Good luck finding any as they were discontinued a few years back.

longshooter99 Member. Increase the gun weight by, say, 25% and the recoil goes down by 25%. Winchester took their .458 Winchester Magnum case—itself a shortened and blown out .375 H&H case—and necked it to hold the .338″ diameter bullets the company used for its rimmed .33 Winchester. Since I've been snowed in the past few days I decided to revisit an old idea I had concerning rechambering an old Lee Enfield that I have (No 4 mk1).

Mag., making for a highly useful cartridge. .375 NE vs .405 Winchester.

Do not forget that rifle weight is a crucial factor in the recoil equation, inversely proportional … Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Joined: Apr 19, 2012 Messages: 70 Location: Nebraska. The .405 Winchester (also known as the .405 WCF) is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced in 1904 for the Winchester 1895 lever-action rifle. The .458 Winchester was born, claiming to drive a 510-grain bullet at 2,150 fps from the muzzle of the Model 70.

Winchester engineers opened up the .375 H&H belted case to hold .458-inch diameter bullets, in a straight walled configuration, and cut the case length down to 2.500 inches, so as to fit in a .30-’06-length action. Discussion in 'Handloading and Reloading' started by longshooter99, Feb 3, 2015. The .405 Winchester is a pretty serious big game cartridge, intended for Winchester's Model 1895 lever-action rifle.

Choosing the .375 That's Right For You. .405 Winchester vs. .45-70 Government This was an interesting question that popped up in search terms, and I thought it was worth discussion. Bullet weights of 200-, 250- and 300-grains were initially offered for the .338 Win. It has a ballistic coefficient of .40 so it is a flat shooter with good expansion out to 450 yards. Winchester engineers opened up the .375 H&H belted case to hold .458-inch diameter bullets, in a straight walled configuration, and cut the case length down to 2.500 inches, so as to fit in a .30-’06-length action.

The following ammunition cartridge ballistics information and chart can be used to approximately compare .270 Winchester vs .30-30 Winchester ammo rounds. Standard .375 H&H velocities are a 270-grain bullet at 2,690 fps, offering about the same trajectory curve as a 180-grain .30-06; and a 300-grain bullet at about 2,530 fps. There are just two: the .375 H&H and the fairly new .375 Ruger. In the real world, firearms chambered for less powerful cartridges are typically built lighter than firearms chambered for more powerful cartridges. Do not forget that rifle weight is a crucial factor in the recoil equation, inversely proportional to recoil.

Please note, the following information reflects the estimated average ballistics for each caliber and does not pertain to a particular manufacturer, bullet weight, o Bullet weights of 200-, 250- and 300-grains were initially offered for the .338 Win. The Ruger #1 Tropical chambered in .375 H&H comes out for open country and all game on this side of the world with the Barnes 235 grain XLC copper bullet with the blue dry lube surface at 3,000 fps and quarter MOA.

There are relatively few animals that the .375s are perfectly suited for — their strong suit is versatility — but they're just right for large African antelope such as the Lord Derby eland, which the author took with a .375 Ruger.

Winchester took their .458 Winchester Magnum case—itself a shortened and blown out .375 H&H case—and necked it to hold the .338″ diameter bullets the company used for its rimmed .33 Winchester. 444 ballistics compared to 405 winchester For longer range, I'll use a model 70 winchester Alaskan with a 26 inch barrel in .338 win mag or else the new Ruger #1 with a custom 27 inch barrel in 6.5 Swede that I'm having made for me by E. Arthur Brown Company, Inc. 650 County Road 40 NW, Garfield, MN 56332.

I have a Winchester Model 70 Pre 1964 .375 H & H magnum, 22" barrel, Serial # XXXXX I was told by a Blue Book Appraiser that there was no record of Winchester having made a 22" barrel .375 H & H …

With its nominal 2.8-inch case the .375 H&H requires a "full-length action.

The .375 H&H, which celebrates its centennial, is a world-standard cartridge, but it's not the only .375. It looked good on paper, but there were immediate problems. Though it’s on the light side and has a relatively low sectional density for thick-skinned dangerous game like buffalo and elephant when compared to cartridges like the .375 H&H and .416 Rigby, hunters have used the .405 Winchester to successfully take just about every species of …

Mag., making for a highly useful cartridge.

The .458 Winchester was born, claiming to drive a 510-grain bullet at 2,150 fps from the muzzle of the Model 70.