I know what the process is, but what determines where they set maximum safe pressures at.........brass is pretty much all the same now (sort of) I'm still not convinced it is anything but arbitrary and just as lawyer overseen and approved as new loading manuals.
.375 Ruger....
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I hope you will list your loads. It will be interesting to run them through QuickLoad and get a pressure estimate from the program.
Actually it is the opposite.
He got poked so many times that he decided to join the team and buy a New King for himselfbecause you think Doug will keep it as a 375 .....Actually it is the opposite.
Actually it is the opposite.
Let's not get carried away, I did NOT join any team !!!!! I bought one to load it up and test it out, then most likely have it bored to 416 and make a 416 Ruger or more likely a 2.6" 404 case. I LIKE the Ruger African model.
The .375 Ruger - The solution to a century old problem!
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A bullet of .375 caliber is the answer, and has always been the answer, regardless of the question. The question of which cartridge should contain the powder charge that makes the bullet useful has become just a little bit tedious. So whether you prefer: Schoville, Chatfield-Taylor, a couple of Weatherbys, H&H, Ruger, Ultramag, Dakota, or a host of wildcats far too numerous to name, the key remains the bullet. The .375 bullet provides the big game hunter with the final word in versatility, and the cartridge which produces the highest possible velocity, is by default the most versatile, as it will do anything the lesser cartridges will, do it at lower pressure, and do some things they cannot. That being the case, perhaps the focus of the discussion should be on whose bullet: Hornady, Sierra, Trophy Bonded, Speer, Barnes, North Fork, A-Square, Matrix, Swift, GS Custom, Rhino, Woodleigh, and so on, is potentially the best and why.
Track; you have a very valid point, but that would take all the fun, experimentation, learning, difference of opinion, discussion, comradeship, teasing, friendly harassment, and just good old fashioned rib poking out of the equation. Which leads us back to the first point in everybody having fun and few laughs.
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We have meetings every Thursday. Newbie brings the beerAlways room for one more on team New King!
Welcome, brother.
I don't know why the big fuss over these two cartridges when the 378 Weatherby out performs both of theses cartridges, along with the Lazzeroni Saturn.........I guess that would make to much sense.
It's about BALANCE. The New King has it , the 378 - not so much.
Incidentally, QuickLoad says a H&H driving a 270 gr TSX at 2925FPSp using rl15 is running at about 78950 psi. QuickLoad has been used in conjunction with actual pressure testing gear, and it seems it's computations are quite accurate most of the time.
I'm not convinced as of yet about the 373 Ruger, because I know where a beautiful NIB 378 Weatherby Mark V is located. We can have a little bet, saaaaaaaaay for rifles. With all things equal, lets shoot at a 2 or 3 inch plate of steel at 300 yards, and who penetrates the deepest wins a new gun.
Not much seems to penetrate the Ar-500 plates we shoot at much. But you should buy that 378 WBY and let us know how it works out.
QUOTE=Gatehouse;9821544]Not much seems to penetrate the Ar-500 plates we shoot at much. But you should buy that 378 WBY and let us know how it works out.[/QUOTE]
I'll pass on the 378 WBY, my shoulder and head could not take that kind of pounding. Besides, I just purchased a firearm last month and my funds are purged.
I'll pass on the 378 WBY, my shoulder and head could not take that kind of pounding. Besides, I just purchased a firearm last month and my funds are purged.
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