I know nothing about reloading so please bear with me.

My question is can you take the new 375 Ruger to 416? Can you get a case to stretch that much?

Yes
Butch

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My question is can you take the new 375 Ruger to 416

I take a 280 case to 375 and have taken them to 411 and 416. 375 to 416 would not be an issue. Nice tapered plug should do it in one step.

You just have to go up/down in small increments at a time and anneal when neccesary. Below is my 45x19.

How far you can stretch a case depends on the metal's alloy, how many times it may have been reloaded and the method used. With good, new brass you should be okay.

I think Gerard has found the way to get maximum knock-down impact from a small cartridge.

Gerard that's a cool cartridge

I bet the .45x19 has some serious feeding issues.

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Originally posted by jerkface11:
I bet the .45x19 has some serious feeding issues.

It must be muzzle loading. I bet it has extraction issues, too!

I'm not quite sure how far a case will stretch and then how good will it survive after firing .

I do have it on good authority how far a penny will stretch !.
The Birth of Copper Wire !.
Two Dutchmen wouldn't let go of that dam penny and made copper wire out of it .

Shoot Straight Know Your Target . ...

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Originally posted by Gerard:
You just have to go up/down in small increments at a time and anneal when neccesary. Below is my 45x19.

headspaces on ??? bullet???

I tried this when I was young and stupid. Now I am just stupid. The only way it could be made to work was to weld the firing pin hole shut, recess the breech face on the pistol to the round nose shape, cut a chamber in the barrel that would accept the case, heat it with a blowtorch to detonate the charge and launch the primer out the barrel.

That was way to much trouble so I use it for fun instead.

Seriously, I found a good use for it. At club level handgun competitions the range officer scoring the targets would often doubt whether the hole is cutting the next higher scoring line. He would ask the competitor for a round, stick it in the hole and, if the brass touches the scoring line, give the higher score. I shot a Browning HP at the time and later a much modified Beretta 92 in 9mmP. When asked for a round, I would hand him the 45x19. Invariably the RO would laugh and score the higher score.