Hey Roy

[royinidaho]

That 375 H&H got here today.

I'm pumped. Good piece of wood, cherry shape, early manufacture and one helluva hole in the front end.

Came with some 300 gr solids. What in the squat do ya do with those. Figure I could go pulverize some lava rock.

I was dreaming about rebarrelling it to a 338 or 375 RUM but its way to nice of a piece to mess with.

I guess I'll just work up some long range loads and go thump something with it.

Came w/a Weaver 4X that is probably as old as the rifle is. Probably about the right power for up close and personal stuff.

May consider a magna port behind the sling ring and at the muzzle. That way I'd get a 2-stage relief.

Hey, Petey - bring that puny 7 thinger on

[petey]

I'll take that bet!

What are the rules to the contest? Who can shoot the most before their shoulder is black and blue?

[royinidaho]

This is gonna be fun

Plunked a 300 gr solid into the sand hill. Terminal performance as far as weight retention goes is "you can't get any better than this".

Didn't weigh it but it looks like about 100% retention

I even think I can use it again. This gun is gonna be cheap to reload for.

Recoil is more pleasant than the 338 Win. But its pretty much a thumper.

I really think I'm gonna like this 375 thing.

[Evan03]

ill take that bet n your gona regret.

devil went down to gorgeia tuned rolling through my head.

7m&m 's even alittle on the large side for my likeing.

[petey]

What's the drop on that thing at 500 yards, like 7 mils?? ha ha....

[ol_spark]

Roy...
Now all we need to find is some of them big bears to shoot. You know those BIG BROWN ones. I got an action to do something with. I was thinking about a 338 Tommy but maybe a 375 might just be the ticket for this recoil contest. hehehe

Should we be calling you Quiggley now or just Gunshy Roy?

[royinidaho]

You cant believe how much fun this this is. No kiddin'. Well at least once ya figure it ain't gonna kill ya.

Here's today's activity. Was stuck most of the day getting a camera mounted in an airplane then flying aroud and taking some pics. Ate up most of the day.

Got back and set up the chrono to shoot some of the ammo that came with the rifle.

Check this out:

300 gr solid - 2684 fps 81.5 gr of something that looks like W760

270gr round nose -- 2690 fps - 73gr of something that looks like 4350

300 gr Silver Tip - 2360 - 71 gr of something that looks like 4350

300 gr Silver Tip - 2470 w 64.5 gr of some kind of 4350 looking pwdr.

6 sots in all, elbows on the bench. It "moves ya" but is nice to shoot.

Less kick than the 338 Win w/ 225s @ 2850 fps.

Think I'll start w/300gr Hornacy SPBTs for reaching out there.

If they would go 2700 I could harvest small pine trees with it.

Otta work great on hoary marmots. That would be rock chucks.

BTW, my idea was to do a 338 Tommy or a 338-300RUM but tis is too sweet of a piece to screw the bbl off.

The only other rifle that has has attracted me like this on is the pre war 70 w/long bbl. It was a 300 Win rechambered to 300 Wby. Shot 180 br partitions like a swift. It was a loner from the smith that was building my 270 back in 19 ott 66. I burned up his shells on jack rabbits.