Received the $$$ for the .375 RUM!

I'm off to the FFL to order a brand new Remington 700 BDL / .375 Remington Ultra Magnum!



This has been one HELLuva lot of fun finding out what I'm going to do for a .375, and in about two hours it's going to be too late to change my mind!

THANK YOU to all who've put up with my shenanigans while bouncing around on what to get.

Finally, I made up my mind.

I'm ultimately satisfied in staying with the Remington 700 platform as that IS what I've got already.

This section is 'BIG BORES' starting with the .375 and that's what I'm getting. I believe the platform is perfect for what I'll be doing with it, regardless of the fact that most of the Gentlemen on here are 'Mauser/Africa' types...

Simply put, I won't be needing those features in this part of the world, but all of the knowledge and ideas you've provided me with have been extremely helpful.



I found something VERY interesting on this site last night in regard to the .374/.404 and MUZZLE BRAKES ---

In the Photo Gallery section, #18, is a picture of a rifle so chambered and equipped, albeit it is a CRF version.

What I found interesting is that it is basically what I'm trying to do with my PF Remington 700 - tolerable recoil and POWER!

There must be a good reason someone would equip a rifle in this cartridge class with the brake on it!

It's listed as 'my favourite' - is this Saeed's rifle?

If so, I feel honored at making a choice HE would approve of!

What is it about this .375/.404 & .375 RUM that makes it so potent and desirable?



"This is my favourite rifle. It is based on a Dakota 76 action, and chambered for our own wildcat, the 375/404. It has a 23" barrel and a Leupold 2.5-8 scope."



OK, I'll check back in later when the FFL has my $$$ and I'm full of anticipation!

Thanks again, Gentlemen.

other than it being a model 700, you'll have a VERY flexiable round.. that will like GOBBS of surplus powder

jeffe

BusMaster... I have a 378 wby, without a brake. Stock, pad and balance will be worth far more than a brake. I hate muzzle brakes. recoil is fine, and by this I mean I am still fast with it.

Right! You're asking a bunch of hardcore gun cranks to talk you out of buying a gun? Ha!

George

WAIT!!! Save your money and buy a gu....oh, you're going to buy a gun. Well I tried. But my usual argument against buying things is that you could buy another gun. Like,"but honey, a dishwasher costs almost as much as a new rifle!" Guess it won't work here.

Let me know when you need to be talking INTO buying a gun!

Red

Could a 375RUM be made on a CZ 375 H&H? with useing the same barrel. How much work would be needed on the action or magazine to get it to feed? Or would it be cheaper to get a 416 and change the barrel? Just thoughts......

I'd heard that Remington had quit making the .375 RUM rifles.
Are they the only one building guns in that caliber and if so what would make a good donor action?

Rick

Well, it's TOO LATE NOW!
$619.64 TOTAL out the door.

Now, the little dilemma:
It's Paid In Full, only the distributor that lists it is OUT OF STOCK!
All they have to do is locate one!
It shouldn't take long, maybe 3 months or so...I waited 8 for the AR10, so I'm used to waiting.

I've decided to shoot the rifle a few times when I first get it to decide how well I can handle 'THE POWER'.
I'll probably invest in the Remington R3 (LimbSaver) pad for both the wood and synthetic stocks before I shoot it without a brake.
If it scares the hell out of me, I'll get the brake/pad through 'The Answer System' and figure out which stock to have the 'system' pad installed on.
If it turns out that I can handle the recoil with the R3 pad on the stocks, no other 'system' will be needed.
This sounds like a reasonable and justifiable incremental approach to a power level that I have yet to experience.

I expected at least ONE disparaging remark regarding the Remington 700 and I wasn't disappointed.
Some of you boys are so preDICKtable.
I don't know what you shoot, but I'm sure if I said something negative about it, you wouldn't give a $hit either, so we're even.

I'll e-mail Remington and get some concrete answers regarding the rumor that they've discontinued the .375 ULTRA.
I'll report back on that.

I need some more feedback!

I GOT A .375!

