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I'm not really asking which one is better. I foubd a 375 Weatherby that I sorta liked and would like to hear a little more about them.

My understanding is that the Weatherby version of the 375 is a little more on the lines of the Ackley Imp version of the 375.

I believe that you could shoot 375 H&H brass into your Ackley Imp 375, thereby creating Ackley Imp brass.

That being said, would you be able to shoot 375 H&H in your 375 Weatherby and create 375 Weatherby brass? I don't think I'd be that interested in the 375 Weatherby if I couldn't also use H&H rounds in it.

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Yep you can fireform the .375 cases in a 375 Wby..I have seen probably 40 buffalo killed with the equivelent of a .375 Wby by Saeed of AR fame....He really knocks them down with his 375/404 and the two are equal for all practical purposes. The fast 375s are pretty impressive with good bullets..The are fast enough to probably best be used with monolithic hollow points.

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I didn't realize that the Weatherby was that much harder hitting than the H&H. Is the recoil a lot stronger too?

Since you can use the hotter Weatherby loads as well as the milder and more available H&H loads, it would seem like it offers the best of both worlds. If you reload, you could always load down the new fireformed Weatherby brass to milder levels.

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I love mine, an FN action Sako...Has one standing, one folding and 3-position safety, and is spooky accurate. I get on average around 120 FPS more velocity with it over my Pre-64 Mdl 70 375 H&H. You can shoot 375 H&H ammo in it, and it fire forms to the Wby round. I find the necks tend to be a tad shorter than the Wby factory brass, however.

What I hit with either doesn't know there is any difference. wink

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L2S.... NICE FN custom there!

As stated above, the 375WBY is a versatile round and is the best of two worlds. No downside, lots of upside.

If this rifle in question is is a controlled round feed bolt action of good quality such as a correctly set up Mauser of some sort or model 70 then grab it.


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It only has two negatives when compared to the 375.

1) Dies are not as readily available and depending on brand are more costly. I think they are Group G with RCBS.

2) In the case of top end custom wood gun on something like a M98 or M70 I think resale value would take a dive if 375 Wby was on the barrel instead of 375 H&H

If you search on AR's Big Bore forum there is heaps of stuff.


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Exactly! shocked

It makes for some REAL bargains, too. I was able to swipe my FN/Sako for great price a while back. It will be one of the last in the safes to go, at any price.

Downside to the round:

1. Expensive brass
2. REAL expensive ammo, if you can find it.
3. Dies cost around $50.00
4. Can't pop into Grubb & Hilda's Gas-N-Stuff in Edgeworld ID and find ammo.


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Originally Posted by luv2safari

1. Expensive brass
2. REAL expensive ammo, if you can find it.
3. Dies cost around $50.00
4. Can't pop into Grubb & Hilda's Gas-N-Stuff in Edgeworld ID and find ammo.


But you can use 375 H&H ammo and brass.

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It would sell well if Wby introduced it in the cheap Synthetic Mark V as they alreads sell plenty in 375 H&H. But I reckon Wby would see the 375 Wby taking 340 sales and then shooters buying 375 H&H brass/ammo instead of 340 stuff.


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You still have go the step to fire form it, and the factory 375 H&H doesn't print the same as the Wby loads.

Still...all-in-all, I love the round.
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I am leaving to go brown bear hunting in 3 days. I considered all possible options, and price, within reason, wasn't the main factor. I chose a Wby DGR rifle in .375 Wby.

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A good .375 H&H clearly is ceaper to acquire and fire.

FWIW, I already own and love a Wby Accumark in .340, so I am vary familiar with the rifle, and I got a good deal on the .375. But I love this cartridge/rife, and would only shoot the .375 H&H through it in a real pinch (unavailability).

