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I've been looking into the practicality of a rebarrel to 375 Whelen. I haven't found anybody that has Whelen 375 barrels, and the prices for barrels seem to be far more than they used to be. Which kind of kills the 'practical' part of my idea. Anyway, in my search, I came across a barrel in 375 Sherman. The only information given was that it was 270 Winchester based. Trying to search for info has been fruitless. I'm wondering how this is different from the Whelen. Anybody know anything about the 375 Sherman? | ||
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no help here but how about 9.5×57mm | |||
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Never heard of it and neither has any of my books. If it is based on a 270, how much difference can it be from a Whelen? Anyway, go with the 375 Steyr; a much better and easier project. Dies. Brass. Performance. People that can cut that chamber... | |||
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Below is the only reference to a Sherman 375 I could find. His other long action cartridges are all based on the 270 Win case with a 40° shoulder and long neck so assume the 375 is also based on the 270 Win case. The 375 is not listed on his website. "Richard Sherman’s 375 Yukon. It’s a little longer than a wsm and has a longer neck with a 40° shoulder". | |||
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Even if you had one, where would you get dies? CH4D does not make them. Custom dies will cost huge bucks. | |||
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I believe it is the .376 Steyr officially. Great suggestion btw. | |||
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Why not go with a 400 Whelen. Heard lots of great stuff about that cartridge. Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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Yes, 400 whelen is a great cartridge, but out of the performance parameters of a 375. So, the obvious solution is to get one of each! I have built many 400 Whelens, and 376 Steyrs too. You will like the 375 Steyr; it is practically an H&H in performance, yet will fit into any action. Including 98 Mauser without mods, except a slight bolt face open up. | |||
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My interest in a 375 Whelen rebarrel was to create a 'poor man's' 375 H&H. I envisioned starting with a cheap Walmart M700, and then a new Whelen barrel, to end up with an economical rifle that although didn't give magnum performance, it would be close, especially considering it's economical powder charges. Plus, it would have an endless supply of available brass from cheap, sized up, /06 brass. The end product would be an economical, lightweight, hard hitting near magnum, that was cheap to shoot and held 5 down. Then, reality reared it's ugly head. In searching for barrels, I soon found that even if I could find a 375 Whelen barrel, it would cost more than the rifle, and put the whole project far outside of my economical fantasy. So, on to plan B - Which might be to search the used market for a Husqvarna or a CZ 550 in 9.3x62. Or, a M77 or M700, in 35 Whelen. Plan C, might be to just get an H&H and be done with it. But, there goes economical powder charges and cheap brass and 5 down. Plan D, might be to buy a Mossberg Patriot in 375 Ruger for $425, from a local store, but that might be a little too economical, for me. | |||
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Hard reality -any 375x06 is going to be a pale shadow of the 375hh, at reasonable pressure - 376 steyr - great round, i've built several, and this was my go-to hog rifle for longer ranges - though now a days, brass isn't the easiest to find - the 375 ruger is an excellent round i have only held some patriot rifles - feels like just about every other plastic rifle, though the 375 ruger comes with iron sights - kinda cool good luck #dumptrump opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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I don't get the "buy a barrel" comment. You don't buy barrels already fitted and chambered; you have a gunsmith install one. And the reality is that any good barrel/install will cost you $500 and up. That does not include sights or bluing. | |||
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I was looking at the 'Remage' prefits. Which is the Remington version of the Savage barrel nut system. However, some outfits offer barrels both ways. McGowen will sell you a barrel with a shoulder, then fit it to your action. Either way turned out to be way more expensive than my idea of a budget rifle. I'm behind the times. I remember the days of reading the ER Shaw ads in Shotgun News. I dreamed about how cheap I could have a 470 Capstick barrel installed on a Mark X action. To my regret, I never got one. Sadly, those days seem to be over. | |||
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Never heard of those. I wouldn't use any of those barrels as a tent stake. Get a good barrel, the first time, correctly fitted. It will pay off in the long run. | |||
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Just buy an Win M70 in 375 H&H  Great gun, reloading is cheap only costs me about $2 a round for my 500 Jeffery! Lots less for a 375 H&H (I get 10 reloads per case). Classic rifle, classic caliber, why mess around?Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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I would use a 9,3x62 barrel or if wanted more Id go with a 375 OR 416 CHATFIELD TAYLOR..Keepin mind a rebore is less expensive than a new barrel any way you cut it. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1015471579 This one would be a quick build into 375 Whelen. It already has a 3 position safety and Blackburn trigger. Then just go with the bottom metal it already has. Spin a Douglas on it and drop it in a Bell & Carlson. find some dies and the rest of your loading supplies and you're shooting it. | |||
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