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Optimum Case Capacity for .31" to .375"
10 July 2012, 18:48
416TanzanOptimum Case Capacity for .31" to .375"
Have we seen an optimum case design appear in the last decade?What is the optimum case capacity and design for bore sizes in the "thirties", .31" to .375"?.473" head, 2.1" length "308".473" head, 2.55" length "30-06".513" head+belt, 2.55" length "belted magnum".513" head+belt, 2.85" length "long H&H mag".532" head, 2.55" length "375Ruger".550" head rebated, 2.85" length "long RUM".590" head, 2.9" length "Rigby"
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"A well-rounded hunting battery might include:
500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" --
Conserving creation, hunting the harvest.
10 July 2012, 18:55
416TanzanI have a general opinion on the 375 Ruger case:
It would seem to be the optimum, balanced, case design for .31" to .375" calibres.
It is hard to imagine a better 8mm, 338, 358, 366, or 375 cartridge for hitting hard in a smooth-feeding, medium weight rifle.
While it would work for the .40"+ bores, their natural 'do-all' capacity is probably the Rigby. And the under 30 and under can be handled adequately with the smaller capacities of the -06 and '308'.
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"A well-rounded hunting battery might include:
500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" --
Conserving creation, hunting the harvest.
10 July 2012, 23:55
ar coreyWithout a doubt, 375 Ruger.
Standard length, beltless, smooth feeding and in the perfect powder capacity of recoil/shootability.
A shorter barrel, 338/375 Ruger would be my ideal cartridge for the deer, elk and moose I hunt.
12 July 2012, 01:15
Alberta CanuckI prefer the .376 Steyr case to the .375 Ruger....especially for the smaller diameter .30s...and even for the .375" diameter itself.
I may be the only one who thinks that way, but I still have that privilege so far.
12 July 2012, 01:30
tiggertatequote:
Originally posted by Alberta Canuck:
I prefer the .376 Steyr case to the .375 Ruger....especially for the smaller diameter .30s...and even for the .375" diameter itself.
I may be the only one who thinks that way, but I still have that privilege so far.
There are two of us. For 375 or smaller I think it surpasses the Ruger in shootability and has all the power needed for general hunting. It would make a smashing 8MM or 338.
"Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson.
12 July 2012, 01:34
416Tanzanquote:
Originally posted by Alberta Canuck:
I prefer the .376 Steyr case to the .375 Ruger....especially for the smaller diameter .30s...and even for the .375" diameter itself.
I may be the only one who thinks that way, but I still have that privilege so far.
Hey Alberta and Tigger, sorry I left the Steyr out of the poll. It is a great case, too, about halfway in capacity between the -06 and the 'belted magnum' capacities. the Steyr has a .506 case head and about a 2.4" length.
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"A well-rounded hunting battery might include:
500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" --
Conserving creation, hunting the harvest.