.375 Winchester

Infobox Firearm Cartridge
name= .375 Winchester


caption= Photo of two .375 Winchester rifle cartridges with others for comparison. Left to right: 8mm Mauser, .308 Winchester, .375 Winchester, .22 Long Rifle. Foreground: .375 Winchester.
origin= USA
type= Rifle
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manufacturer=Winchester
production_date=1978
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parent=38-55
case type=Rimmed
bullet=.375
neck=.400
shoulder=
base=.420
rim_dia=.506
rim_thick=.063
case_length=2.020
length=2.560
rifling=
primer=
is_SI_ballistics=
bw1=200
btype1=JFP
vel1=2223
en1=2194.12
bw2=200
btype2=JFP
vel2=2419
en2=2598.09
bw3=220
btype3=JFP
vel3=2029
en3=2010.66
bw4=220
btype4=JFP
vel4=2236
en4=2441.85
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balsrc= [http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp Hodgdon Online Reloading Data]

The .375 Winchester is a modernized version of the .38-55 Winchester: A black powder cartridge from the 1880’s. .375 Winchester was introduced in 1978 along with the Winchester Model 94 “Big Bore” lever action rifle.

Though very similar in appearance to the older .38-55, .375 Winchester operates at much higher pressures (50,000 cup)

ee also

*List of rifle cartridges

References

* [http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp Hodgdon Online Reloading Data]

External links

* [http://www.chuckhawks.com/win_med_bore_levers.htm Winchester Medium Bore Lever Action Rifles]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_8_49/ai_103381593 Levergun loads: a look at Winchester's ill-fated Big Bores, the .375 and .356]
* [http://www.gmdr.com/lever/375wtext.htm 375 Winchester]