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Nice job! I have also done this operation when I owned a 375 R and found brass life was excellent, accuracy excellent and no need to trim other than square up the case mouth as they end up a bit short in the forming process.

To form I sized up the 300wm case to 338-358-then to 375 using lots of lee paste lube. The first firing consisted of mild load of imr 4064 under a 270 speer. I ended up settling on the 260 partition with a fairly mild charge of 80 grains of h4350 as a hunting load which was very accurate and a real convincer on moose and elk.
 
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c-fbmi said:
Just trying to help the kid out a bit, maybe he can afford to keep the rifle now and get more than 5 loads from a piece of brass !!
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You say he gets 5 loads ??
When I loaded for both of mine I was lucky to get 3, most of the time the primer pocket was stretched too much after the second reload to hold a primer.... and none of my reloads were anywhere near max for pressure, that's what baffled me.
If the brass life were better I'd probably still have the rifles..
 
9.3mauser said:
I appreciate that, but now we'll have to hear about the "New King" till the end of time.
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We were always going to hear from him anyway, even if he only got 2 loads per case he'd never admit his baby was flawed. He just loads it to 30-30 pressures so his brass lasts and he doesn't have tp admit Horn brass (only brass for the dying 375 Imposter) is $hit.
 
Thought I'd pop this thread back up as there are questions on the reloading forum regarding a lack of availability of cases for this soon to be dead cartridge.

If someone knows how could you please post a link in the 375 Ruger thread over in reloading forum..........Thanks.
 
It seems I was lucky enough to miss this whole Imposter/New King debate. I have owned a .375H&H (in a Browning A Bolt) and do currently own a .375 Ruger (in a Hawkeye 77). I prefer the Ruger mostly because of the compact action/lovely iron sights, and how the rifle itself fits me far better than the Browning ever did. Not enough of a difference in the caliber to sway me either way.
Out of curiosity though, is there any truth to the rumors that the .375 Ruger is on its way out?
 
On its way out? Laugh2

Don't worry Hirsch, it's been one of the most successful "new" cartridges introduced in the last 20 years. People that never really considered buying a 375 before have snapped up the Ruger. People that have owned H&Hs but wanted a better option in a nice package have been buying them. At least half a dozen gun makers are chambering the 375 Ruger.

It's here to stay.

PS for the first few years after the 300WSM was introduced, naysayers kept predicting it's imminent demise too. Laugh2
 
Gatehouse said:
On its way out? Laugh2

Don't worry Hirsch, it's been one of the most successful "new" cartridges introduced in the last 20 years. People that never really considered buying a 375 before have snapped up the Ruger. People that have owned H&Hs but wanted a better option in a nice package have been buying them. At least half a dozen gun makers are chambering the 375 Ruger.

It's here to stay.

PS for the first few years after the 300WSM was introduced, naysayers kept predicting it's imminent demise too. Laugh2
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I thank you for the reply. Just curious as to your claim on its popularity, is that from general knowledge or did Ruger release sales numbers or something of the like?
 
Shortly after its introduction, a couple of gun writers wrote about asking Ruger about sales and Ruger said they were shocked by the huge volume of sales and they could barely keep up production. Then other gun makers started chambering the cartridge in thier rifles.

Several forums including this one had pills on what 375 they owned and the Ruger was second only to the H&H which makes sense as it had 100 year head start. The Ruger had a very strong showing for only being in production a few years.

When we look at new cartridges there has only been a few real winners, many like Remington's SAUMs have mostly disappeared. Even thier RUMs aren't very popular. The WSSMs died (no surprise) but the 204 Ruger seems to have some appeal, the 270/300WSM are doing exceptionally well and the 375 Ruger shows no sign of faltering either.
 
Gatehouse said:
Shortly after its introduction, a couple of gun writers wrote about asking Ruger about sales and Ruger said they were shocked by the huge volume of sales and they could barely keep up production. Then other gun makers started chambering the cartridge in thier rifles.

Several forums including this one had pills on what 375 they owned and the Ruger was second only to the H&H which makes sense as it had 100 year head start. The Ruger had a very strong showing for only being in production a few years.

When we look at new cartridges there has only been a few real winners, many like Remington's SAUMs have mostly disappeared. Even thier RUMs aren't very popular. The WSSMs died (no surprise) but the 204 Ruger seems to have some appeal, the 270/300WSM are doing exceptionally well and the 375 Ruger shows no sign of faltering either.
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Good stuff.
 
Hirsch.............don't believe everything you read on the internet especially if it is from Gatehouse regarding the 375 Ruger. Yes the 375 Ruger is dying and will be stone dead in about another 5-7 years. No one but Horn makes brass for it and that indicator alone spells death, even the WSMs have several different ammo manufacturers and as was pointed out they are holding on by a thread. Well at least a couple of them are..............I doubt we will see any new manufacturers pick up the 3/8" Ruger offering and in fact I predict we'll see a couple likely drop it in the coming year.
 
Did you ever have a 375 C-T CBFMI? Any comments on it vs the ruger. No shortage of brass there.

Did the brass cry out in pain as its belt was removed?
 
c-fbmi said:
Hirsch.............don't believe everything you read on the internet especially if it is from Gatehouse regarding the 375 Ruger. Yes the 375 Ruger is dying and will be stone dead in about another 5-7 years. No one but Horn makes brass for it and that indicator alone spells death, even the WSMs have several different ammo manufacturers and as was pointed out they are holding on by a thread. Well at least a couple of them are..............I doubt we will see any new manufacturers pick up the 3/8" Ruger offering and in fact I predict we'll see a couple likely drop it in the coming year.
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Nonsense. Where do you come up with this crap?

If the 375 Ruger was going to die it would have died by now. It's almost 10 years old, Hornady and Nosler are both producing factory loads for it, and several factories are making rifles chambered in it. Oh no...only Hornady is making brass for it....who cares? That might have been an issue in 1970 but it's not in 2016. People own the rifles, and they aren't' going to stop buying ammo and brass for it, so Hornady is going to keep on making it.

I also heard from cfbmi that it would never catch on in Africa, but now guns and ammo are available in most shops in countries that cater to foreign hunters, and many resident African hunters have picked up guns in 375 Ruger, too.

And the WSM's "holding on by a thread?" Laugh2

The 300WSM and 270 WSM have been hugely successful. The 325 and 7mm less so, but that's not a surprise to anyone. Introducing a new cartridge these days is not easy, my feelings is that a new cartridge really has to bring something new to the table. The 300WSM brought 300WM performance in a short action. The 270WSM gave a perfoprmance advantage over the 270 Win and wasn't a WBY :)

And the 375 Ruger packs H&H + performance into a updated case design and it's offered in a variety of rifles from a variety of gun makers in a variety of price ranges and variety of styles, appealing to a variety of people. It's interesting to note that in it's first year of production, Ruger sold more 375 Ruger rifles than Holland and Holland sold 375 H&H rifles- in 100 years!!! Obviously H&H rifles are much more money with a much more limited clientele, but it's still remarkable.

The sheer volume of 375 Ruger rifles sold ensures that it is going to be here for a long, long time.
 
I would be very interested to know where you two come up with these so called statistics...........Ruger sales 10 times H&H sales...........REALLY and just where is the data to prove this statement !!!!! And Gate just because you say it's for sale in every store in Africa...........don't make it so...........
 
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