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DarylS
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Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic
10/09/17 06:18 AM

NICE - well done and good history as well, Curly.

I found a load in my 1978 .375 Winchester which was actually quite low in pressure, but gave excellent accuracy with the 220gr HP Hornady.

42.0gr. H335 with a CCI250 primer. Due to the low weight of powder charge, the magnum primer might have been superfluous.

Vel. from my 20" bl. was 1,920fps. I shot two moose with this load, 1st shot through both shoulders bullet stopping under the hide on the outside of the shoulder, made 1 1/2 steps dropping dead. The next, shot through the lungs from the second rib, forward through the rear of the onside lung, through the off side lung into that shoulder, made 4 steps and dropped dead. That bullet exited sideways - I was impressed, but only one rib was hit, no other bone. Both moose were roughly 95 yards distant.

It is a quite low pressure, low (for the .375) velocity load that works.

I am sure it would be fine in your rifle, Curl.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	CptCurl	10/09/17 04:40 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	85lc	01/02/18 05:04 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	bigskybound	20/04/18 06:21 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	Huvius	20/04/18 11:21 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	DarylS	21/04/18 12:28 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	CptCurl	17/05/18 09:04 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	93x64mm	18/05/18 06:30 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	85lc	23/05/18 07:05 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	DarylS	10/09/17 06:18 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	93x64mm	10/09/17 06:36 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	Bidgee	10/09/17 02:33 PM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	DarylS	10/09/17 03:32 PM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	CptCurl	11/09/17 08:52 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	93x64mm	14/10/17 08:53 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	DarylS	11/09/17 08:56 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	CptCurl	11/09/17 09:13 AM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	MikeRowe	14/10/17 12:44 PM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	DarylS	14/10/17 02:27 PM
Re: Stevens 44-1/2 - An American Classic	CptCurl	16/10/17 05:45 AM
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