Reactions: rookhawk. Jeff . Joined Jan 29, 2015 Messages 6. [11][12] Some .378-based wildcats have gone on to be part of the Weatherby line: .30-378, .338-378, .416 and .460. The shot was reportedly made with the HCR Extreme Long Range Carry Weight 375 CheyTac rifle at the FTW Ranch in Texas. 26 inch barrel with bright bluing and quite highly figured California walnut stock, all original Weatherby with no alterations. 375–08 JAGUAR. I’d much rather put a box of .375 H&H downrange at one sitting than a box of .340 Weatherby. from a 9 lb rifle. The 215 magnum rifle primer was developed by Federal specifically for this round. There are actually quite a few .375-caliber cartridges. The .408 was created as a military round, and many of the casings we make are sold to military units. And the .408 is more popular rest-of-world. as does the .375 Remington Ultra Magnum, but the greatest threat came along in 2007, with Hornady’s development of the .375 Ruger. Secondly, while I am not particularly recoil-sensitive, the .338 Winchester Magnum—especially in a less-than-perfect-fitting rifle—can be snotty off the bench, and the .340 Weatherby can be downright nasty. I have never seen a client who can handle either a 378 or 460 Weatherby with any form competence. bullets and others seem to stick around the same as 338 lapua. Designed to replace the 375 Weatherby Magnum, deep penetration and bone smashing power are the calling cards of the 378. The M408 rifle system is built by a collaborative effort of the original design, development and production team of the M200 .408 We are pleased to offer the full line of THOR 408 and 375 rifles with quick turnaround and short lead times for custom builds. Introduced in 1912, the .375 H&H is by far the most popular .375-caliber cartridge. The .375 Remington Ultra Mag (RUM) is based on a blown-out .404 Jeffery case slightly shortened to the same 2.850" case length as the .375 H&H Magnum. 378 Weatherby-300gr bullet @ 2925 ft/s and 5699 ft/lbs 460 Weatherby-500gr bullet @ 2600 ft/s and 7504 ft/lbs Very impressive, however getting back to why they are not liked. After the H&H the .375 Ruger is the second-most-popular .375-caliber cartridge. As for buffalo, the .375 H&H is absolutely fine. The gun only weighs 12.5 pounds. Duck Creek specializes in hard to find calibers. Like someone posted earlier, Weatherby rifles sour some guides and PHs because previous hunters have come to Africa, Alaska, or on other big game hunts with brand new Weatherby rifles that they haven't learned to shoot and are afraid of, and have wounded or missed animals. AH legend. This rifle sets the standard worldwide for special operations teams needing a specialized system capable of hard and soft target interdiction at ranges beyond 2,000 meters. Fun to shoot, expensive to feed but, it was my dads.Wouldn't part with either one. All four are currently loaded by just one major supplier, although handloading and custom loads are always options. flyingfrog509, Oct 25, 2011. flyingfrog509, Oct 25, 2011 #1. Its case is a belted version of the big .416 Rigby case, meaning it requires an extra-large action. The metric equivalent for .375 is 9.5 x 77. Cartridge Type: Height: 2.913" Width: 0.58" Average FPS: 3011 Average Energy: 5696 Average Gr: 283 Recoil: 3.95 *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .378 Weatherby Magnum Ballistics cartridge. Ah, but which .375? This is the ultimate cartridge for long-range, big game hunting. What's great about this chambering is that it will still digest factory .375 H&H as well as .375 Weatherby ammo. The light bullet reduces recoil significantly for range work, and would be fine for anchoring hogs and such. The maximum cartridge overall length (COL) is also the same as the .375 H&H, at 3.60". By today’s standards these velocities are not flashy, but a spitzer 270-grain bullet shoots flat enough to be used almost anywhere, and the 300-grain bullet has long been proven adequate for any game on Earth. It was an original belted magnum design with no parent case, inspired by the .416 Rigby and headspacing of the belted .375 H&H Magnum. Although it fits handily into a .30-06-length action, few