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Who has one. What velocities are you getting with what bullet weight. Thinking of building one instead of a 338-06.
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Interesting but wouldn't a 9.3x62 be just as effective and much less expensive?
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Not exactly, but I have been playing with a 375 Hawk/Scovill with a 22" Douglas on a mil 98.
235 Woodleigh - 2815 250 Swift AF - 2520 260 NP - 2558 260 AB - 2628 300 NP - 2423 300 AS MONO RN - 2427
These were all with H4895 or R15.
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I have a .375 Hawk also only it is on a Rem 760 pump gun platform. My load purformance is just about like Savuti above.
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I had a 375-06 AI. 23" tube. 250 BBC's at around 2700. Today if it must be a 375 bore then get a 376 Steyr or a 375-338 or 375 H&H. If you want a small case then the 9.3x62 is a better choice. The Steyr work well from a feeding standpoint in pre-64 M70's. Might be ok in Mauser 98's. If you have a M700 then get a 375 H&H and load it down.
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I had a .375 Whelen Improved for a number of years built on a commercial Mauser action. My velocities were somewhat lower than those stated by others. Seems I got about just under 2,400 fps with a 270 grain Hornady Spire Point, though it was very accurate. With a 300 grain bullet, I never quite broke 2,200 fps. As I look back now, I wonder if bullet expansion would have been sufficient for humane kills on elk at 250 - 300 yards.
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Don't have one in a standard chamber but have a custom SSK barrel for the T/C TCR in .375/06 JDJ, which is a blown-out .375/06 with a very short neck. Performance is similar to the Hawk or "Improved".
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The Hawk or Gibbs or JDJ all have about 10% more case capacity than a regular .375-06. If you necked up the 9.63x62 you would get the same+/- results as the Hawk and that is exactly what the designers started out to do.
I use my Hawk primarely with 235's. Speer for deer and TSX for bigger stuff. It works REALLY well .
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I had a Mauser chambered in .375-284, fun little rifle.
Really, like my 9.3x62, so sent it down the road.
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Here's a visual beside a 30/06.
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I'd go with the 9.3x62 instead.
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I'd go with the 9.3x62 instead.
. Or get a .375 Ruger and save a lot of time and money...:)
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Or get a .375 Ruger and save a lot of time and money...:) Boltface........
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Or get a .375 Ruger and save a lot of time and money...:) Boltface........ You can buy a Ruger Alaskan up here for less than a rebarrel job...
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I've always thought of having one built, but I'd AI it to give it a bit more of a sharp shoulder, with a 25" barrel and a 14" LOP it would be a nice balancing and very effective shooting iron.
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Or get a .375 Ruger and save a lot of time and money...:) Boltface........ You can buy a Ruger Alaskan up here for less than a rebarrel job... Plus you will have for yourself the KING of 375's Actually I would do a 9.3x62 and not look back.
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To All,
I'm planning to have my "Africa rifle" built in .375 Whelen Improved on a Remington 700LH action in a BDL stock. (24"heavy sporter barrel) I figure that it's all the "heavy" rifle that I'll ever need and with the 270Grain PJSP by Hornaday or Speer the .375 is a better KILLER than the 9.3x62mm out to 300M. (For the "Africa trip", I'll also load some cast 255grain loads for "smaller game" to about equal the old "super speed" 38-55 load. Out to 150M, the .38-55 is "a killer" on WT-size game.)
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You trade the ability to shoot factory ammunition so you can shoot a .009" larger bullet 25 fps faster. Bad trade.
Only case I can see of this being a good idea is if you need a minimum .375 bore diameter. In which case I'd do a 9.5x62.
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I have a 338-06 and am really pleased with it so far. I looked into the 35 whelen and 375 whelen (375-06) and decided on the 338 based on BC and 300+ yard energy numbers. Granted I will never take the gun to Africa. Many who build the 375-06 have issues with the shoulder being so small since this is where the case seats. I think any issues there can be over overcome with quality dies and barrel.
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The 9.3x62 has an extra ten thou in the shoulder for headspacing, and about 8% more powder.
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