Hasn't somebody chambered a rifle for this somewhere in this big old world? Nobody knows anything of such a rifle? I guess it is all my own then. The Prince of cartridges, second in line to King Rigby. Little brother should be outstanding in his field.

A Google search on ".375 Lapua Magnum" turned up a hit.

There was supposedly a thread on a forum at

www.rpg.hu

but this is in a language that is "Greek" to me.

The thread supposedly contained the words:

"... Sebzes: 10 Kaliberek: .375 Lapua Magnum, .375 H&H Magnum, .600 Nitro Expresss ..."

The supposed link that contained this did not work:

www.rpg.hu/forum/viewthread.php?tid=782&page=4

Can anyone tell me what language this site is in?
Sumbuddy who know? "Budapest" shows up in a header line. Is this Hungarian? Have the Hungarians beat me to it, or is this a typo, or somebody who has been necking up .338 Lapua cases like Arild and I?

(heh heh heh ... whistling in the dark ...)

[ 02-09-2003, 08:37: Message edited by: DaggaRon ]

heh heh heh

Ron your talking to yourself mate. You'd better have a lie down

Bakes

heh heh heh ...

DaggaRon

You guessed right your old red neck it is not any dialect from southern states but Hungarian. Magyar is Hungary

I'm not sure if we have any Hungarian members at AR.

/ JOHAN

You might be a redneck if ...

1) If your idea of "wildcatting" is to neck up a .338 Lapua Magnum case to .375 caliber with no other changes to the case ...

2) If your idea of "wildcatting" is to shoot the bobcat that answered your gray fox pup recording while you were hunting coyotes, knowing full well that your .223 Nosler Ballistic Tip at 50 yards is going to make it hard to find all of the hide at skinning time ...

3) If you think the .416 Rigby CZ 550 Safari Magnum is the best out of the box big game rifle ever ...

4) If you can't wait to rebarrel that 300 WinMag CZ 550 Magnum in the rifle rack in your pickup truck to .375 Lapua ...

Yep, I'm a redneck.

PS: Check out the Jedi Redneck jokes at:

www.redneck-jokes.com

[ 02-11-2003, 21:02: Message edited by: DaggaRon ]

You might be a Jedi Redneck if you've ever said, "Anger ... fear ... aggression ... Yankees ... the dark side are they."

May The Force be with y'all.

heh heh heh

[ 02-11-2003, 21:11: Message edited by: DaggaRon ]

I sure looks like we have something here!!!
Go for it, Daggaron!!
I really think this would be a fast one.

I'm not economicly able to do this project now, so you're on your own. But PLEASE keep me updated!!

If your not making any other changes to the case, wouldn't be cheaper to go with the 375 RUM? The case capacity would be extremely close and you wouldn't have to worry about custom dies and forming brass (of course if you've already bought the Lapua brass you can just ship it to me ).

Anyway, just another suggestion/food for thought. If you're like me, you'll probably do the project "just to have something different"

Jim

Sounds like a fun project. I guess this would be something between a 378 Weatherby and a 375 Ultramag?

Keep us updated if this turns into a real deal.

Steve

DaggaRon,

The case capacity of the 338 Lapua is almost exactly the same as my 375/404?!

Obi Wan Saeed,
As you well know, Jedi Hunter Knights must all have their own special piece of The Force, such as you, oh Jedi Master, have created in your .375/404 Saeed.

All disciples of the mysterious ways of The Force quest for this element of Jedi Knighthood: their own special .375 cartridge. Be they Jedi Bedouin or Jedi Redneck, all Jedi Knights must achieve this attainment and become proficient with it. Sort of like proficiency with a light saber, you know, a "Saber Beam."

The fact that my .375 has the the same case capacity as yours is indeed a propitious omen.

Surely it will serve as well as yours.

I shall endeavor to persevere on my quest, and when I have attained it, I shall report back here.

Farce aside (yep I'm playing my latest schtik for fun), I'm serious. BTW, the .338 Lapua Magnum case filled to the mouth is supposed to contain 113 grains of water. It is shorter and fatter than the .375/404 Saeed, and has a very heavily constructed case head that is stronger than a standard .416 Rigby case.

