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I still hear about people wanted to build 375 taylors.

Now that the 375 ruger is here why on earth would the 375 taylor even be considered?

The case diamentions are nearly identical the non belted have a little more case capacity. Actually I think it is a little longer like the 375 epstien 375/300 win.

To me it would be like building a bolt action 30-40 craig rather than a 30-06.

maybe cause brass is cheaper for the Taylor and as much as most of us dream of going to Africa most realize the closest we will get is blasting varmints with elephant guns

For me, I like something different, preferring the older cartridges and the new short mags and the like pretty much duplicate what's already out there. I load for all my rifles so the availability of factory ammo has zero influence on the calibers I choose and I will probably never go to Africa.

Actually, my second 375/338 arrived today. It was built by Bevan King in BC who makes his own bbls. It's on a 700 action and will be going into a B&C stock.

Ah...lessons in looneydom.

I have a .375 Ruger, and wouldn't contemplate building a .375 Taylor, or an H&H, for that matter.

But I would much rather have a .30-40 Krag than a mundane, boring, common-place .30-06. The old Krag will do anything I'll ever want a .30-caliber rifle to do, without any fuss or bother. I could see something like a vintage Lee Speed with a shot-out barrel being rebarreled to America's first small-bore smokeless military round... .

Truth is, when you get to the point of changing barrels and wildcatting cartridges, it's just a hobby and has no real relationship with logic, rationality or practicality.

In fact, if it were rational, logical and practical -- it would be a pretty lousy hobby .

DN

On a side note guys but, how would, does a 375 Ruger fit/work in a long action magnum 700?

Thx
Dober

I would imagine it would work great in a rifle that was a 7mm rem mag, 300 win mag or 338 win mag.

Ya think that there would have to be any work done to the bolt face?

Thx
Dober

Nope. Uses the same shellholder -- .532". Case head is the same diameter as the "H&H" family of belted magnums. Carried the belt diameter as the case diameter, so it has slightly more case capacity.

If you had a short action magnum boltface you could rebarrel to .338 RCM. Any barrel length you want, without sights .

DN

I've already a 338 WSM that I think needs to go your way.....<g>

So, on that 700 in a 375 Rugrat (I mean Ruger), would it hold 3 down with the bolt closed you spect and how do you feel it would feed?

The other Mule Deer is gonna run some down in his 700 4 me in the morn and let me know, but if you had to guess what would you think?

And of course I would not be putting any sights on the bugger....! Well maybe I would to humor you, not......pysche

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Dober

My guess is it will feed just fine and hold three down but thats just a guess.

..........no need for the Taylor with the 375 Ruger on the scene. It would be like necking a 270 Win case to 30 caliber...

That's true, but there's lots of calibers out there that duplicate one another.

...... so we now have no need for any of the other 30cal Magnums, now that the 300WSM has proven itself?

Dober.

The M700 will hold three down in either belted magnum brass or RUM.

jim

Thx Jim

Dober

Sometimes practicality doesn't, and shouldn't, factor into the equation.

I don't see any real reason to go with either one of those cartridges in lieu of the 375 H&H..........

AD

Fortunately, our choices aren't based on your reasoning...else we'd have far fewer of them.

DN

Fortunately, my choices aren't based on your reasoning, or I'd either have to agree with you or else get shouted down, and of those two options, I'd rather get shouted down.........

AD

Were not talking about the H-H here. The H-H can sometimes require much more work than either of these would entail.

If you have a 7mm mag , a 300 win or a 338 mag it may be as simple as head spacing a 375 ruger, Taylor or Epstien to the action.

Try that with a 375 H-H. It aint happening some of the time. It can be that simple on some Rem long actions.

I have a Ruger stainless/laminated here in 7mmMag that would be a perfect candidate for another 375 Chatfield-Taylor. No hassles with the longer case and lots of brass.