300 h&h

[semtav]

Anyone have experience converting a 110 to 300 H&H? I found an old thread in the archives talking about it.
Have a Stevens 200 coming and a letter to McGowen about ordering a barrel.

Great forum
Thanks
Brian

[handirifle]

I have read of some, I think, but I know for sure the action is a bit short for the H&H rounds. Not sure if it can be open up enough to make it work. Others might know better.

[efm77]

The action is not too short, but the magazine is. However, if it's a centerfeed magazine, Savage seems to have made the magazine opening in the bottom of the receiver longer but the magazine box is still the same length. You'll see a space in front of the mag box to the feed ramp. You can cut a notch out in the front of the magazine box to allow the bullet points to stick through and they'll still clear the feed ramp thus making it a repeater. I've tested it with a 300 Weatherby round (same length as the H&H) and it fit.

[semtav]

Thanks, I have a Stevens 200 coming , not sure if they are a centerfeed??

[semtav]

finally got my 200 rebarreled with the McGowen 300 H&H 10-1 twist 26" varmint contour.
Haven't decided to put it on the Boyds stock yet so i just ground out the plastic stock and installed it on it.
Only unattached scope I had lying around was an old Bushnell Banner 4X so I put that on with weaver rings.
Not the most accurate set up, but wanted to get it shooting.
just shooting it single shot so haven't dealt with the magazine.

Started with 150 Speer bthp bullets
three different loads with 4350, H414 and H4831
couldn't get three bullets to touch on any load, but got two touching on two loads
going to try H1000 and RL22 too then move up to the 165 gr bullets
anyone shooting the H&H with other powders?
Might Pick up some Ramshot Hunter and RL19

[thomae]

There is an article about the 300 H&H in this month's American Rifleman magazine.

[efm77]

If it's a centerfeed, the magazine will look a lot like a double column handgun magazine at the top. In other words, it staggers the rounds inside, but you can see the feed lips funnel the top round to the center of the magazine to where it is directly in line with the bolt face. Good luck with your build!

[semtav]

it wound up being a stagger feed

[semtav]

Couldn't stand the plastic stock so I put the Boyds classic laminate on it. Not much meat left on the forearm but enough I guess.
Have a 10 power scope coming so will see how that works out.

[semtav]

There is an article about the 300 H&H in this month's American Rifleman magazine.

I got that in the mail that morning . Hadn't seen the article til you said something.

[semtav]

[efm77]

looks good!

[Blue Avenger]

look on ebay at wildcat or AI and there are a couple sets of 300 improved dies

[semtav]

They would probably make good neck sizers for my 300 H&H going to use the 300WSM I have for now.