May the farce ... er, uh, I mean The Force be with y'all!

RAB:

Like you, I thought that I remembered others talking about a 375 on a 338 Lapua Mag case. I thought that there were a couple of Swedes that had done it. After going through my notes, I discover that they had wildcatted the Lapua mag up to a 9.3mm (.366 calibre) (and blown-out), calling it a "366 IH Magnum Express". If you search AccurateReloading for ALL the terms '366 ih express', you will find a few discussions about it.

Also, if you search the cartridge collecting forum for member number 8134, you will find a mention of a 338 Lap Mag case necked up to .50 cal. He (LD100) says it is an experimental, so it may be nothing more than a bullet seated in a case.

Good Luck

the_captn

DaggaRon - lemme guess, Elijah Craig????

[QUOTE]Originally posted by captnemo:
[QB]RAB:

Also, if you search the cartridge collecting forum for member number 8134, you will find a mention of a 338 Lap Mag case necked up to .50 cal. He (LD100) says it is an experimental, so it may be nothing more than a bullet seated in a case.

Hi captnemo,

The cartridge I was referring to, is called .50 APH, I think. The name is coming from the gunsmith's company name (AsePaja Helenius). It is really not much more than a .338 Lapua necked up to .50 cal. There is a very slight shoulder in the neck, but I can't see how it works properly without a belt. There are already several guns shooting that round, all of them made by Asepaja Helenius. It's quite a powerful round, actually.

Howdy!!
A .50 caliber on a .338 Lapua case is also been done by a Norwegian by name F�rland (last name).
It's called .510 F�rland. It's a slightly shortened LM case, straighten out, and opened to take .50 caliber bullets. It has a slight shoulder to chamber on. He also have some subsonic loads for it.
His rifle is constructed on a Sako TRG-S action. It was an article about it in a Norwegian hunting -magazine's "Guns- special-issue. The magazine is called "Jeger, Hund, og V�pen".
In english: "Hunting, dogs, and guns".

captnemo,
Thanks for the scoop.

KMuleinAK,
I have never tried that whiskey, and doubt I shall. Wild Turkey is just fine if needed.

LD100,
The 50 cals on a Rigby case might be an LD100.

Arild,
Thanks for the peek into Norwegian sporting literature. Ditto the LD100 comment above. Let me know if you come across anyone with a .375 Lapua rifle. You are in the home of the Lapua, Lapua Land, or was that Lapland? Does the Norwegian word Lapua translate into English, or is it a purely Norwegian word such as a family name, a place in Scandinavia, something related to the Lapps or Lapland, as in "of the Lapps, or of Lapland?" I'll probably just call my cartridge the .375 Lapua, short for .375/.338 Lapua Magnum.

Properly headstamped prass will be no problem. adding a ".3" and a "5-" on either side of the upside down "L" in the Lapua logo will complete the headstamp. These few characters will be all that is needed. This can be done by engraving or using a gunsmith lettering/numbering punch to add the finishing touch to each cartridge.

Look at a .338 Lapua Magnum case head and you will see what I mean:

.3[7]5-.338 Lapua Magnum

will be spelled out by adding the above few characters on either side of the Lapua logo:

[L]

This is actually an "L" inside a box or shield, as in a Lapua crest or symbolic coat of arms, the Lapua logo. When you read the case head, it appears upside down, trailing the rest of the inscription, circling around the case head.

Jedi Redneck Headstamping 101, lecture number one complete.

If anyone is interested, I can reveal the secrets of the Jedi Redneck Gunsmith chamber reamer and the Jedi Redneck Die Maker next.

May the Force be with y'all.

DaggaRon - every time I return to visit relatives in Kentucky, we usually splash a bit of Elijah - just asking. Have you attended the Knob Creek machine gun shoot? Can you verify that it is scheduled for April 11,12 & 13 this spring ? Thanks - KMule

KMuleinAK,
WEEELLL DOGGIES! I'll have to get some of that Elijah Craig and try it if it is that good.

