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375 Caliber A-max...might be a possibility. Please read.
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 897967" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I think Bigngreen and Swamplord are right. The Vast majority (probably 90% or more) of 375 H&H and 375 Ruger and 375 RUM owners will be shooting less than 2 boxes of factory ammo and most of those probably less than 1 box a year. And yes, that does describe the average 30-06 owner and deer hunter in general. I used to be one of those guys for many years until I got into handloading. It is a small percentage of shooters who shoot the greatest amount of bullets. Most of those shooters are the competition shooters who also use the high BC bullets for longer ranges. The competiton shooters, shoot many more bullets than most of us general long range shooters who shoot at rocks and steel. Many of us own multiple rifles that we might shoot enough to remain proficient in but probably shoot just one or two rifles on a regular basis. For me, the 223, 22-250 and 6-284 will get the greatest workouts, especially over PD towns.</p><p></p><p>Now if I were to build a 375, as I mentioned before, it would be off a CheyTac or similar cartridge. The rifle would be purely for ELR and I would only be interested in bullets in the 1 BC class. This type of rifle is on my list. I would only shoot this type of rifle ocasionally maybe, 3 or 4 times a year for a couple of reasons being that bullets would cost $2 plus ea and the nearest locations to shoot it are at least an hour drive for me, plus I have other rifles to shoot for fum, at prairie dogs and hunting etc., not to mention my work keeps me on the road a lot. There are going to be a lot of 375 shooters in my category.</p><p></p><p>Now there will be a few of you who shoot the 375 LM Imp, 378 Wby and RUMs who will shoot a lesser than 1 BC bullets and will use these rifle for LR hunting and general LR shooting. Some of you might shoot a 100 rounds a year or less and some might shoot several hundred or more.</p><p></p><p>Some of you will shoot the CheyTac class of 375 and shoot the lesser than 1 BC bullets for LR hunting and general LR shooting, but I see most of these shooters using this class of rifle for general recreational shooting vs hunting due to lack of mobility.</p><p></p><p>I see 3 classes of shooters interested in 2 types of bullets. This thread is about one of those types of bullets for 2 classes of shooters, but primarily for the hunters.</p><p></p><p>The manufacturer needs a reason to develop and make these bullets and the bullets need to fit the overall requirements for these shooters.</p><p></p><p>Cost and twist rate are going to be 2 big driving factors. You want a bullet that costs about $1. What twist rate? Does it need to feed from a mag box? What is the minimum cartridge capacity? A CheyTac will shoot a bigger and longer bullet than a RUM or LM Imp. Do you need 2 bullets for different platforms and twists? That complicates R&D a lot.</p><p></p><p>I don't know about Hornady, but I don't think you will be seeing Berger getting to this anytime soon. They are still playing catch up and have shelved a lot of higher priority project until they do catch up. </p><p></p><p>Also, I notice Hornady has a 750 gr, 1 BC, 50 Cal bullet out. It costs $50 per box of 20 - $2.50 per ea. I'm guessing a 375 gr bullet is going to cost at least half that... at least.</p><p></p><p>I also notice that it has a large tip. The tip appears to be aluminum. As I mentioned before. Making long high BC with long aggressive ogives, with thin jacketed lead bullets becomes problematic because the thin jacket can not provide the structural integrity required to keep such a large mass of soft lead in shape. The large tip helps do that by shortening the OAL of the jacketed portion of the bullet and the ogive. This is not Bergers paradigm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 897967, member: 11717"] I think Bigngreen and Swamplord are right. The Vast majority (probably 90% or more) of 375 H&H and 375 Ruger and 375 RUM owners will be shooting less than 2 boxes of factory ammo and most of those probably less than 1 box a year. And yes, that does describe the average 30-06 owner and deer hunter in general. I used to be one of those guys for many years until I got into handloading. It is a small percentage of shooters who shoot the greatest amount of bullets. Most of those shooters are the competition shooters who also use the high BC bullets for longer ranges. The competiton shooters, shoot many more bullets than most of us general long range shooters who shoot at rocks and steel. Many of us own multiple rifles that we might shoot enough to remain proficient in but probably shoot just one or two rifles on a regular basis. For me, the 223, 22-250 and 6-284 will get the greatest workouts, especially over PD towns. Now if I were to build a 375, as I mentioned before, it would be off a CheyTac or similar cartridge. The rifle would be purely for ELR and I would only be interested in bullets in the 1 BC class. This type of rifle is on my list. I would only shoot this type of rifle ocasionally maybe, 3 or 4 times a year for a couple of reasons being that bullets would cost $2 plus ea and the nearest locations to shoot it are at least an hour drive for me, plus I have other rifles to shoot for fum, at prairie dogs and hunting etc., not to mention my work keeps me on the road a lot. There are going to be a lot of 375 shooters in my category. Now there will be a few of you who shoot the 375 LM Imp, 378 Wby and RUMs who will shoot a lesser than 1 BC bullets and will use these rifle for LR hunting and general LR shooting. Some of you might shoot a 100 rounds a year or less and some might shoot several hundred or more. Some of you will shoot the CheyTac class of 375 and shoot the lesser than 1 BC bullets for LR hunting and general LR shooting, but I see most of these shooters using this class of rifle for general recreational shooting vs hunting due to lack of mobility. I see 3 classes of shooters interested in 2 types of bullets. This thread is about one of those types of bullets for 2 classes of shooters, but primarily for the hunters. The manufacturer needs a reason to develop and make these bullets and the bullets need to fit the overall requirements for these shooters. Cost and twist rate are going to be 2 big driving factors. You want a bullet that costs about $1. What twist rate? Does it need to feed from a mag box? What is the minimum cartridge capacity? A CheyTac will shoot a bigger and longer bullet than a RUM or LM Imp. Do you need 2 bullets for different platforms and twists? That complicates R&D a lot. I don't know about Hornady, but I don't think you will be seeing Berger getting to this anytime soon. They are still playing catch up and have shelved a lot of higher priority project until they do catch up. Also, I notice Hornady has a 750 gr, 1 BC, 50 Cal bullet out. It costs $50 per box of 20 - $2.50 per ea. I'm guessing a 375 gr bullet is going to cost at least half that... at least. I also notice that it has a large tip. The tip appears to be aluminum. As I mentioned before. Making long high BC with long aggressive ogives, with thin jacketed lead bullets becomes problematic because the thin jacket can not provide the structural integrity required to keep such a large mass of soft lead in shape. The large tip helps do that by shortening the OAL of the jacketed portion of the bullet and the ogive. This is not Bergers paradigm. [/QUOTE]
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