manufacturers offer it. Thread starter Texasmade; Start date Feb 1, 2015; T. Texasmade Member. Factory new Norma, Peterson, Remington, Starline, Winchester rifle brass sold at competitive pricing. Not only can .375 H&H ammo be used; almost any .375 H&H rifle can easily be converted to .375 Weatherby Magnum by opening up the chamber, a simple reaming job—and .375 H&H ammo can still be used. Request Info. AH legend. Recoil Comparison of 450-400 Nitro Ruger No1 vs 375 H&H Sako Brown Bear. Both of these cases are high quality, and the cost of firing these big rifles means that any cost savings on … Snyder Custom Rifles. Roy Weatherby’s 378 delivers 34 percent more energy at the muzzle than the powerful 375 H&H Magnum. 375-06 JDJ. It became officially certified by the C.I.P. The 375 Snipe Tac is an improved 408 Chey-Tac … OUT OF STOCK (0) WBY 30-378WBY MKV TACMRK ELITE 28 BRK RC DBM CAM. Find a Dealer Description Ballistics Reviews(6) Description. In addition to the 270-grain load they offer a 225-grain load at the same velocity. The .375, lacking qualifiers, is simply a bullet diameter, a caliber. Hey ladies and gentlemen! As the name implies, Weatherby's ultimate .338 is based on a necked-down .378 Weatherby Magnum case. I would not suffer from the barrel burner problems of the large powder to bore ratio calibers such as the 378, 300, 240 Wby's or the RUM's. It remains perfectly adequate: Craig and Donna Boddington took these bulls from the same herd with a total of three 300-grain Hornady DGX bullets. Its availability is thus second—though a distant second—to the H&H. Initially this was partly because 1950s .375 bullets couldn’t stand up to the velocity. There are some shooters who can handle recoil extremely well. The .378 Weatherby Magnum was designed by Roy Weatherby in 1953. A custom 5″-long muzzle brake is fitted at the end. I have a .376 Steyr; the cartridge is absolutely buffalo-capable…but it’s also a useful North American cartridge for tough game. Please allow up to 30-day lead time on all ammunition purchases. The .378 Weatherby outshone the former cartridge and by 1960 the .375, though very useful in its own right, was made obsolete. Rated 4.83 out of 5 based on 6 customer ratings (6 customer reviews) $ 130.00. It has the advantage of fitting into a .30-06-length action, which results in a lighter, more compact rifle that is usually (like the Ruger Hawkeye) less costly than most .375 H&H rifles. "Bob" Thomson. Introduced in 2009, the .375 CheyTac originally started out as a wildcat based on the .408 CheyTac. © 2021 Sports Afield Inc. All Rights ReservedProudly Designed by Thought Mechanics. Re: .375 cheytac vs 338 lapua I have always wanted a 375 but there is not place to use it here i.e. That last cartridge can do for the 30-calibers what the .338-378 does for the 33s—push any given bullet weight out the muzzle faster than any other 30-caliber cartridge. I know the cheytac is superior in ballistics. This is not true today; tough .375 bullets hold up just fine. Oct 26, 2011 #2. Beautiful rare German 378 Weatherby magnum. It was an original belted magnum design with no parent case, inspired by the .416 Rigby and headspacing of the belted .375 H&H Magnum. Reactions: rookhawk. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that it's as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings. The .375 Ruger is sort of a special case. They’d be fine for black bears and wild hogs…but they are not dangerous game cartridges. I bet we can find a bit more of it easier than the Weatherby. The THOR M408 rifle is the ultimate in long range precision. The .338-378 Weatherby Magnum started out as the wildcat cartridge, .338-378 Keith-Thomson Magnum during the early 1960s.Keith and Thomson are Elmer Keith and R.W. Built on their flagship Mark V receiver, the Weathermark features a durable Cerakote finish that's ready for the nastiest weather conditions. 338-378 Weatherby Magnum Videos. Although 300-grain solids penetrate well (and 350-grain solids even better) my view is any .375 is marginal for elephant, especially in the heavier cover where most elephant hunting is done today. 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