My rifle's accuracy makes me look good when I don't deserve it. The .375 Wby will do this (first two Oehler chronographed from my gun--the 350gr TSX is from reports from others):

375 WEATHERBY � NOSLER 260 GRAIN ACCUBOND (B.C. 0.473; 260 yd zero)
Yds / Vel. / Impact / KE / Drift
000 / 3040 / -1.75 / 5336 / 000
050 / 2932 / 0.88 / 4963 / 0.59
100 / 2831 / 2.52 / 4627 / 1.05
150 / 2733 / 3.05 / 4312 / 1.83
200 / 2637 / 2.43 / 4015 / 2.94
250 / 2543 / 0.53 / 3734 / 4.40
300 / 2452 / -2.70 / 3471 / 6.23
350 / 2362 / -7.39 / 3221 / 8.44
400 / 2275 / -13.63 / 2988 / 11.05
450 / 2189 / -21.57 / 2766 / 14.09

375 WEATHERBY � WBY 300 GRAIN NOSLER PARTITION (B.C. 0.398; 240 yd zero)
Yds / Vel. / Impact / KE / Drift
000 / 2830 / -1.75 / 5335 / 0.00
050 / 2708 / 1.07 / 4885 / 0.64
100 / 2595 / 2.70 / 4486 / 1.25
150 / 2484 / 3.04 / 4110 / 2.28
200 / 2377 / 1.97 / 3764 / 3.76
250 / 2273 / -0.65 / 3442 / 5.73
300 / 2171 / -4.96 / 3140 / 8.19
350 / 2072 / -11.13 / 2860 / 11.21
400 / 1975 / -19.32 / 2598 / 14.80

375 WEATHERBY � HANDLOAD 350 GRAIN TSX (B.C. 0.425; 222 yd zero)
Yds / Vel. / Impact / KE / Drift
000 / 2550 / -1.75 / 5054 / 0.00
050 / 2444 / 1.34 / 4642 / 0.65
100 / 2344 / 2.97 / 4270 / 1.30
150 / 2248 / 3.01 / 3928 / 2.41
200 / 2153 / 1.32 / 3603 / 4.01
250 / 2060 / -2.24 / 3298 / 6.12
300 / 1970 / -7.86 / 3016 / 8.77
350 / 1883 / -15.73 / 2756 / 12.02

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Originally Posted by luv2safari
You still have go the step to fire form it, and the factory 375 H&H doesn't print the same as the Wby loads.

Still...all-in-all, I love the round.
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Not quite the same but I have had 358 STA which as you probably know is based on 375 blown out. I was able to work up loads I used in the unfireformed brass where I had point of impact in line. From memory I used 200 grain Hornadies and a backed off load of Varget Maybe 75 grains) in the unformed brass. That load would also shoot to the same group when used in formed brass. But I use a lot of reduced loads so it fitted in real well.

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They are high velocities for the 260 and 300 grain and from 24" barrel

What loads are you using. Had you not mentioned "Ohler" my first thought would have been "Chrony" at work grin

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I have a fireforming load with 270 Hornadays that shoots to the same POI as a hunting load with the Accus @ 2900 . I can reach 3000 with the Accus in my 24 inch barrel with a case full of Ramshot Hunter , but the POA is then slightly off the fireforming load .


Weatherby factory ammo with the 300 Nosler also hits 2800 in my gun , but that's not with a chrony or a Oehler either...ProChrono in my case (grin)

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They are high velocities for the 260 and 300 grain and from 24" barrel

What loads are you using. Had you not mentioned "Ohler" my first thought would have been "Chrony" at work grin


They are the Wby and Nosler factory loads. I chronoed them back in April through someone else's Oehler chrono that looked like it would make NASA jealous. It's possible that it was off, but I doubt it. In any event, they're only 30-40 fps faster than the manufacturers' published numbers.

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I have found that by using Hornady Basic Belted Magnum brass, I can just run them through the FL sizer and trim, and it makes perfect .375 Weatherby brass.

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A newer solution to an old problem...good thinking! cool


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yea, that would probably save me some $$ getting formed .375 AI brass, too


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