You got the dates right. The next one after that is October 10, 11, 12, 2003. Twice each year. Yep, I've been, and will be going back. The gun show they have there is interesting too, and the range is open to the public, and there is a gun shop there with the occasional item of interest to be found. Who said we ain't got no culture here in Kentucky?

Try this link and it will lead you to a little video of machine gun night fire at gasoline cans on the range at Knob Creek, Bullitt County, Kentucky, near Fort Knox. Good family fun for all!

www.machinegunshoot.com/shootinfo.htm

[ 02-16-2003, 12:24: Message edited by: DaggaRon ]

LD100,
The 50 cals on a Rigby case might be an LD100.

Arild,
Thanks for the peek into Norwegian sporting literature. Ditto the LD100 comment above. Let me know if you come across anyone with a .375 Lapua rifle. You are in the home of the Lapua, Lapua Land, or was that Lapland? Does the Norwegian word Lapua translate into English, or is it a purely Norwegian word such as a family name, a place in Scandinavia, something related to the Lapps or Lapland, as in "of the Lapps, or of Lapland?" I'll probably just call my cartridge the .375 Lapua, short for .375/.338 Lapua Magnum.

Daggaron: Yes, the .50 APH is definitely a LD100 for any game animal. You got that right.

BUT!!!

Lapua is not Norwegian, it's FINNISH!!!! Lapua, as Sako is a Finnish company. Lapua (or Nammo Lapua as it is called nowadays) cartridge factory name comes from it's home town named, surprise: Lapua. Lapua is a small town of 10 000 people, situated in western Finland. The name is also foun in the river running across the river, Lapuanjoki. Nothing to do with Lapland whatsoever.

I ment the name Lapua is also found in the name of the river running across the town.

You are OF COURSE right, LD100.
The Lapua is all finnish, as you are.

I'll try to get some more accurate details on the .510 F�rland, so we can find out if it is the same thing.

LD100,
Thanks for that. I think it was a brain fart. You have cleared the air.

I've heard about somebody in finland who made a 375 Lapua magnum. This was a couple of years ago. I'l let you know if I find anything out.

........DaggaRon - thanks for the link to the shoot; I attended several years ago, damn, that was some fun!!! I will attend this spring also - have you ever been to the tractor pulls about 50-60 miles south of Louisville (don't remember the town) where the locals soup up the cub cadet lawn tractors and pull? You gotta see it to believe it KMule

KMule,
Is that where Tim Allen got the idea for "Tool Time?" Or was it Red Green? Can't say I would go out of my way to see such a competition of souped up lawn tractors, but you wouldn't have to twist my arm to make me attend ...

It seems the Germans call the .338 Lapua Magnum by another name: 8.6x70

It also seems, as I surmise from my limited understanding of a German web site's brief mention, that there is a Friedrich Jung of Waffen-Jung who has a "9.5x70" called also the "9.5 Tornado."

I assume this is a .375 Lapua of some sort.

Thomas M,
Thanks for any info you might come up with.

I guess the .375 Lapua is turning into a hobby of mine. Just what I need, another hobby cartridge.

May The Force be with y'all.

The .510 F�rland is a .338 LM case shortened down to 57mm, straighten out to take a fiffty, then he use a lathe to take of some wallthickness in the troath area, and that leaves a small shoulder to chamber on in the same time. Then he fire-forms it.

Correction y'all:

.338 Lapua Magnum = 8.58x71mm (Finland)

Of course if one necked it up to .375 caliber, it would shorten a wee bit and might well be called a "9.53x70mm" for the proposed .375 Lapua.

I am still looking for any hearsay on a ".375/.338 Lapua Magnum." That is what I will call it on the redneck headstamp.

".375 Lapua" for short, in honor of Lapua, Finland, of course.

Cheers!

Vinyo,
A role playing site, eh? Well, I would hold suspect any info from POSeurs. The supposed link to a reference to a .375 Lapua did not work, so it could be a figment of someone's imagination. Maybe Todd E, POSeur Extraordinaire has learned Hungarian?

Seriously, any reference to a .375 based on the .338 Lapua Magnum case would be appreciated. Thanks.