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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1492461" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Well certainly we owe a lot to both Roy Weatherby and P O Ackley. Actually though the 30x378 was wildcatted off the basic 378 case decades before Weatherby decided to make it a factory offering.</p><p>And the fact is that Howard Wolfe was very involved in creating it, which was the reason for his action being produced in the 60s. I had a Hart #4 custom action in the early 70s that I wanted him to rebarrel to a 30x378 but he refused to do it. First off the bolt face wasent big enough anyway in his opinion. But a few years later we met at a hunting location and he asked me if I was still interested in doing it. He rebated the base of the 378 case so it fit the standard mag bolt, and stressed to me the importance of how much powder I should use as max. It was an awesome shooting gun, frankly even better than the later one I had on one of his actions. </p><p>But in fact what I actually had was a 300 Ultra years before it was introduced.</p><p>He was a Williamsport shooter also and built some of the early record holding guns. He decided that since long barrels were so hard to get, and 30" so easy, he needed a case with less capacity. So he shortened the standard 378 case and put a standard taper on the shoulder. It became pretty popular with the shooters and some l/r hunters as well on the local level. Problem was you had to get Howard to make up the brass, and for that reason used ones didn't sell very well. I found one on a mark 5 that had very few rounds thru it before the owner died and I bought it. I had Howard turn the barrel down to varmit weight, and had his son install a new laminate l/r thumbhole stock. The gun now weighs 18# and has for years now become my favorite gun.</p><p>But the topper is that about 5 years ago a friend came to the camp for bear hunting. He had just had a 300 Norma built and he showed me a cartridge. </p><p>I said half joking that it looked just like little Wolfey.</p><p>So we compared cases, and they looked identicle.</p><p>We then weighed them, and again with water. There was only 1 grain difference in capacity. So thanks again to Howard, I have an early version 300 Norma. lol </p><p>But back to the 30x378, and especially for a l/r hunter when shooting at extreme distances.</p><p>If you havent compared a big 30 cal to a big 338,</p><p>then by all means do so before spending your hard earned money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1492461, member: 12443"] Well certainly we owe a lot to both Roy Weatherby and P O Ackley. Actually though the 30x378 was wildcatted off the basic 378 case decades before Weatherby decided to make it a factory offering. And the fact is that Howard Wolfe was very involved in creating it, which was the reason for his action being produced in the 60s. I had a Hart #4 custom action in the early 70s that I wanted him to rebarrel to a 30x378 but he refused to do it. First off the bolt face wasent big enough anyway in his opinion. But a few years later we met at a hunting location and he asked me if I was still interested in doing it. He rebated the base of the 378 case so it fit the standard mag bolt, and stressed to me the importance of how much powder I should use as max. It was an awesome shooting gun, frankly even better than the later one I had on one of his actions. But in fact what I actually had was a 300 Ultra years before it was introduced. He was a Williamsport shooter also and built some of the early record holding guns. He decided that since long barrels were so hard to get, and 30" so easy, he needed a case with less capacity. So he shortened the standard 378 case and put a standard taper on the shoulder. It became pretty popular with the shooters and some l/r hunters as well on the local level. Problem was you had to get Howard to make up the brass, and for that reason used ones didn't sell very well. I found one on a mark 5 that had very few rounds thru it before the owner died and I bought it. I had Howard turn the barrel down to varmit weight, and had his son install a new laminate l/r thumbhole stock. The gun now weighs 18# and has for years now become my favorite gun. But the topper is that about 5 years ago a friend came to the camp for bear hunting. He had just had a 300 Norma built and he showed me a cartridge. I said half joking that it looked just like little Wolfey. So we compared cases, and they looked identicle. We then weighed them, and again with water. There was only 1 grain difference in capacity. So thanks again to Howard, I have an early version 300 Norma. lol But back to the 30x378, and especially for a l/r hunter when shooting at extreme distances. If you havent compared a big 30 cal to a big 338, then by all means do so before spending your hard earned money. [/QUOTE]
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