375 winchester very versitle

dgr416 · Post by **dgr416** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:45 pm

I love shooting my 375 winchester model 94s.I have shot 200 gr speer bullets,220 gr hornady,235 gr speer my favorite 1st shoot bullet,270 gr hornady ,300 gr hornady fmj.I need to get some 255 gr barnes.I did shoot my lasty box of 250 gr factory loads.I wish these were sold for reloading.I have a ton of cast 260 gr bullets have not shot any yet.I want to try 260 gr accubonds and a few more.I load all of these with aa1680 powder which is awesome in the 375 winchester.The 220 gr hornadys turn into silver dollars at 2400fps.The 325 gr speers shot single shot have shot many 1" groups at 2300 fps.I think the 300 gr fmj bullets ran 1850 fps.They dropped a bunch but shot 2" groups at 50 yards.The Hornady 220s shot 3" groups at 100.The 270 gr hornadys shot 2" at 100 yards.I just like playing around with this caliber.It does not kick much and likes aa1680 powder for all the bullets I put in it.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:37 pm

I will say it again- I wish that caliber had was over here in Britain

dgr416 · Post by **dgr416** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:45 pm

The 375 Winchester looks like a small express rifle when loaded with the 300 gr fmj.It would be awesome to have about a 6 pound double rifle made with the 375 winchester.Its alot more powerful than its size shows.I shot side by side with a friend who was shooting a 7.62x39.The 375 winchester exploded the gallon water jugs and the so called huning loads hollow points in the 7.62x39 blew a whole about quater sized.I think the 375 winchester is awesome in the model 94.Its an easy round to reload and play with different loads.I want to try some of those shortened 270 gr hornady bullets like were shown on here before.

PPpastordon · Post by **PPpastordon** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:05 pm

I have loved the .375 since it was first introduced. One of my favorite statements about this caliber was made in some gun rag many years ago. I am sorry to say I do not remember who wrote it. He said something like, "Since my .375 carbine pushes bullets of the same weight to the same velocity as the .375 JDJ, and the JDJ is a proven elephant cartridge, my .375 Winchester must be an elephant rifle."

Maybe it is a small express cartridge.

Poohgyrr · Post by **Poohgyrr** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:20 pm

PPpastordon wrote: "Since my .375 carbine pushes bullets of the same weight to the same velocity as the .375 JDJ, and the JDJ is a proven elephant cartridge, my .375 Winchester must be an elephant rifle."

I don't have a .375 Win

but I gotta love that quote...

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:41 am

Yea it is funny that the same bullet/ velocity combo from a handgun can kill anything that walks but put it in a rifle and it's inadequate. Go figure.

dgr416
PM me your addy and I'll mail you a sample. By the way, they STARTED as 270 but are 250 when cut.

dbateman · Post by **dbateman** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:02 am

I think the 375win is awesome cartridge just sean one for sale in good condition for $480 might go by it.

gundownunder · Post by **gundownunder** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:16 am

Hey handirifle you wouldn't be confusing 375 with 357 would you.
357 is a pistol calibre and 375 is kinda like a 38-55 on anna bollock steroids.

1886 · Post by **1886** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:30 am

.375 Win. is chambered in the Thompson Center single shots I believe. It is considered quiet the hot number in those arms. 1886.

Yance · Post by **Yance** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:57 am

1886 wrote:.375 Win. is chambered in the Thompson Center single shots I believe. It is considered quiet the hot number in those arms. 1886.

Yep. I have it in a 21" carbine configuration.

265 gr Mountain Molds GC over 19.0 (IIRC) of 2400 will DEFINATELY get your attention in a 5 lb rifle.

tman · Post by **tman** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:30 pm

great gun and caliber. keep burning that bigbore ammo. let's create a demand and maybe the ammo companies will take notice.

winter1857 · Post by **winter1857** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:44 pm

I've seen several lately in shootable condition but my main concern is whether you can mount a Lyman receiver sight those Big Bore Model 94s. There is a distinct shoulder there that's different that the standard 94.

Does anyone have a receiver sight on one of these rifles?

1886 · Post by **1886** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:15 pm

Williams FP 375 is the receiver sight for that gun. Just put one on mine. 1886.

2row · Post by **2row** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:01 pm

Seems to me they shoot the larger bullets better. All I shoot in mine ( I have 4 if you count 38-55 )Is cast Ihave 2 375's an 2 38-55 One of my 375's is an odd ball it's ae half cock an a bull barrel the guy I got it from said he got it from a winchester employee who built it for himself. Don't know how true it is But I have the gun and it will shoot 1in allday long. And it's not for sale.

