Originally Posted By SoreFoot834:
Trying to find others that have experience with this gun. I've read the ballistics, seen the videos and talked to Dave. But I'd love to hear from those that own one. Mine should be ready sept 2015
Thanks
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I had a 375 Allen Mag built by Kirby of course and it is a very similar cartridge. 3250 ish with 350 SMKs. I owned it for several years shooting it out to and beyond 3000 yards with success. Hitting within 1/2 MOA of the hole in a rock face you are shooting at 3000 yards is a hell of a rush, shooter accomplishment and ability that less common than the 1% Democrats hate so much, but can be a reality with the skill needed and a big 375 like you are getting. There is Virtually NO other rifle cartridge with the long range capabilities of a big 375. 408 Cheytac, 416 Barrett, 50 BMG they cannot approach what can be accomplished with a 350g 375 bullet started at 3300 FPS. It is a fantastic long range cartridge. As I am sure you are aware if you have in on order with Dave is that it is a VERY expensive rifle to feed and run. I did hunt with mine where the situation allowed, my rifle weighed 18.5 lbs with a 32" barrel so carrying it in the field was a difficult endeavor. After purchasing a suppressor in 2011 for the first time I have moved to shooting 99.9% suppressed everything and suppressing the 375AM by adding 2 more lbs and 10" to the package was ridiculous. So I sold it to one of Kirbys customers for 100% everything I had in it. As far as raw data. I know Daves 375 has a different shoulder and case taper so the capacity will be different but I was using roughly 132-136 g of Retumbo with 350 SMKs in my rifle. Right before I sold it Kirby sent me some data on testing he had been doing with RL33 and 3300+ with less pressure than Retumbo was EASILY obtainable.
It was a fun rifle, expensive, not practical but damn fun and quite the conversation piece. I know Dave uses some modular rear bolt setup rifles so the OAL may be far superior with a setup like that if that's what you ordered. If you have specific questions about this subject feel free to e mail or IM me. A great source of information on these big 375 is over at Longrangehunting.com Dave and Kirby are both regular contributors to the forums there, if you don't already know. I have found there is not much of a precision long range crew here at ARFCOM.
Gratuitous picture of the big 375