.378 Wby

Boomer, those Rhinos look awsome. Just for the record I shot an Elk with the .416 300 X at 2900 fps. 175 yds, broke both shoulders and somehow stayed in under the hide. It weight 288 and looked perfect so in actual meat the xs seem to work pretty good even at high speed.
 
Boomer

Clearly we have somewhat different goals, and both seem valid. You seem to focus on performance at close to moderate range. For that purpose I have my 450 Marlin. With Nosler 300 grain handloads, it's my choice out to 200 yards.

Beyond that is where I want to use my 378, and that's why I load it for flatest trajectory.

What kind of buffalo were you after? "Cape" , or N.A. bison?
 
They can't sell directly to you because you aren't in the USA. I reccomend them only based on reputation and accounts from users whose opinion I respect. I suggest you contact them and see if they have dealers here in Canada.

I could have arranged to get some, but I was not entirely happy with their ballistic coefficient, so I chose to pass on them. For close to moderate range application, they should be very good. That, however, wasn't my goal.
 
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I have one I use 117 grns of 4831 with 260 grn acubonds and 116 grns with 270 fail safes.I found 1 nosler in an elk I shot at 325 yards but I've never found a fail safe.The recoil is pretty heavy but a stock built by a freind helped alot.The factory stock was a little hard to take.Most of my freinds who shot it scoped themselfs.If your looking for one mines for sale right now.
 
The 378 Sounds like a wild calibre!!!

I have a 375H&H Ackley, im Pushing 260gr Nosler Partitions at almost 3100fps down a 26" tube. That hits hard enough for me. :)
 
mikeelliot said:
The 378 Sounds like a wild calibre!!!

I have a 375H&H Ackley, im Pushing 260gr Nosler Partitions at almost 3100fps down a 26" tube. That hits hard enough for me. :)
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Yikes, you're getting about 16% more energy out of a cartridge with about 8% more capacity. Be careful, you're well into the yellow, probably nudging into the red
 
Is that 3100fps a chronographed velosity?If so you are probably dancing with the devil.that would be a hot load with a 30" barrel.A 375 ultra won't go much above that in a 26" tube with way more capacity.
 
Chrono'd at 3090...no pressure. About 1-2 gr Below sticky bolt, primer crater.

If i dont flinch it will put 3 under an inch @ 100yds all day long. :)
 
mikeelliot said:
Chrono'd at 3090...no pressure. About 1-2 gr Below sticky bolt, primer crater.

If i dont flinch it will put 3 under an inch @ 100yds all day long. :)
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What powder & charge weight are you using? That is nipping on the heals of the .378Wby. Impressive indeed!
 
I've still got a stainless 375 Ackly barrel in my closet. Great round, and yes it does go fast .
By the way its for sale, it's a Sako thread. Turn your 7mm mod. 70 into a Moose masher.
 
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i am.
ive reloaded the same cases about 4-5 times with tight primer pockets still.

My rifle shows no signs of pressure with this load.

Thanks for the concern.
 
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