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:11 pm

for the t/c guys they also built some "encore" barrels in 375 win

.I bought the first one I saw for sale.I just the win bb with a williams fp for the brush and the encore with a 4x scope for open fields.both like my cast 264 gr(280gr my alloy) lyman gc bullet sized .377.
pete

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:47 am

gundownunder wrote:Hey handirifle you wouldn't be confusing 375 with 357 would you.
357 is a pistol calibre and 375 is kinda like a 38-55 on anna bollock steroids.

Uh, nope, especially since a 94 BB resides in my safe. I was sayiny the 375JDJ is used in a pistol to kill elephant. JDJ claims to get 375 Win rifle velocities from a handgun.

I'm saying when those same velocities are in a rifle, all of a sudden they're inadequate for big game.

jbm1968 · Post by **jbm1968** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:49 am

My 375 94BB is my favorite levergun, heck it is my favorite long arm. I do not have near the experience with it as some folks here. I bought mine almost 2 years ago completely based off of the advice from this site. I set mine up with the Williams Receiver Sight and a Sourdough front sight (I still have the sight hood on though). It has become my "goto" gun.

shawn_c992001 · Post by **shawn_c992001** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:59 am

I have been wanting one for quite some time now, and still looking for one.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:26 pm

shawn_c992001 wrote:I have been wanting one for quite some time now, and still looking for one.

Several listed on Gunbroker.com, just click on that link and type in 375 in the search block and viola!, several will appear like magic!

Rhys.94.375 · Post by **Rhys.94.375** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:44 am

Yeh the .375 seems like its over looked.
i havnt shot deer sized game with mine yet, although ive taken it out but the shot wasnt presented.
i cant wait to use mine in this years fallow Rut an hopefully with my own handloads!

i rekon the BB is a bloody good thing.

dgr416 · Post by **dgr416** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 4:42 pm

Just bought another 375 bb going to hunt with this one .

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 5:58 pm

I bought my 375 Marlin in 1980 for CA bear hunting. It's only ever been shot with Hornady's 220 grain FN. I used to load it up to near max... now, 45 years later, I'm not quite so enamored of that much snortin' 'n' buckin'!

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 3:35 pm

Wow, we are resurrecting an old one here!
I am huge fan of the 375 Winchester. I have used it on numerous Whitetail, Aoudad, Black Bear and it's never let me down in the 25 years I've owned one.
The last few years I've been adding to my collection to have one from every company that produced one.
Just last night I brought home the final rifle to round out the collection, a Valmet 412 Double Rifle. I'll make a new post on it once I get it back on the range and see how it shoots. Here's my collection from each manufacturer.

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JB · Post by JB » Tue Sep 23, 2025 7:02 pm

I've got a Ruger No 3 in 375 Winchester, but have never gotten around to trying it out. It sits neglected in the safe

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 7:26 pm

,
I need to give mine some love...

It is the only genuine Winchester levergun I own, and is BEAUTIFUL, so that, combined with the ammo scarcity (though I did get a bunch of unfired new brass), has made me keep it in a silicone sock in the back row of the gun safe.

I need to USE it. Maybe be my deer-gun this year...

I do think the 375 Win could be one of the 'three essentials' for North America - something like 22 LR, 375 Win, and 223/308/375 Ruger (one of the bottlenecks) because it is a good thumper, and combined with a good 22 LR and one of the longer-range flat-shooters, the three could cover every need.

ALSO I hadn't thought about the idea of a 'pistol' barrel for it for my Contender or Encore... That way I'd have another 'levergun/handgun combo'...

I do have a 357 Maximum for the Contender, and I can only imagine the 'big brother' of a 375 Win for either frame. Probably the Encore would be better.

I also need to use the 357 Maximum soon.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 8:15 pm

Don't know Doc. If I had to pare down to three, .22lr, 30-06 & 45-70. I've tried the 06 with 55 gr sabot rounds from Remington. Pretty darned accurate and murder on coyotes.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Sep 24, 2025 6:53 pm

jeepnik wrote: ↑Tue Sep 23, 2025 8:15 pm Don't know Doc. If I had to pare down to three, .22lr, 30-06 & 45-70. I've tried the 06 with 55 gr sabot rounds from Remington. Pretty darned accurate and murder on coyotes.

If I had to do it all with leverguns, I'd use a 22 LR at the bottom end, 500 S&W at the top, and the middle could be many things. 32-20 Win, 35 Rem, or maybe use a box-magazine levergun, so go with 308 Win, 30-06 Spr, or even 243 Win. You can really down-load the 500 S&W to a groundhog-getter if need be, so the 'middle' gun could be a precision long-range one or just a mid-range 'pistol-cartridge' one. 375 Win would sure be a possible though.