Kansas Ed
01-11-2013, 11:31 PM
Folks, I placed my order with Tom last Friday....and his brass artwork arrived today. Outstanding delivery, and one bee-utiful mold. I ended up ordering Toms 380250A (.375 Winchester design) and the 380270L. Too late tonight to run a hot pot, but tomorrow afternoon is all mine :-D
One other interesting note: In the previous discussion of the 380250A Tom indicated that freebore in the .375 Winchester Big Bore varied to the extreme. Boy was that right on. Of the 3 rifles I am preparing to cast for there was .170" difference between the two extremes.
I have also read numerous accounts of folks using 38-55 brass in them, and many claim that the chambers on the Big Bore Winchester .375 are cut to the old 38-55 length, so they claim it's alright to use 38-55 brass in them. While playing with these rifles, I dug out some NOS 38-55 brass (unfired at 2.079" length), and ran them through the chambers. One of the rifles when chambered crimped the end of the brass. So be on guard if you are thinking of using 38-55 brass in your BB .375 Winchesters...the old assumptions may not apply to your particular rifle.
Ed
One other interesting note: In the previous discussion of the 380250A Tom indicated that freebore in the .375 Winchester Big Bore varied to the extreme. Boy was that right on. Of the 3 rifles I am preparing to cast for there was .170" difference between the two extremes.
I have also read numerous accounts of folks using 38-55 brass in them, and many claim that the chambers on the Big Bore Winchester .375 are cut to the old 38-55 length, so they claim it's alright to use 38-55 brass in them. While playing with these rifles, I dug out some NOS 38-55 brass (unfired at 2.079" length), and ran them through the chambers. One of the rifles when chambered crimped the end of the brass. So be on guard if you are thinking of using 38-55 brass in your BB .375 Winchesters...the old assumptions may not apply to your particular rifle.
Ed