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.376 Steyr / 38-55 Conversion?
« on: April 20, 2009, 05:38:04 PM »
I was just wondering if anyone has attempted this, or if it would work without to much hassle?  Doing a little armchair research it looks feasible.  Any advice or experience out their?
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Re: .376 Steyr / 38-55 Conversion?
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2009, 05:53:49 PM »
Not gonna work, the 38-55 Target has a .379" minimum bore if you're lucky enough to find a 2007 rifle or barrel, most are .380" and bigger,  the 376 uses .375" bullets.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.376_Steyr
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Re: .376 Steyr / 38-55 Conversion?
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2009, 06:15:41 PM »
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Re: .376 Steyr / 38-55 Conversion?
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2009, 02:25:45 AM »
Wow, I didn't realize that the Target Barrels were that big.  After I posted this I went back and looked at the chamber pressures also.  Well I guess this idea aint so feasible after all.
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Re: .376 Steyr / 38-55 Conversion?
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2009, 05:00:02 AM »
Yeah, it's got some pressure, Hodgdon shows it at about 60kpsi, that and the .501" case head likely puts it close to the limit of the frame's capability, although there are a couple members here that have 6.5-284 Handis that have the same case head size and run 56kpsi and seem to work fine .

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