armednfree
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Just a thought. With the straight wall states and all the development of new rounds, and the popularity of the 45-70, I would think the 375 Winchester would be prime for a resurgence. Maybe now that Ruger has Marlin it will.
I had a couple of .375 Winchesters...as well as two 38-55's. One of the .375's was a Ruger Number three, and I think I had one of those M94 with built-up bumps on the reciever in .375 Winchester...but not 100% sure these days..375 Win is the old .38-55 on steroids. Had a brief resurgence in the 80's / early 90's. Had one myself in a TC. In a pistol, recoil was brutal. Nice round in a Winchester rifle, but exspensive.
Scorch said:Rimless? Maybe, but long rimless cartridges that headpsace on the mouth have issues feeding and extracting. Maybe when the 6.8 SPC came out somebody should have grabbed a bunch of brass and wildcatted a .375. 6.8 SPC was based on 30 Remington, a rimless version of the 30-30. But 6.8 SPC brass has been hard to come by for quite a while. But, who knows?
Are you sure that a .375 Winchester headspaces on the case mouth...a round developed to be used in a tubular magazine lever action? When I had them, I seem to remember roll crimping the cartridges.The 375 headspaces on the case mouth, just like my 450 Bushmaster. It would be a no-brainer in the AR15 and FAR superior to the 350 NOT-Legend. There are a few .375 250-260grain bullets, but a 235FTX and the established 270 Spitzer would be excellent. The 250FTX in my 450 shoots 5x into one hole. The thing I love about the 450 is it's housed in the AR15 and only requires a heavier recoil buffer.
In fact, I'd rather be waterboarded than fire a max loaded .45/70 cartridge out of an 1895.
I assume here you are talking about some .375 OTHER than the .375 Winchester.The 375 headspaces on the case mouth, just like my 450 Bushmaster.