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Post by matt56 on Aug 24, 2019 22:24:48 GMT -5
Okay maybe not the typical gun show find but exciting to me none the less. I usually go with a few hundred so I can at least buy some out of production bullets. Well I hit my jackpot today. 15$ a box I know these were made by Hornady and I have had a really hard time finding any Hornady 220gr .375 bullets. I almost doubled my accumulation with those 2 boxes. Now I read that the IHMSA bullets had a cannelure further up so they would fit better in the supermag chamber. These bullets are identical to the ones I picked up in Hornady boxes.
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Post by tinstarfirearms on Aug 24, 2019 23:31:40 GMT -5
I've never fired anything like that but I am happy you found something you like. That is what gun shows are perfect for.
Andrew
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Post by bradshaw on Aug 25, 2019 9:20:32 GMT -5
Okay maybe not the typical gun show find but exciting to me none the less. I usually go with a few hundred so I can at least buy some out of production bullets. Well I hit my jackpot today. 15$ a box I know these were made by Hornady and I have had a really hard time finding any Hornady 220gr .375 bullets. I almost doubled my accumulation with those 2 boxes. Now I read that the IHMSA bullets had a cannelure further up so they would fit better in the supermag chamber. These bullets are identical to the ones I picked up in Hornady boxes. ****** We shot .375 Super Mag in a Sig Himmelmann prototype Seville loaded with regular Hornady red box .375 220 grain Flat Point at Black Canyon Arizona, 1983. A light bullet for the .375 Holland & Holland, the 220 was the obvious choice among a very thin field of jacketed bullets suitable for a revolver----specifically for shooting steel. IHMSA president Elgin Gates ordered bullets from Hornady, boxed for sale through The Silhouette. And then Dan Wesson Arms introduced its stretch frame in .375 Super Mag. Unfortunately, the beautiful looking barrels for the DWA had a .377 groove diameter, which produced poor accuracy from the oversize groove. I don’t remember a differences in cannelure placement, nor any difficulty seating and crimping the Hornady .375 220 FP for the DWA. John Taffin wrote up his extensive load development for the .375 SM, including the Hornady 220 FP in the Seville. John and others settled on cast for accuracy in the Dan Wesson. David Bradshaw
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Aug 25, 2019 10:16:22 GMT -5
The special run of Hornady 220 gr. 375 bullets did indeed have a special cannelure placement. You are lucky if you have found some at this late date.
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Post by jfs on Aug 25, 2019 12:46:29 GMT -5
Great find...
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Post by bradshaw on Aug 25, 2019 20:50:39 GMT -5
The special run of Hornady 220 gr. 375 bullets did indeed have a special cannelure placement. You are lucky if you have found some at this late date. ***** Thanks, Ken, David Bradshaw
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