Win 94
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"Options" or "opinions"?? 
If it's "opinions".......... the .375 Win '94 oughta make a guy from western PA a dandy bear and whitetail whacker.
I've got 2 of them. Never fired either one of them. They sure are pretty, though!!
I'd liken the .375 Win to a happy medium between the 30-30 win and the .444 Marlin.
Whereabouts in west PA are ya?? I'm from that neck of the woods myself.
If it's "opinions".......... the .375 Win '94 oughta make a guy from western PA a dandy bear and whitetail whacker.
I've got 2 of them. Never fired either one of them.
They sure are pretty, though!! I'd liken the .375 Win to a happy medium between the 30-30 win and the .444 Marlin.
Whereabouts in west PA are ya?? I'm from that neck of the woods myself.
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I like 'em. Took an elk, albeit a raghorn, in Colorado one year with one, in the black timber. It was a close shot and the young bull kinda stumbled a bit and fell over. Have killed a couple of Whitetail in Northern Michigan with one too. Again, close shots, about 50 yards. Except for the availability, or lack thereof, of factory ammo I like it more than my .30-30's. OK, as much as my .30-30's then. Shot placement is the key.
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Brass, dies and components are still readily available, too, if you reload.
I'm over in eastern Armstrong county.
I'm over in eastern Armstrong county.
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ammo 4 the .375
http://www.wisconsincartridge.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=7
This place also makes some good .375 fodder along with lots of other calibers incl .358Win, .35Whelen, 38-55, .444, 45-70 and .300 Savage to name just a few. I've also ordered from Stars & Stripes and Conley Precision Ammo. These folks are a LOT easier to work with and your orders are normally en route within 24-48hrs.
http://www.wisconsincartridge.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=7
I like mine- a lot!
As previously stated, Winchester makes ammo, and brass for it. Sierra makes a 200 grain, Hornady a 220. Both work on deer, with the Hornady being the tougher of the 2, in my experience. I usually use the 200 Sierra, unless I'm in bear country.
If you're going to handload for the 375 Win, get your hands on some Accurate Arms 1680 powder - that seems to outperform any other powder in my 94- and my Marlin, too.
As previously stated, Winchester makes ammo, and brass for it. Sierra makes a 200 grain, Hornady a 220. Both work on deer, with the Hornady being the tougher of the 2, in my experience. I usually use the 200 Sierra, unless I'm in bear country.
If you're going to handload for the 375 Win, get your hands on some Accurate Arms 1680 powder - that seems to outperform any other powder in my 94- and my Marlin, too.
First don't believe a thing written by most gun writers on the 375 winchester. They didn't like it and never did do a good job of reporting on it.
I have two one is a factory original and the other got up graded by my smith and me to have a 26 inch octagon barrel, full length mag tube, new wood, and duracoated. of the two I like the longer barreled one a little better, but would not sell either as I like them both to much.
I have moved from jacketed to lead bullets with mine just because I can and load 249 and 268 grain bullets. I haven't checked to see just what they drop out of my molds at or even what size, will when I get things all in their place after our move should take me a few months just to find everything again.
You can find brass right now but it is done on a seasonal basis and I would also think based on orders for that brass.
You can get jacketed bullets in 200, 220 and 255 grain weights, if you are going to use jacketed I would get them now as who knows how long they will be there.
Also just a curiosity thing is that the 375 winchester was the first dropped from production but it is the one that brass is still sort of easy to find. the 356 and 307 supposedly aren't made anymore are very hard to find.
As to prices they are slowing moving up and the last I looked a bb94 in 375 winchester in almost new condition was going for $750-1000. A few years ago you could get one for around $500 or a little less. I didn't pay that much for either of mine, but the custom one has quite a bit more in it now.
I have two one is a factory original and the other got up graded by my smith and me to have a 26 inch octagon barrel, full length mag tube, new wood, and duracoated. of the two I like the longer barreled one a little better, but would not sell either as I like them both to much.
I have moved from jacketed to lead bullets with mine just because I can and load 249 and 268 grain bullets. I haven't checked to see just what they drop out of my molds at or even what size, will when I get things all in their place after our move should take me a few months just to find everything again.
You can find brass right now but it is done on a seasonal basis and I would also think based on orders for that brass.
You can get jacketed bullets in 200, 220 and 255 grain weights, if you are going to use jacketed I would get them now as who knows how long they will be there.
Also just a curiosity thing is that the 375 winchester was the first dropped from production but it is the one that brass is still sort of easy to find. the 356 and 307 supposedly aren't made anymore are very hard to find.
As to prices they are slowing moving up and the last I looked a bb94 in 375 winchester in almost new condition was going for $750-1000. A few years ago you could get one for around $500 or a little less. I didn't pay that much for either of mine, but the custom one has quite a bit more in it now.
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