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.375 Ruger, musings on use in LRH (long winded)
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<blockquote data-quote="HARPERC" data-source="post: 990734" data-attributes="member: 30671"><p>Just a .375 fan keeping the conversation open.</p><p></p><p>My H&H is a 20" tube it's been awhile, but factory Winchester 300 grain Silvertips always chrono-graphed around 2525 fps, always right on top of advertised velocity.</p><p></p><p>Most have bought or built their .375's to keep alive the dream of Africa, or Alaska, and something close enough to bite back. Reality is that most shoot light bullets at targets, or deer where those "light" bullets shine just fine.</p><p></p><p>There have been a couple of companies offer bullets of 350-385 grains for those serious about getting the most out of close range encounters with a .375. Never much of a big per-centage of the market.</p><p></p><p>Good muzzle breaks have increased the numbers of folks willing to select the RUM or Weatherby as a hunting rifle, and with it a select group wanting to increase the range.</p><p>This may be the smallest demographic in the business, vocal but small. I'm not sure Remington still builds rifles for the .375 RUM. In addition the common 1-12 twist splits the group further in terms of what they want in a bullet.</p><p></p><p>I'd love to see a one, do it all .375 bullet that could give the 230 .30"s, and 300 grain.338's a ballistic run for the money, but looking at the 7mm group scavenge for 180's, order barrels with twist for a 195 that may not ever appear, I'm not encouraged about the possibilities of a true LRH .375 bullet becoming common.</p><p></p><p>Maybe just wanting more and figuring out how to make it work is the fun part. I'd like to have the 50-140 case necked to .375, on a big Hagn single shot, 32 inch barrel, with a Joel Russo stock, ATACR scope for shooting a Bison. So you could say I have thought about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HARPERC, post: 990734, member: 30671"] Just a .375 fan keeping the conversation open. My H&H is a 20" tube it's been awhile, but factory Winchester 300 grain Silvertips always chrono-graphed around 2525 fps, always right on top of advertised velocity. Most have bought or built their .375's to keep alive the dream of Africa, or Alaska, and something close enough to bite back. Reality is that most shoot light bullets at targets, or deer where those "light" bullets shine just fine. There have been a couple of companies offer bullets of 350-385 grains for those serious about getting the most out of close range encounters with a .375. Never much of a big per-centage of the market. Good muzzle breaks have increased the numbers of folks willing to select the RUM or Weatherby as a hunting rifle, and with it a select group wanting to increase the range. This may be the smallest demographic in the business, vocal but small. I'm not sure Remington still builds rifles for the .375 RUM. In addition the common 1-12 twist splits the group further in terms of what they want in a bullet. I'd love to see a one, do it all .375 bullet that could give the 230 .30"s, and 300 grain.338's a ballistic run for the money, but looking at the 7mm group scavenge for 180's, order barrels with twist for a 195 that may not ever appear, I'm not encouraged about the possibilities of a true LRH .375 bullet becoming common. Maybe just wanting more and figuring out how to make it work is the fun part. I'd like to have the 50-140 case necked to .375, on a big Hagn single shot, 32 inch barrel, with a Joel Russo stock, ATACR scope for shooting a Bison. So you could say I have thought about it. [/QUOTE]
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