Lar45,

If it turns out this .375 ULTRA is an instant extinct dinosaur, I might be asking the same question in reverse!

On the 700, would I be able to buy a new bbl. chambered for the .375 H&H and have a new magazine box installed to work with that cartridge?

Good questions from both of us.

Now, the little dilemma:
It's Paid In Full, only the distributor that lists it is OUT OF STOCK!
All they have to do is locate one!
It shouldn't take long, maybe 3 months or so...I waited 8 for the AR10, so I'm used to waiting.

I am suprised that you just discovered that the distributor is out of stock.

Mike

I think it sounds like a H*ll of a caliber. Just pickup a few hundred rounds of brass for it and load your own. Or you could alway neckup 338 or 300RUM brass for it. I recently picked up a 45cal double pistol and the chamber dimensions on it don't matchup with anything that I can find it print. so I'm cutting 45colt cases down to .93", swageing the base to make them slightly smaller and loading with a 230 cast flat nose. It may be extinct, but it will shoot again. At least this one is a centerfire and not a pinfire like the last 3.

I'm not surprised because the guy just checked it out today.

When I think about the rumors of the discontinuation of the BDL in .375, I remember that it was the 'faux' engraved models that were phased out. That's the one all the major distributors are pushing at 'low, low' prices, and the one I did NOT order. Perhaps this is where the rumor originated.

It may be true that the LSS will be the only one chambered in the .375 ULTRA from now on, but, I'll have to confirm that with Remington.

Meanwhile, there are certainly some 'non-embellished' BDL .375 ULTRA's in the system out there, and this may be why they are a little more difficult to find. Again, I'll have to confirm that with Remington.

I must say I'm quite psyched about this gun. I'm reminded about all the nasty comments about the .338 Win.Mag. I read before I actually shot and bought one ( since sold to make way for a REAL cartridge... ).

We'd been out shooting and working our way up from .223 to the .338 with a stop in between for my Beretta M&P 1201FPG3 inertia operated 12-ga.

I shot some Winchester slugs out of the shotgun that literally knocked you back a bit.

When it was time to shoot the .338, I had visions of my glasses falling off and my gold crowns flying out of my mouth!

It was quite surprising to find that the .338 kicked LESS than the shotgun!

Hence, my mention of an incremental approach to any changes to the rifle when I finally get it.



I don't know if I've posted a picture of the 700/7mm before, but it shows an approximation of what I intend the 700/.375 to look like.

The differences will be:

the .375 is satin vs. matte blue;

the scope will be gloss black and have Stoney Point turret knobs;

the bbl. is 26" vs. 24".

I put the Bell&Carlson Premier Thumbhole Sporter stock on the 7mm and love it!

I'll now have a wood stock to change over to when the mood strikes.

The original 'Arylon Synthetic' stock from the 7mm is what I intend to use on the .375.

I was younger and skinnier in the last pic...









Love those Remington 700's, baby.

Excellent work! I think you made a helluva buy. I wouldn't have talked you out of it - I'd have driven you there for moral support!

I have been planning on doing just what Lar45 thought of. Buy a CZ550 (in the new American stock this year) in 375 H&H, and then rechamber to 375 RUM. Adds more flexibility, puts it in a CRF action, and gets rid of the belt all at once. There should be no need to even set the bbl back if my calculations are correct. The RUM chamber should completely clean up the H&H original from the measurements I have taken on the two factory rounds I have sitting on my desk.

The only other thing I should do is then add an extra cross bolt to the stock? Everything else ought to work as is - maybe some feeding tuneups, but I won't know until I actually try it. It might work perfect the way it is. You will definitely have to keep us updated! maxman

Thanks for the encouraging words, maxman!
I'm hoping the .375 Ultra gets to be an established round.

Someone on another Forum said they have the 'Answer System' on a .416 and it now kicks like a .338. Excellent.

The CZ 550 would make a great platform for the Ultra.
The extra crossbolt is probably a good idea.
Good luck on it to anyone that's thinking along those lines.
These new projects/rifles sure get the excitement up, don't they?