.375 Wsm?

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I was just wondering if anyone out there has tried something like a .375 WSM before? I know it wouldn't duplicate the old H&H, but I thought that for a short-action cartridge, it would be plenty powerful for just about anything out there at modest ranges. Are there any gunsmiths who have tried this, or know someone who has?

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No I haven't but it's called the .375 Ruger. And if you wanted to build one, the .375 Whelen could be it - an '06 case opened up. There was also a wildcat called the .375 Express, even shorter, based on the .348 Winchester with the rim machined down.
 
I think you'd have a hard time squeezing a .375 Ruger into a short action. IMO the .375WSM would duplicate the ballistics of the .375 whelen, but in a shorter, lighter platform.

Both are wildcats, but if you have a wsm action lying around, why not? I'd also look at the .338 WSM and the .350 WSM.
 
"....375 WSM..." No such thing. You can have a .325 WSM, but no .375 WSM. Unless you make it yourself and do all the developement.
 
sunray said:
"....375 WSM..." No such thing. You can have a .325 WSM, but no .375 WSM. Unless you make it yourself and do all the developement.
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Yeah, that's why they call it a "wildcat".;)

If you've got an action and some $$, you can have whatever you want.
 
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I'm sure there would be some 375x350 RemMag dies and reamer out there somewhere.

You don't wanna go too lightweight in a caliber like that. My 375/338 weighs 8.5lb scoped. That's light enough.



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The .375's are normally loaded with long bullets, and the wildcatter might find that this situation is detrimental to the already limited powder capacity of the WSM cartridge. You could seat the bullet long and have the lead cut accordingly, but if you wish to use a short action rifle, the magazine length is the limiting factor. A M-99 Savage in .375-284 or a M-95 Marlin in .375-348 would seem to be a more practical and interesting projects.
 
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.375 Wsm

Thanks for the replies, guys. At this point I was just thinking out loud about whether it would work. I understand the limitations of the cartridge, and that on dangerous game would be short range at best, but it still seems to me that it would be a useful round with the lighter bullets on any North American game.

Erik.
 
Yup, we had 25's, 6.5's, 375's 458's ( 450 Noveske) and about any other wildcat based off the WSM case, displayed and talked about on shortmags.org.
The 450 Noveske is built on a 20" barreled carbine, and it was a real bear stopper!
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jamison said:
I did the .375 two years ago...I got 2800+ with the 250 gr Sierra, and 2650 with the 270 gr Hornady....
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There are the numbers. I knew I'd find them if I looked hard enough. The rifle in question is now owned by Rattler on 24Hr. I think there might be a 416 WSM floating aroung out there as well.
 
Oh, I've looked at the 375 WSM before, and even thought about about owning one a number of times.

The things that kept me back were the magazine capacity of only 3, the exxagerated (but possible) feeding issues with the WSM cases, it was a wildcat and the almost insignificant (but present) factor of long bullets taking up powder space.

When the .375 Ruger came out, it was a no brainer to select it.
 
One would have thought that viven the thick cover and mountainous terrain you hunt in a short, handy rifle would be a boon. Besides, 3+1 should be enough for a jagermeister like you!
 
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