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Took my Cogswell & Harrison 375 NE to the range today and left and right barrels printed about 3/8" apart. I had forgotten how much fun it is to shoot this rifle.   | ||
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Beautiful gun! Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Flanged or belted rimless? Nice looking double in a perfect caliber. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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It's the small 375x2.5" rimmed. I load 220 grain lead bullets to about 2,000 FPS for fun and it can push 270 grain slugs to around 2400 FPS should one wish to get serious with it. Not in the same league with the 375 H&H but not a toy, either.  | |||
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Shoots great, and enough gun for all but the biggest animals. Nice! | |||
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SP: In my 1900 Holland catalog there are four pages dedicated to your rifle and cartridge. If you PM me your post address I will photocopy and post them to you. However, Monday is my last day to mail as the 4th is Tue. and I'm off to Zimbabwe on Wednesday. Cheers, Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Hi SP. Nice shooting!! I think you would be way overboard at 2400 FPS. I have the same gun shooting a 270 gr. bullet at 1950 FPS. Another member here shoots the same bullet at 2000 FPS. Graham Wright's book "Shooting the British Double Rifle" does not list a 270 gr. bullet traveling at more than 1980 FPS. Just saying... Deo Vindice, Don Sons of Confederate Veterans Black Horse Camp #780 | |||
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Nice shooting! Congratulations. DRSS | |||
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I tend to agree but so many of these 2-1/2" guns have been rechambered to the Flanged Magnum with no apparent ill effects I would think that if the usual caveats are observed, there is more performance available from the 2-1/2" than the original loading. Small case - high pressure is in play here though at those velocities compared to the same in the Magnum chambering. | |||
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I have a Westley Richards in 375x2-1/2". I called WR a few years back about getting a second set of barrels in 375 Flanged Magnum. They told me it would be no problem to re-chamber my existing barrels to the Magnum case. " .... you never pay too much for something, you only buy it too early .... " How to Hunt Wisconsin Whitetail Deer with a Cannon How to Hunt Feral Cats with a Mortar | |||
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Beautiful rifle and nice shooting! NRA Life Benefactor Member, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center,Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/ | |||
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I have that reamer for a rebored Lee Metford sporter when I get round to it. Be great if it shot that nicely! There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I am aware that 1950 is where everyone stops with the 375x2.5 but I have worked up to that velocity and have not seen any pressure signs. Primers look OK and cases extract freely. The gun looks pretty massive for the cartridge and I suspect bigger calibers were offered in the same gun so strength is likely not an issue. But I appreciate the advice. | |||
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Perfect Texas Whitetail riflem where I hunt..and a beauty.. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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This rifle is chambered for the .375 2.5". I would love to own it and have it chambered for the magnum cartridge. It is certainly on my radar regardless. https://stevebarnettfineguns.c...sidelock-375-express | |||
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