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Two questions.

Can a berreta O/U in 30-06 be rechambered to 30r blaser,300h&h rimmed or another rimmed 30?

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Can a searcy or merkel 375H&H mag be converted to a 375 flanged?

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Can a searcy or merkel 375H&H mag be converted to "A" 375 flanged?


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No, the flanged version isn't large enough to "clean up" the chambering of the belted version.

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Yes it can be done but you end up with a wildcat cartridge, because the shoulder of the 375 Fl, is farther back toward the flange than the shoulder on the belted version.

This is done by boreing out the BELT area of the chambers, and installing a rings of steel, then cutting it flush with the end of the barrels, and running the fl reamer in to cut the ring to the Flanged base, cutting the recess for the flange, and the extractors. Then the 375 FL brass is fire formed to the resulting chamber. The rounds will have to be loaded with standard 375 H&H dies, or special cut wildcat dies. Since all double rifles need handloading to get the best they can offer, the use of a wildcat, this easy to make wildcat is a good choice. Because one can simply use the 375 H&H load data, starting with the low listed loads, and working up to get regulation, this one makes sense in a double rifle. However this work is not cheap, unless you can do the work yourself, and if not, it is easier, and cheaper to simply buy what you want from the maker, in the first place, but it can be done successfully,
if that is the route you want to go!


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Mick:

I certainly agree about the importance and value of re-proof, but I'm sure J. J. could return the gun to Belgium for this. Having worked in Liege and been an active importer from Europe since, I'm sure he knows the ins and outs of it.

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I agree. I am sure he can take care of it. I have seen a couple of rifles a Krieghoff, and a Chapuis, that were rechambered from 458 to 450 3 1/4 without proofs. They were both for sale and the asking price was what an untouched rifle should be. Around $8,000. They never sold and even at $5000 the Chapuis is still for sale. I lost track of the Krighoff.

Nobody know who did the work on the Chapuis, if it was reregulated and even if it was done correctly and that they would get a safe rifle. Thus it is untouchable. I offered $4500 for the Chapuis on the condition that I would pay for a reproof. If the rifle failed than I would get all my money back. The owner refused. He still has it 3 years later. Maybe he has little confidence in the rifle as configured.

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I had a Gibbs that shot very badly reregulated by a well known fellow in the NE of the US. He claimed that he could do the job

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