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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Hornseeker on December 03, 2010, 05:19:28 AM

Title: Anyone have or shoot a Winchester Big Bore 94 in 375?
Post by: Hornseeker on December 03, 2010, 05:19:28 AM: Dont hear mention of this cartidge very often. My dad picked one up when I was probably 10. His has the barrel cut to 16 inches as it was a dedicated bear/hound hunting gun, where most of our shots are from 2 feet to maybe 30 yards. This little cartridge performed real well with that duty! I saw a lot of bears go to heaven after hearing the Big Bore Boom.... :chuckle:

I always wanted a 444 to do the same job, but since they banned the hounds and ran us out of the state.... I never did get one.
Title: Re: Anyone have or shoot a Winchester Big Bore 94 in 375?
Post by: boneaddict on December 03, 2010, 05:30:12 AM: I've shot the 444 but never the .375. That would be an excellent use for that gun. What did we bust that bear with in the Nile? I can't remember if that was my 30-30 or a gun you were packing.
Title: Re: Anyone have or shoot a Winchester Big Bore 94 in 375?
Post by: longrange7mm on December 03, 2010, 06:22:01 AM: I love the 375 big bore I usually fill one of my extra doe fawn tags with it. My step dad has a 444 marlin and the 375 seems like he rotated them every weekend when we would go sit on our bear baits. Here is my Winchester 94 in a 375.
Title: Re: Anyone have or shoot a Winchester Big Bore 94 in 375?
Post by: Hornseeker on December 03, 2010, 07:37:49 AM: Either your or my 30-30 I suspect Doug... been a while ago....
Title: Re: Anyone have or shoot a Winchester Big Bore 94 in 375?
Post by: AWS on December 03, 2010, 08:28:48 AM: I've shot a Savage 99 in 375W it was my still hunting rifle in the northern MN swamps. Loved the 250gr loading, wish Win hadn't dropped it.

AWS