Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle
375 Winchester
The 375 Winchester was introduced in 1978 in a beefed-up "big-bore" version of the Winchester Model 1894. With a straight 2.020-inch case it is visually similar to the old 38-55 blackpowder cartridge, but is actually the 30-30 case necked up with most body taper removed. The 375 Winchester is considerably more powerful than the 38-55; Winchester's current factory load uses a 200-grain bullet at 2200 feet per second, yielding 2150 foot-pounds of energy. As such the 375 Winchester must not be compared to other 375 cartridges like the 375 H&H, but it is a fine close-range cartridge for black bear and even elk and moose in timber. Despite merit the 375 Winchester never became popular. No current firearms are chambered to it and Winchester offers the only factory load. — Craig Boddington