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.375 Ruger, musings on use in LRH (long winded)
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 495461" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>Hey Comfisherman</p><p></p><p>Appreciate your novel (grin) on the 375 Ruger. I have one also. It was a 264 win mag Model 70 push feed that I had a Pac-nor 3 groove #5 barrel finished at 24". With the heavy barrel, heavy action, Knoxx stock and a 1.25x8x32 Bushnell 6500 it weighs in at 11.5 pounds all loaded up. No muzzle brake but with the weight and Knoxx stock it recoils like a 338 win mag.</p><p></p><p>Anyway I was determined to use RL17 and see where it would lead. With no loading data I started low and worked up alternating between the 260 gr Accubond and the 270 gr TSX.</p><p></p><p>FOR ANYONE USING THIS DATA, START LOW AND WORK UP LIKE I DID</p><p></p><p>TSX 270 RL17 74.0 3.285 2552</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 74.5 3.285 2564</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 75.0 3.285 2578</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 75.5 3.285 2564</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 76.0 3.285 2572</p><p></p><p>TSX 270 RL17 77.0 3.285 2573</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 78.0 3.285 2621</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 79.0 3.285 2643</p><p></p><p>AB 260 RL17 80.0 3.350 2760</p><p>AB 260 RL17 81.0 3.350 2798</p><p>AB 260 RL17 82.0 3.350 2849</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 80.0 3.285 2692</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 81.0 3.285 2714</p><p>TSX 270 RL17 82.0 3.285 2753</p><p></p><p>AB 260 RL17 82.5 3.350 2859</p><p>AB 260 RL17 83.0 3.350 2872</p><p>AB 260 RL17 83.5 3.350 2896</p><p>AB 260 RL17 84.0 3.350 2916</p><p></p><p>AB 260 RL17 84.5 3.350 2938</p><p>AB 260 RL17 85.0 3.350 2941</p><p>AB 260 RL17 85.5 3.350 2956</p><p>AB 260 RL17 86.0 3.350 2978</p><p></p><p>I never did experience any pressure signs although many will say I was way over max. No hard bolt lift, flattened primers or brass flow on the case head. Here is a pic of the last load of 86 gr with the 260 AB which allowing for the distance to the chrono was a 3000 fps load</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN2047.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>At 3000 fps the 260 AB has a trajectory close to the 270 which makes it a flat shooter.</p><p></p><p>I settled on a 270 gr TSX load because my gun seemed to prefer them</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSC00863.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and I think it will do whatever I decide the gun needs to do anywhere where I am likely to go hunting (another grin).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 495461, member: 6042"] Hey Comfisherman Appreciate your novel (grin) on the 375 Ruger. I have one also. It was a 264 win mag Model 70 push feed that I had a Pac-nor 3 groove #5 barrel finished at 24". With the heavy barrel, heavy action, Knoxx stock and a 1.25x8x32 Bushnell 6500 it weighs in at 11.5 pounds all loaded up. No muzzle brake but with the weight and Knoxx stock it recoils like a 338 win mag. Anyway I was determined to use RL17 and see where it would lead. With no loading data I started low and worked up alternating between the 260 gr Accubond and the 270 gr TSX. FOR ANYONE USING THIS DATA, START LOW AND WORK UP LIKE I DID TSX 270 RL17 74.0 3.285 2552 TSX 270 RL17 74.5 3.285 2564 TSX 270 RL17 75.0 3.285 2578 TSX 270 RL17 75.5 3.285 2564 TSX 270 RL17 76.0 3.285 2572 TSX 270 RL17 77.0 3.285 2573 TSX 270 RL17 78.0 3.285 2621 TSX 270 RL17 79.0 3.285 2643 AB 260 RL17 80.0 3.350 2760 AB 260 RL17 81.0 3.350 2798 AB 260 RL17 82.0 3.350 2849 TSX 270 RL17 80.0 3.285 2692 TSX 270 RL17 81.0 3.285 2714 TSX 270 RL17 82.0 3.285 2753 AB 260 RL17 82.5 3.350 2859 AB 260 RL17 83.0 3.350 2872 AB 260 RL17 83.5 3.350 2896 AB 260 RL17 84.0 3.350 2916 AB 260 RL17 84.5 3.350 2938 AB 260 RL17 85.0 3.350 2941 AB 260 RL17 85.5 3.350 2956 AB 260 RL17 86.0 3.350 2978 I never did experience any pressure signs although many will say I was way over max. No hard bolt lift, flattened primers or brass flow on the case head. Here is a pic of the last load of 86 gr with the 260 AB which allowing for the distance to the chrono was a 3000 fps load [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/DSCN2047.jpg[/IMG] At 3000 fps the 260 AB has a trajectory close to the 270 which makes it a flat shooter. I settled on a 270 gr TSX load because my gun seemed to prefer them [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSC00863.jpg[/IMG] and I think it will do whatever I decide the gun needs to do anywhere where I am likely to go hunting (another grin). [/QUOTE]
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