Winchester model 70 Safari Express

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

Guys is there anyway to make my model 70 Safari express hold more than 3 rounds of 375 H&H in the mag?
Or is their a way I can modify it?

 

[USN]

Guys is there anyway to make my model 70 Safari express hold more than 3 rounds of 375 H&H in the mag?
Or is their a way I can modify it?

Following I am very interested in replies that will soon come in.

 

[Fatback]

With mine I can load 3 in the mag and take the fourth one and depress it into the mag about half way then cycle the bolt and it will successfully pick up the cartridge so I have 1 in the chamber and 3 in the mag. Not exactly what you were asking but it at least gets you 4 in the rifle when you start your hunt/stalk.

 

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

Following I am very interested in replies that will soon come in.

With mine I can load 3 in the mag and take the fourth one and depress it into the mag about half way then cycle the bolt and it will successfully pick up the cartridge so I have 1 in the chamber and 3 in the mag. Not exactly what you were asking but it at least gets you 4 in the rifle when you start your hunt/stalk.

Yeah 3+1 its the only way I know of to get it to hold more than 3, I’m hoping someone knows of some sort of extension or something I can do to it to hold more.

 

[davidg8480]

The only thing that I could think of would be to change out the bottom metal to accept a Dropbox magazine. I don't know If that would even be possible.

 

[RR 314]

KAK industries, if still around, used to make an extended magazine. They are not the most aesthetically pleasing, but do what you were after. I don’t remember if they made it specifically for .375.

 

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

The only thing that I could think of would be to change out the bottom metal to accept a Dropbox magazine. I don't know If that would even be possible.

Thanks for you’re answer, I was also thinking about that but I thought someone might have another idea,

 

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

KAK industries, if still around, used to make an extended magazine. They are not the most aesthetically pleasing, but do what you were after. I don’t remember if they made it specifically for .375.

I wonder if someone make a smaller extension so it won’t have to have a mag?

 

[Hunter-Habib]

You have a Rigby Type III floor plate fitted to your Winchester Model 70 by a competent gunsmith.

Interestingly enough, the pre-War Winchester Model 70 rifles in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum (the heavy barrel variants) had a magazine capacity of 4+1.

 

[RR 314]

I wonder if someone make a smaller extension so it won’t have to have a mag?

The KAK one I recall was solid bottom metal. Kind of flush with the trigger guard. There may be other commercially available – non-– custom – options out there. That is only one that came to mind.

 

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

You have a Rigby Type III floor plate fitted to your Winchester Model 70 by a competent gunsmith.

Interestingly enough, the pre-War Winchester Model 70 rifles in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum (the heavy barrel variants) had a magazine capacity of 4+1.

How much would it hold then?,

 

[dchum]

How much would it hold then?,

4+1

 

[Justhunt]

Sunny Hill Enterprises - 70 Winchester

 

[Hunter-Habib]

How much would it hold then?,

Up to 5+1

 

[baxterb]

Call Duane Wiebe and see if he has any of his XRM mag boxes left. They were slightly trapezoidal and designed to allow more rounds down.

 

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

Thanks so much

 

[Slope77]

Some say that changing the magazine spring will allow another round in the magazine, but I’m not sure if that works for rounds other than the 375 H&H, which has a more sloped case. I think that the spring was changed on my 416, and I can actually force four rounds into the magazine, but it is too tight to work the bolt thereafter, and I had to unload the magazine through the floorplate. Since I didn’t change the spring, I’m not sure the correct one was used for the conversion - it is missing the “hump” and works fine with three rounds.

I have heard good things about the Sunnyhill shown earlier in this thread, but that takes a re-stock, which seems like a really expensive proposition for one additional round.

I contacted Wiebe a number of months ago, and he was no longer making the XRM magazine boxes at that time. I saw a thread on another forum (24 Hour Campfire?) that had a discussion of this issue and pictures and dimensions of the Wiebe magazine. I have thought about having one fabricated, but not sure who to have do that work or the cost.

Another member here has shown me a drop floorplate that Alaska Arms makes for Rugers, that actually was not unattractive. Would be nice if they would make it for the M70. I reached out and asked the question but never heard back. Seems like they would sell like hotcakes on a site like this.

 

[Slope77]

This is the information I have on the Wiebe magazine.

 

[Slope77]

Here is the link the the Alaska Arms floorplate for Ruger.

Ruger Extra Round Floor Plate-Standard Magnum calibers

Upgrade your Ruger M77 rifle with the Ruger Extra Round Floor Plate by AlaskaArmsLLC. Increase ammo capacity for standard and magnum calibers.

alaskaarmsllc.com

 

[Maskell Shotgun academy]

Some say that changing the magazine spring will allow another round in the magazine, but I’m not sure if that works for rounds other than the 375 H&H, which has a more sloped case. I think that the spring was changed on my 416, and I can actually force four rounds into the magazine, but it is too tight to work the bolt thereafter, and I had to unload the magazine through the floorplate. Since I didn’t change the spring, I’m not sure the correct one was used for the conversion - it is missing the “hump” and works fine with three rounds.

I have heard good things about the Sunnyhill shown earlier in this thread, but that takes a re-stock, which seems like a really expensive proposition for one additional round.

I contacted Wiebe a number of months ago, and he was no longer making the XRM magazine boxes at that time. I saw a thread on another forum (24 Hour Campfire?) that had a discussion of this issue and pictures and dimensions of the Wiebe magazine. I have thought about having one fabricated, but not sure who to have do that work or the cost.

Another member here has shown me a drop floorplate that Alaska Arms makes for Rugers, that actually was not unattractive. Would be nice if they would make it for the M70. I reached out and asked the question but never heard back. Seems like they would sell like hotcakes on a site like this.

Thanks so much, I feel the only good way is to have a new stock built and yes that would be expensive,
My 375 shoots the factory barns 300 tsx easily into less than an inch and I’m thinking I made the right choice buying it, just wanted more rounds in the mag.
So maybe one day I might justify having one made,
But if I were to do that I wonder if I would have to change everything, like the trigger, or trigger guard and flore plate