375 ultra mag

Whitetail312 said:
Those are beautiful rounds man! I'm assuming you have to single feed them? Or have you found a trick to making a 4.100" round feed
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Thanks! I have really enjoyed load development and shooting this bullet. Yes, I shoot these single feed. For the type of hunting I'll be doing for this rig, Single feed works fine for me.
 
jimbothepunk said:
so I'm thinking of moving to a 375 rum to shoot mile+ I don't know a hell of a lot about the cartridge am I pushing *Rule 4 Violation* up hill or can it be done with the right projectile combo etc

Cheers
Lucas
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Here is my 375 RUM AI Build. It will be my 4th build in two years... let me know if you have any questions...

Specifications: Build by: area318.com

Action: REM 700 RUM blueprinted (fluted bolt and upgraded bolt handle), M16 Sako Extractor
Geisselle 2 Stage Trigger at 1.1 lbs.
Barrel: 29" Benchmark M24 Contour Barrel (Spiral Flutes) with #4 Terminator Brake
BUGNUT Barrel cut for REMAGE Threaded Barrel - Yes, a Switch-barrel as I have this already in 338-340 (modified 340 Wby Mag).
Stock: Manners T4A in Swamp Camo 14.25 LOP
Mini-Chassis v. full bed with 3.850" CIP Magazine Chassis and AI Mags.
8-40" screws for Seekins Precision 20 MOA Base
Seekins Precision Rings
Optics: March, Schmidt-Bender PM II or Leupold 5HD

Not making for a "cheap" ELR rather a LR/ELR Hunter and weight is NOT an issue with me nor is the length as I have fixed stands and horseback so weight of a Long Range Hunting Rifle is of very little concern to me.

I do however want suggestions for optics given this build because this seems to be my hold up as I really cannot decide. What I do know is that this is not a Safari short 22 or 24" Dangerous Game Gun now given the horsepower I put behind the build so premium long range optics suggestions are open to discussion.

The build is 75% complete.

Thank you all!

CBJ
 
Corey James said:
Here is my 375 RUM AI Build. It will be my 4th build in two years... let me know if you have any questions...

Specifications: Build by: area318.com

Action: REM 700 RUM blueprinted (fluted bolt and upgraded bolt handle), M16 Sako Extractor
Geisselle 2 Stage Trigger at 1.1 lbs.
Barrel: 29" Benchmark M24 Contour Barrel (Spiral Flutes) with #4 Terminator Brake
BUGNUT Barrel cut for REMAGE Threaded Barrel - Yes, a Switch-barrel as I have this already in 338-340 (modified 340 Wby Mag).
Stock: Manners T4A in Swamp Camo 14.25 LOP
Mini-Chassis v. full bed with 3.850" CIP Magazine Chassis and AI Mags.
8-40" screws for Seekins Precision 20 MOA Base
Seekins Precision Rings
Optics: March, Schmidt-Bender PM II or Leupold 5HD

Not making for a "cheap" ELR rather a LR/ELR Hunter and weight is NOT an issue with me nor is the length as I have fixed stands and horseback so weight of a Long Range Hunting Rifle is of very little concern to me.

I do however want suggestions for optics given this build because this seems to be my hold up as I really cannot decide. What I do know is that this is not a Safari short 22 or 24" Dangerous Game Gun now given the horsepower I put behind the build so premium long range optics suggestions are open to discussion.

The build is 75% complete.

Thank you all!

CBJ
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What projectile and what velocity are you expecting to see?
 
I have used 350 gr. 375 and 400 gr. CEBs.... I am getting 3,055 fps with Sierra 350s now with 26" barrel. This build will be a 29" Benchmark M24 barrel and not looking to hit much pass 3,080 fps in my testing. 375 RUM AI is a great caliber it is no 37XC, so my expectations are reasonable based on prior builds.
 
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Corey James said:
I have used 350 gr. 375 and 400 gr. CEBs.... I am getting 3,055 fps with Sierra 350s now with 26" barrel. This build will be a 29" Benchmark M24 barrel and not looking to hit much pass 3,080 fps in my testing. 375 RUM AI is a great caliber it is no 37XC, so my expectations are reasonable based on prior builds.
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could you tell me what the AI difference is? Who makes brass for it?
 
Simply Ackley Improved. Fire form full load of your 375 RUM for a sharp shoulder. Get custom dies by sending in your cases or drawings to a good die maker (we have several 375 RUM AI die sets). Do not do RUM AI unless you are prepared for the expense of custom dies. If I were to do it all over again I would have stayed with the 375 RUM and or built a 37XC. It is why I lowered my expectations in the build. 375 RUM and 375 AI will make a fine ELR Hunter and budget ELR weapon but a competitor for Kof2Mi it is not going to get close.
 
Corey James said:
Simply Ackley Improved. Fire form full load of your 375 RUM for a sharp shoulder. Get custom dies by sending in your cases or drawings to a good die maker (we have several 375 RUM AI die sets). Do not do RUM AI unless you are prepared for the expense of custom dies. If I were to do it all over again I would have stayed with the 375 RUM and or built a 37XC. It is why I lowered my expectations in the build. 375 RUM and 375 AI will make a fine ELR Hunter and budget ELR weapon but a competitor for Kof2Mi it is not going to get close.
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I'm going to stick with the RUM +p chambering. I believe I can get 2800+ out of the 350 smk and that's more than enough for me
 
Agreed. Not even pushing my 26" 375 RUM I was getting 2,990 fps with 350 Sierra's. Bumped up my load to 105.5 grains Magnum Powder, Fed 215 Gold Match Primers.
 
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