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375 cal barrel twist and projectiles?
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<blockquote data-quote="kellyzier" data-source="post: 398885" data-attributes="member: 22137"><p>You came to the right place for all your questions...There are alot of guys here that can help you and there are some gunsmiths as well that have a ton of knowledge about these calibers.</p><p> </p><p>Before I started my build, I researched it for about 6 months. I was torn between the 338 and the 375. From the get go, both of these calibers can burn barrels. I ended up going with the 375 snipe tac that was the brain child of Dave Viers at Black Diamond.</p><p> </p><p>After speaking with Kirby Allan (the author of the Allen Mag's), I found out that the 338's were eating up barrels and that his 375's ate them as well, but at a slower rate. And ballistically, Kirby believes that they are basically twin brothers.</p><p> </p><p>I spoke with a few other gunsmiths that pretty much confirmed Kirby's communication to me.</p><p> </p><p>The real challenge has been the bullets for the 375, but more recently, we are seeing a lot of momentum from the various bullet makers for the 375, making this a very interesting cartridge.</p><p> </p><p>Even now, trying to marry your barrel twist to bullet type can be challenging. There is so much new development going on, its hard to keep up. </p><p> </p><p>Personally I have ordered all of my parts and everything is almost ready to go except for the actual cutting of the barrel. My barrel maker has two barrels for me ready to cut, but I have held him off waiting for results from some range tests.</p><p> </p><p>My first barrel will be cut to a 1-10 twist so I can test various bullets like the lehighs, preditors and GS and ZA. My second barrel will probably be a 1-8.5 for some of the longer solids that folks are shooting.</p><p> </p><p>And lastly, as I have been pulling in parts for the 375 snipe tac, Dave Viers has been putting together a totally new caliber. It's the new 375 Vierso Mag. This new caliber will be the grand daddy of all 375's. He's hoping to design it in a 1-8 twist to shoot some of the longer 400 ish grain solids like the ZA's and GS's.</p><p> </p><p>If I had known about Dave's VM, I would have built that caliber instead of my snipe tac, but oh well. As I said, lots going on in bullet development and if you wish to jump in now, it would be good to ask a ton of quesitons and take a lot of notes.</p><p> </p><p>cheers</p><p>zman</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kellyzier, post: 398885, member: 22137"] You came to the right place for all your questions...There are alot of guys here that can help you and there are some gunsmiths as well that have a ton of knowledge about these calibers. Before I started my build, I researched it for about 6 months. I was torn between the 338 and the 375. From the get go, both of these calibers can burn barrels. I ended up going with the 375 snipe tac that was the brain child of Dave Viers at Black Diamond. After speaking with Kirby Allan (the author of the Allen Mag's), I found out that the 338's were eating up barrels and that his 375's ate them as well, but at a slower rate. And ballistically, Kirby believes that they are basically twin brothers. I spoke with a few other gunsmiths that pretty much confirmed Kirby's communication to me. The real challenge has been the bullets for the 375, but more recently, we are seeing a lot of momentum from the various bullet makers for the 375, making this a very interesting cartridge. Even now, trying to marry your barrel twist to bullet type can be challenging. There is so much new development going on, its hard to keep up. Personally I have ordered all of my parts and everything is almost ready to go except for the actual cutting of the barrel. My barrel maker has two barrels for me ready to cut, but I have held him off waiting for results from some range tests. My first barrel will be cut to a 1-10 twist so I can test various bullets like the lehighs, preditors and GS and ZA. My second barrel will probably be a 1-8.5 for some of the longer solids that folks are shooting. And lastly, as I have been pulling in parts for the 375 snipe tac, Dave Viers has been putting together a totally new caliber. It's the new 375 Vierso Mag. This new caliber will be the grand daddy of all 375's. He's hoping to design it in a 1-8 twist to shoot some of the longer 400 ish grain solids like the ZA's and GS's. If I had known about Dave's VM, I would have built that caliber instead of my snipe tac, but oh well. As I said, lots going on in bullet development and if you wish to jump in now, it would be good to ask a ton of quesitons and take a lot of notes. cheers zman [/QUOTE]
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