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Offline goodconcretecolor

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New 375 Ruger
« on: January 08, 2007, 05:13:21 PM »
The  375 Ruger case looks like a wildcatters dream. Could you not neck it down to the bore of a standard length belted magnum and a very easy rechamber and have better velocity and potentially better accuragy and reliability?
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Re: New 375 Ruger
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2007, 06:10:52 AM »
Having better reliability would be questionable.  Cases with almost no taper and a sharp shoulder traditionally have had feeding/chambering problems.  Apparently Ruger does not feel this is an issue, but clearly there would not be a reliability improvement over a case with a gentle shoulder and more body taper.


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Re: New 375 Ruger
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2007, 12:36:52 PM »
I had in mind the rimless vs. belted or rimmed case head configurations. You are right about the shoulder configuration.
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Re: New 375 Ruger
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2007, 04:00:27 PM »
Since when has a belted case had a reliability problem? BTW, that Ruger case looks an awful lot like a shortened 8X68S case. I guess old Charles Newton had it figured out 100 years ago! I do agree that it ought to work well, but so does a 375-338 Win Mag. But it doesn't say Ruger on it.
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Wish they would have just
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2007, 02:53:33 AM »
 Brought it out in .375 AI Whelan,it would have been so much better for us reloaders! ::)
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