to a source?
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TIA, jim [?]
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If you like the pre 64 Mod 70. I would take a good look at the montana rifleman, Mod 1999. It combines the best of the Mod 70 and the 98 mauser. I just finished and 416 taylor for a customer in Soldotna, AK. Very pleased with it. Just my 2 cents worth. Geri 0 -
Have a dealer near you that orders from Jerry's Sports Center check into one of the Magnum Mauser actions they sell. They also sell the BRNO 550 actions(previously the 602).
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A common receiver that is widely available is the good old Enfield P14 or US model 1917 actions. I see stripped actions and whole rifles at gun shows all the time. These old actions are some of the strongest ever made and they are massively big. A partner of mine is building a 500 something or other on one because the bolt face will open that large and the action is plenty long for it. If you are going the custom route then these can save you a good chunk of money as they can usually be had for under $200. Good luck and good shooting. 0 -
HEAR HEAR!!!! The Man is correct about the ENFIELD Reciever [P-14/Model 17] was the reciever of Choice when My Step Father H.E. MacFarland and his Partners were making the .458mcw...MCW stood for MacFarland/Corbet and Wells...Dad did the Barrels and Chambering (made from 45-70 Gatling Gun Barrels] Les Corbet did the Stocks, and Fred Wells did the Recievers...and Yours truly did the Fire Forming of 375 H&H Cases into the 458 Configuration...Out of over 100 rifles made..Not One ever Cracked or showed any Stress...Just watch that You get a Reciever made by Remington or Winchester...Stay away from the Eddystone...As theres always the possibilty of a over hardened Reciever..Maybe one in a 1000 was bad....but to the man shooting it...thats one to many..
Heres a little History for You..
The Pattern '14' was made by three American Firms in Caliber .303 for our Cousins the BRITISH..
Winchester, Remington and Eddystone in [the latter was a subsidiary of Remington of Delaware. The plant at Eddystone, Pennsylvania. later became a part of the Midvale Steel & Ordance Corporation..
When We intered the 1st World war in 1917, only Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal were prepared to make the Springfield..Not enough of them could be produced in time to arm our Troops. So the Government took over the three plants making the Enfields, where with some small Modifications were made to Fire the New 30-06 cartridge..
All Model 1917 Enfields were made in 1917 and 1918. All were made from the same alloy and to the same specifications..Yet those made by Winchester and Remington are rather consistently good...while the recievers from the Eddystone plant may or may not be Good.. The Eddystone Recievers were in the majority..It is reported that as production was speeded up, the the recievers were subjected to excessive heat to facilitate forging. This evidently burned some of the alloying elements from the steel...So my suggestion is Stay away from the Eddystone....But for a Strong Action the Enfield is it....I wish You well.....Feel free to contact me direct if you wish to discuss the Enfield reciever...
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