hey, im just getting into all this and i had the great idea to neck down a .458 win to .375 to get something more efficient then the .375 H&H in a standard action. of course all these dreams were dashed when i heard about the .375-.338. i have also spent a little time reading about the hawk, 9.3 mm etc and am realizing there was nothing new in my idea.

but does anyone know anything about this caliber? it seems it would be easy to find brass, you could do it on a mauser action and the cost/effort would be much less than some of these other wildcats. anyone have any experience with this? thanks a lot -manny

375/338 and 375/458 are the 375 Taylor.

Saeed,
PLEASE post some info on the 375 taylor so we can point fellas to it!!

thanks
jeffe

Even with the proliferation of actions long enough for the full-length .375 H&H, this is STILL a good idea. When shooting dangerous game, in the excitement it is a lot less likely to short-stroke an action that is using a .30/'06 length cartridge than one using the full-length H&H case. Manny, as you get more fully acquainted with wildcatting, I suspect you will discover that MOST ideas have already been tried, some back as early as the first smokeless powder military cases like the 8X57mm Mauser from 1888!



P.S. See the post below on the .375 Chatfield-Taylor!

Supposedly folks are able to get about the same performance as from the H&H.
This was a great idea when long actions were rare, and you could convert a 98 Mauser for little.
If you have a 458 Win, or 300, 338, 7mm Rem, etc., it's basically a rebarrel.
If you Gogle "416 Taylor," you'll find a page on the 416-458 that Chettfield-Taylor did, and a little on the 375-338 as well.
Excellent round, if you want H&H performance in a med action and don't mind the wildcat troubles.
If it were me, I think I'd use the RUM case, and give those Taylor top loads a little breathing room. Cost would be maybe $75 more. Or chamber in 375 Dakota.
But you didn't ask about thta, so I'll shut it.

The 375-338 doesn't even need a standard length IE.
30-06 3.340 COL. it works just fine through a
mauser 3.250 COL. magazine. Even with 300 gr bullets
they dont infringe on the powder room.
Lyle

I had one a few years ago, and it was well worth the "trouble".

Ballistics were right up there with the H&H.