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The .375 Ruger (9.5×65.5mm) is a rimless, standard-length rifle cartridge designed for hunting large, dangerous game. It is designed to provide an increase in performance over the .375 H&H cartridge within the context of a standard-length rifle action.
The .375 Remington Ultra Magnum, also known as the .375 RUM is a .375 rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 2000. The cartridge is intended for large and dangerous game. [1] It is a beltless, rebated rim cartridge created by necking up the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case to .375 caliber with no other changes. [1]
The .375 H&H often is cited as one of the most useful all-round rifle cartridges, especially in shooting large and dangerous game. [5] With bullet weights ranging from 235 grains (17 g) to 350 grains (23 g), it has the necessary punch for small to medium game, as well as large, thick-skinned dangerous game.
The .375 Weatherby was designed as a dangerous game cartridge. The cartridge is able to fire a 300 gr (19 g) bullet at 2,800 ft/s (850 m/s) generating a muzzle energy of 5,224 ft⋅lbf (7,083 J) [4] [5] with the trajectory of the 30-06 Springfield. This performance level makes it an appropriate all-round African safari cartridge that is usable ...
The .375 Dakota is dangerous game cartridge designed by Don Allen, the founder of Dakota Arms of Sturgis, South Dakota. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] Like the .375 Ruger and the .376 Steyr , the .375 Dakota was designed to compete with the .375 H&H Magnum , yet have the advantage of having a rimless, beltless case and can function through a standard-length rifle ...
Although Taylor used various firearms for his work as a hunter, he preferred the expensive, British double rifles over anything else, especially when tackling dangerous game. His fondness for such cartridges as the .450/.400 Nitro-Express , .500/.465 Nitro-Express and .375 Holland & Holland Magnum are expressed again and again in his writing.
An additional motivation for development of the new cartridge was that authorities in certain areas of the world dictate a minimum rifle caliber, which may be used for hunting dangerous game, such as cape buffalo and lion. In general the minimum caliber needed is either .366 inch (9.3 mm) or .375 inch (9.5 mm), so that the majority of African ...
The .375 Winchester / 9.5x51mmR is a modernized version of the .38-55 Winchester, a black powder cartridge from 1884. It was introduced in 1978 along with the Winchester Model 94 “Big Bore” lever action rifle , which was in production from 1978 until 1986.