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It is a .375 JDJ in a T/C/ Contender and I was shooting it with the suggested starting load for the 235-grain Speer. All I can say is that I don't want to try the maximum load. It is quite accurate, but the recoil does get your attention!


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Welcome to the best single shot pistol cartridge!
Hold on to it with both hands. One on the grip and one on the forearm. Makes a lot of difference. Mine has brake and it is still impressive. On both ends.
 
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I like mine! Shoots well and hits hard! Mine is braked.


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Dave, it can be a beast. I shot a few mid-range loads with the 250-grain Sierra and called it a day. Not abusive with good grips, but just not terribly pleasant. I'll bet it would make a hell of a cast bullet handgun.


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If you hold on with both hands it is not that bad.
 
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Bill Falin wrote in Accurate's reloading manual's 375 JDJ page that it was the only (Contender) caliber to blow the doors off of their shooting shed.



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Mine is braked, and it is by far the loudest thing I have shot. Even with plugs and muffs it is fairly obnoxious. I really want to try it for elk next year.


One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx
 
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I have a 375 jdj contender carbine .That thing bent the scope mount once it kicked so hard. I shoot 338 win mag and 416 rem mag alot but this this carbine which weighs 4 3/4 pounds kicks like a mule .It blew open once. I like the 375 Winchester way better .It has just as much power but way less kick !
 
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The 375 Winchester seems to be very accurate too.
At least all claimed it to be (lever gun or Contender)with RL-7 and I believe it to be 235(?) grain bullet.



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