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Offline Bim

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.375 Winchester
« on: February 06, 2005, 06:24:37 AM »
Does anyone cast for this cartridge? I'm planning on shooting it allot and hunting with it. What is your favorite mold for it?
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2005, 03:04:10 PM »
Don't remember the number, but the Lyman 280gr. gascheck mould is my favorite. Very accurate, and it's a wonderful cast bullet cartridge since you can drive them to full throttle with no problems. Best loads were a lightly compressed charge of AA2200 in my Browning 1885.
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2005, 10:11:08 AM »
I love my Marlin 375.  I use the Lee 379-250-RF sized to .377.  The two loads I play with are:
Mild load - 25.1gr IMR 4198
Heavier - 26gr IMR 4227

The mild load, according to Lyman should be around 1600fps and the heavier  around 1925fps.  My mix comes out to 14-16 BHN as read by a Lee Hardness tester.  Bullet drop is much more significant than higher vel jacketed, so anticipate this when sighting in.
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