.375?

Why not? said:
My old 375 SAKO will print cloverleafs half of the time I target it, rarely over than an inch the rest of the time. It does this with both 270 and 300 gr bullets.

It is staying right here! :)

Ted
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I will be getting my CZ back from getting chopped this week. I hope I can say the same thing about how it shoots once the load development is done...
 
Interesting article "Shooting Illustrated" March issue

Entitled "Keith Was Right" it discusses the merits of the various 30-06 derivatives. From 6mm-06 to the 375 Whelen. The 375 Whelen wins hands down. Not as much ooomph but also not as much recoil as the big 375's. 4165 f/p's with a 300 grain bullet. Has anyone tried one of these?
 
Kell2784,
Yes it is a zebra, here's a "before" picture with my .375 and PH. One shot through the shoulders and it died on the way to the ground. It didn't even kick.

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Kel2784,
Well, if I would have hit shoulder bone it would have ended up differently and messy, but that would be the same with any other bullet or caliber. Rib hits with the TSXs are neat too, but you don't get quite the pounding impact as a shoulder hit. It's a trade off, a softer bullet will show more immediate reaction on soft targets, but the harder mono-metal bullets will shoot the same animal lengthwise.
 
Dantforth said:
Entitled "Keith Was Right" it discusses the merits of the various 30-06 derivatives. From 6mm-06 to the 375 Whelen. The 375 Whelen wins hands down. Not as much ooomph but also not as much recoil as the big 375's. 4165 f/p's with a 300 grain bullet. Has anyone tried one of these?
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Bevan King barrelled up a 375-06 for me about 35 years ago. We were talking about it again, when I visited with him last year. I bought the reamer and the barrel, and he did the installation and the chambering. I formed the first cases by necking up 30-06 brass in 338 win mag dies, then 358 Norma, and finally 375 H&H. They were a little wonky, but they worked. :rolleyes:

Sent three fired cases off to RCBS. Got a custom die set back about six weeks later. They cost me $55, landed in Whitehorse, with two expander buttons, one tapered from 308 to 375. Those were the days..............

It was a a very fine round with good bullets, and actually shot much flatter than you might expect. It took some sorting out, but I finally settled on the 270 Win Power-Point ahead of a case full of H375. I killed a lot of really big game with that rifle. Gave it to a friend of mine and he is still using it.

Bevan still has the reamer, and a 375-06 Ackley. :)

Ted
 
Why not? said:
Bevan King barrelled up a 375-06 for me about 35 years ago. We were talking about it again, when I visited with him last year. I bought the reamer and the barrel, and he did the installation and the chambering. I formed the first cases by necking up 30-06 brass in 338 win mag dies, then 358 Norma, and finally 375 H&H. They were a little wonky, but they worked. :rolleyes:

Sent three fired cases off to RCBS. Got a custom die set back about six weeks later. They cost me $55, landed in Whitehorse, with two expander buttons, one tapered from 308 to 375. Those were the days..............

It was a a very fine round with good bullets, and actually shot much flatter than you might expect. It took some sorting out, but I finally settled on the 270 Win Power-Point ahead of a case full of H375. I killed a lot of really big game with that rifle. Gave it to a friend of mine and he is still using it.

Bevan still has the reamer, and a 375-06 Ackley. :)

Ted
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A 375-06 and variations of it (hawk, Scovilletc) are a pretty god choice these days.

When you think about it a bit, you can probably launch a 260-270gr premium (like a TSX) at similar velocities that you could a 300gr sandard bullet form a 375 H&H, wit the same "killing power"
 
Great post Whynot, I am a big fan of 30-06 wildcats, and want to try the 375 variation. I was surprised at the 338-06 performance, and think Gatehouse nailed it on the head with the TSX's almost getting similiar velo's from a 300grn 375H+H.
I feel another project coming up.
 
Would you say that a 375HH is a better moose rifle than a 300WM? I am a novice to the bigger bores. What do you think?
 
.375

The lineup for the new .375 Ruger Alaskan is long...and will get longer...ammo is available now, as is the wood stocked blued African model...but the Alaskan has really taken off.......

If you are recoil sensitive, this is clearly not the rifle for you...but the gun as it is delivered is 8 lbs...with a full mag and a scope you are well over 9 lbs...

Don't buy a dangerous game rifle in a magnum caliber and wonder about the recoil...it will be substantial...but there are HUNTING guns...not something you shoot off the bench for an hour....you sight in, and shoot to become comfortable with the rifle, and use it in the field...you won't feel the recoil with a shot on game...
 
I have done more damage to an animal with a 270 or a 7mm mag with a soft jacket bullet than with a 375 and a soft jacket bullet!
Quite impressed with the 338 a kinda in between catrtidge that is more than enough.
Even less damage with a 45/70 cast bullet.

Go with a TSX bullet the results I have seen first hand = maximum penetration full expected expansion and no bullet recovery on mine.

The 375 H&H is one of those rounds you just need to have, and need to shoot to experience first hand how versital it can be. Load it with almost any bullet and it will treat you rigth in this country.
 
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