- Location
- St. Joe's Island, Ont
I have a 99 in 38-55, pretty close. I favor the old Barnes 250 gr bullets, when I can find them. - dan
You can shoot a 375 Win out of a 38-55 but not the other way around.
I have a 99 in 38-55, pretty close. I favor the old Barnes 250 gr bullets, when I can find them. - dan
Not recommended due to higher pressure rating of the 375 Winchester. I do make up cast loads that are safe in both which are made up on straightened 30-30 cases. Max for 38-55 and on the lower end for 375.You can shoot a 375 Win out of a 38-55 but not the other way around.
You can shoot a 375 Win out of a 38-55 but not the other way around.
You can shoot a 375 Win out of a 38-55 but not the other way around.
^^^ You don't think the 38-55 case being .065 longer and the base being .006 bigger might cause issues?
You can shoot a 375 Win out of a 38-55 but not the other way around.
^^^ You don't think the 38-55 case being .065 longer and the base being .006 bigger might cause issues?
The fun begins... as in the search for utopia
Well, utopia in my case is a rabbit hole searching for 22 hornet components and reloading info.
Whelanlad Down-under shoots one or shot one iirc , but he has gone fly-about to New Zealand and may check in.
Enough of my comments.
You have come to the right place and someone with actual usage of the .375 Win will be offering up some solid advice.
Good Hunting.
Rob
I use my little .375Win as my walk-about rifle in grizzly country, cuz it's such a nice quick handling little rifle.
I have no interest in bear self defense discussion, but as this is the basic purpose of me carrying that rifle, here's what I did...
I bought 235gr Woodleigh Weldcore bullets for it. Those are intended for .375H&H velocities, to achieve 'ideal expansion' at the .375H&H velocity, which of course the M1894 Winchester cannot achieve.
They need something like 2200fps for proper expansion IIRC...
In my .375Win I can push them about 1900fps, and I figure they are the closest thing to a 235gr hard cast bullet. I want them to be able to penetrate the skull of a bear.
And I ain't shootin' unless I got zero choice in the matter.
If you watch my video you'll see there are some big bears walking about in the bush, where I hunt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1y37NiBqBQ&t=9s
^ Thanks for sharing! Inquiry sent to Woodleigh!