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.375 Winchester Fans

telohftelohf Member Posts: 912 ✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
Ok, what is it about cartridges that make it a flop or a success? Most of the time I think its the rifle that its chambered for. Take for example the 30-30. A great rifle in the Winchester 94 but lets face it, the round(30-30)would not still exist if not for the rifle. That leads me back to the .375 Win. Lots of power and bullet weights up to 275grns. I have a custom bolt action in .375 Win. that I can shoot 200gr flatnose Sierra's at 2300+fps. Thats leaps and bounds above any 30-30 round. So why did this round flop?

Who knows. Hunters are just fickle I guess.
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  • rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    Millions of hunters are using
    the 30-30 because it'll
    knock down any whitetail in the
    US. These people aren't over gunned,
    and it fits the animal they're hunting
    as well as their budget.
    They're quite confortable with a 30-30
    and a 12 ga.
    One other thing, they don't listen to marketeers
    nor are they prone to magnumitis!
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  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    ammo was hard to find in any quantity during the release 30-30 is in every backwoods hardwear store. ammo close to 50.00 retail right now i bought my rifle ,a new marlin in 1981 for 180.00 and served me well during my deer hunts
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  • Riomouse911Riomouse911 Member Posts: 3,492 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The .375 Win is basically a .38-55 +P+ (Slightly shorter with stronger cases) that came out in 1978 according to cartridges of the world. I'm guessing it was Winchester's answer to Marlin's .35 Rem or .444; medium bore lever guns with decent power. From what I've read on it it does a great job within the limitations of the flat-nosed bullet, but it's not a huge improvement over what was out there before.

    If I remember the 94 XTR was fancier than the "standard" 94, checkering and glossy finish etc., making it more expensive to buy. That and expensive and hard to find ammo (Wasn't Win the only supplier? I mite be wrong on that) makes for a tough sell. I'll say that most of the folks back in the 80's who wanted a Marlin 336 or Win 1894 wanted the standard one because the old .30-30 (or .35 Rem) gave them exactly what they expected without breaking the bank, and the frills of the XTR weren't needed.
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  • topdadtopdad Member Posts: 3,408 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I remember the posters in the local gun shop pushing the
    Big Bore 94, it did look sharp, and I sure wanted me one
    but in them days that 2.10 per hour just wouldn't quite
    make it happen. I think it was that big hole in the end
    of the barrel that made it so sexy.
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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by telohf


    I have a custom bolt action in .375 Win. that I can shoot 200gr flatnose Sierra's at 2300+fps. Thats leaps and bounds above any 30-30 round. So why did this round flop?

    Who knows. Hunters are just fickle I guess.




    So why are you shooting a flatnase in a bolt gun. Really make the cartridge shine and go with a spire point like the 235 grain.
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