Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors Experiences with the 99/.375 Win.

Is it a "dog"?
I have the opportunity to pick one up that has hardly been used. Brass seems to be rare, though a gunsmith friend told me you can use fire-formed 30.30 to full capacity in the 99. If I go through with the deal it will include 70 pieces.

What is the value on a barely used 1981 .375? I may trade a brand new BLR in .300 WM for this rifle. Is that a fair trade? (I don't like the .300WM)

Just in terms of dollar value, that's a more than fair trade to your advantage, and if you don't like the Browning it's a no-brainer trade.

Wise words.....

yup that's a good trade for you

plab

I would have already traded were I you.

The trade is in the works. The owner is a "Slope worker" (North Slope oil), who lives in Oregon. Has a brother in Anchorage.
But what about the round? I am a shooter far more than a collector.

Friend used one during the first straight wall centerfire deer season in Ohio. He took three from a tree stand. I think all were under 75 yds. He had no complaints.

Here is a link to cases made from .30-30 brass. http://www.eabco.net/375-Winchester-Brass-for-Reloading-50_p_13543.html

There is a lot of difference in wall thinkness/volume in .30-30 brass from one brand to the next. I would be careful pushing it to the .375 pressure range.

Checking the sights on the .375 is a real hassle. This is usually what happens.



I've killed my biggest bear with a 375 Win 99. They work.

Yeah, would have to pick the brass carefully perhaps. My gunsmith friend wrote:
"Some say so but with something like modern brass like Starine/Federal I don't see why, the don't form them any different. Now in a re-cut model 94 30-30 that is now a 375 you back off the pressure because of the gun, in a 99 the limitations of the gun are not an issue. In fact 30-30 in a 99 or bolt action can be loaded to a whole other class all together in that 30-30 brass.".

Ha ha Fireball! I like that kind of hassle!
What have your experiences been like at 100 yds with a 200 or so grain bullet?

Dead animals and this-

375's do the trick fine but it all boils down to shot placement, these two were one shot 375 Win kills but a 243 does the same thing if you spend some time with any gun at the range.

You can also shoot 38-55 ammo out of your .375, just not the other way around. (no .375 out of 38-55)

Thanks ROMAC. I suspected that, but wasn't sure. Do you know if the subsequent empties can be loaded to .375 Win specs? Do you know if they cycle well in the magazine?

38-55 is 1/4" longer ?????????????????

Don't think I'ld go for it

Buffalo Bore bullets loads them hot and specifies that they are ok for the .375.

Read the link.

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=159

Pushed some 38-55's through the chronograph yesterday, out of my old 1899 22in. barrel with 25.5gr of H4198, 265gr G/C. They averaged 1760fps. My rifle has almost exactly .006 headspace, so I'm not going to push them any harder. This load is very accurate. With the difference in the twists of the 375 vs. 38-55, I would like to know how accurate the 375 is with the heavier bullets? I'm sure someone on here has the answer to my question.

Seems I forget more than I remember these days... but I seem to recall reading a whole article on the case lengths of vintage (and modern) .38/55 cases

My Lyman book on cast bullets (1958) lists case length for the 38-55 as 2.120" while the 375 in the 13th edition of the Speer manual is listed as having 2.0200" case length. The cases I'm using are Winchester. I don't remember who I ordered the last 100 from, but one of the brands does offer it in 2 different lengths. I'm sticking to the 2.120" for my 38-55.

The old length 38-55 case is 2.120", all Winchester brass made in the last 40+ years is 2.085" as per SAMMI spec. Starline makes 38-55 brass in both lengths. I have rifles (not Savages) in both calibers, a Win 94 Crazy Horse and a Marlin '375'. The 375 Win brass (2.020") weighs 15gr. more than the 2.085" 38-55 Win brass. Strangely enough my Marlin 375 will feed from the mag, cycle, and shoot 2.085" 38-55 loads. And the bore of the Marlin is not .375", it's closer to .378". Which is weird enough because you would think with the all over the map 38-55 barrel dimensions they would keep the 375 Win a true .375". I use Winchester 38-55 brass in my Marlin 375 trimmed to 2.050" and loaded to Ken Water's 38-55 Pet Loads max of 32.0 gr. RL-7 with a 250gr. cast bullet. I also use my 38-55 dies to load 375 Win because my 375 Win dies that came with my rifle won't take oversize cast bullets in the seater die. I use Starline in my 38-55 exclusively. The 32.0 gr. RL-7 load gives all the recoil I want in a light rifle. Velocity in the 20" Marlin tube is 1900 fps while in the longer 24" Win 94 breaks 2000 fps.