scrumbag
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Blimey!
Any .375 Winchester users here?
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John Gryphon
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100% true too,not some BS endorsement.
scrumbag
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Always amazed by what a decent bullet going not too quickly will do
Smellydog
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Ay, black powder and soft lead yes, hard lead and nitro hmmm, believe it or not although higher pressure is achieved with nitro it's kind of not until everything starts moving the high pressure comes in. Black powder is an explosion first although low yielding and then everything starts moving.
That's my take on it anyhow.
Now if the op does end up with a slack bullet he could endeavour to paper patch it up and really make them boogie on down the barrel!
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Smellydog
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Yep, any high speed bullet tries to destroy itself the moment it touches something.
A steady bullet with some mass to it just keeps on going.
So I can be reasonably confident of a pass through on roe then?
John Gryphon
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Ah with the Woodleigh Hydros its recommended to drive them 'faster the better'.
Yes,with devastating effect.So I can be reasonably confident of a pass through on roe then?
I shot a fully mature Sambar hind using a 180 GR W Hydro in my .308 Norma Mag. I was instructed from the mate that "mate i need meat to take home" Last chance was the big hind heading away from me and I will say that I am loathe to take read enders. I put the cross hairs on her clacker as she galloped off. The Hydro entered one inch left of her quoit and exited out of her chest into the hill beyond.
If you have ever shot a rabbit up the arse with a .22 WM you will know how it went.....fffffolded!
6pt-sika
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I ran my stuff thru a .379” sizing die . It worked great for the 375 WIN and for the 336CB 38-55 . But for the two Marlin 1893 38-55’s I had .382 or .383” woulda been better .Interesting.
If you read buffalo bore’s site they say on varying bore size for 38-55s which go from 377 to 381 thou
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375 BORE RIFLES
We use a bullet that is sized .377 inch. I am aware that 375 Winchester chambered rifles utilize a .375 inch bore. When fired, the .377 inch bullet will slug/size right down to .375 without raising pressures (we’ve tested the heck out of this) this is in part due to the construction of the bullet, but also due to our powder choice.
.381 BORE RIFLES
We are also aware that many old 38-55 rifles utilize a bore diameter of up to .381 inch, but most are between .377 and .380 inch. At 38,000 cup, there is enough pressure generated by this cartridge to cause that .377 diameter bullet to hit the rifling lands and slug up to the bore diameter (all the way up to .381 inch) and give wonderful accuracy.”
So you might find the Shellhouse bullet might “slug up”
Worth a try?
Scrummy
I suppose if it turns out to be that big I can hone out a mould? Cast a hard bullet then coat it in a fine lapping compound and spin the bullet in the mould, cast another and repeat until it's grown enough? It sounds simple but whether or not it is is another matter!
6pt-sika
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If it were me I’d slug the barrel and order a mold to the diameter I wanted . I’m not a fan of honing them out , I do know some people that have “beagled” a mold think that’s the correct word . Anyway they use some kind of tape that’s not susceptible to heat and they put a few layers on the inside of the two mold pieces to open it a bit . I’m not overly fond of this practice either but atleast if it doesn’t work for you all you have to do is remove the tape and you’re back to square one . Where as if you hone you can’t put the metal back . I mostly used an alloy of straight clip on wheelweights that was no harder than 10-12 on the Brinn hardness scale . I also liked my bullets to be 2 or 3 thousandths bigger than what the bore slugged . As I said I sized .379 for the 375 I sized .433 for the 444 and .462 for the 45-70 .
alberta boy
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It's standard practice to size to .379 when casting for 375 Win bullets around here . The 375 BBs are all of modern manufacture and have standardized bore diameters . The 38/55s are another story altogether , the bore diameters on those vary widely . I don't think that you'll run into many problems when casting for yours .
AB
alberta boy
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The main reason that 30 cal 220gr round noses are still used by many that hunt big things at short ranges.
AB
scrumbag
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Woodleigh made a 240gr bullet for hunting waterbuff in Northern Australia I understand
alberta boy
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Yes , the flying fence post . I've never used them , but I'm sure that they'd go through a lot of tissue before stopping .
AB
PS answer your phone lol .
scrumbag
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Sowee
jthyttin
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Necking down makes the material in neck thicker, necking up makes it thinner. Not saying there won't be a difference in the original thickness, and this might also depend on the brass brand.
I you are looking for reloading stuff for the 375 h&h mag. Let me know
palmer_mike
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Yes
So far, nothing to report. As soon as I get my variation sorted and get the gun in my hands I'll post up a few pictures
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