Does any one reload for the 376 Styer and willing to share them?

[Bigboar]

I just inherited my Dad’s .376 Steyr Scout rifle and was wondering if any one reloads for the 376 Steyr and willing to share?

bigboar

[no guns here]

Had one but never reloaded for it.  Sold it before I left Germany.  I had the Steyr ProHunter.  Nice and very accurate.  Yep, factory loads are $$ but it's not a plinking gun anyway.  Good luck with it.  The 225gr loads should be pretty decent for deer/hogs etc.  You won't really need the 270 for anything except bear, moose, elk; unless you plan for Africa.


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[Camp Cook]

I'm interested in this round as well I've been thinking about rebarreling a 30-06 that I have to it.

I want to load 260gr Accubonds @ 2600fps from a 21" barrel but I can't find any info on what velocity I will get with this bullet.

[Just for kicks]

I have both the Steyr Scout and the Pro Hunter in .376 Steyr, and I've tried several loads in both.  My Scout shoots the Hornady factory 225-grain loads exceptionally well, although the short barrel will not deliver the published velocity.  The Scout pushed the 225-grain factory loads at 2450 feet per second--which is a far cry from the 2600 fps listed on the box.  I'd suspect the short barrel of the Pro Hunter wouldn't do much better.
My Pro Hunter liked the following handloads (all used Hornady brass and Federal 215 Magnum/Match primers):
1) 250 Sierra SPBT, 62.0 grains of H335 (1.5-2 MOA)
2) 235 Barnes X (this is the old, original X bullet), 65.0 grains of H335 (2 MOA, but left a lot of copper fouling)
3) 270 Hornady Spire Point, 61.0 grains of Varget (1 MOA 3-shot group)
4) 300 Sierra SPBT, 58.0 grains of Varget (1 MOA 3-shot groups--two, fired back to back)
5) 300 Hornady SPBT, 58.0 grains of Varget (1.5 MOA)

[fireball168]

376 Steyr - 20" barrel ProHunter

260g Nosler AB

70F

H4895 - 57.5g = 2345 fps
H4895 - 59.3g = 2530 fps
H4895 - 60.0 = 2575 + a flattening primer

[Camp Cook]

Have you ever tried RL17 in your 376 Steyr?

[Just for kicks]

I have not used ReLoader 17 in my two .376 rifles.  Once I found some good Varget loads, I stuck with those (and I have most of an 8-pound jug of Varget).  Have you had good results with RL17?  If so, what loads and what bullet weights?

Thanks

[Camp Cook]

I use it in my 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS in 375RUM when loading 260gr Accubonds = 3020fps, 300gr Gameking/Partition/A-Frame = 2730fps & 350gr TSX = 2450fps basically it gives me the same velocities in the short barrel that I used to get with IMR4350/RL22 in a 26" barrel.

RL17 is designed to be used in the short magnum cases and looking at the Styer case I'm thinking it should work.

I've tried it in other cartridges 280 Rem, 30-06 but only saw an increase of 50fps so stopped using it and went back to my IMR4350 loads because I have so much more of it than RL17.

I am using IMR4350 powder now but when I get around too it I also want to try it in my long range coyote rifle chambered in 6mm-284 I would love to pull off another 100 + fps...   

[Just for kicks]

Thanks for the information.  I'll see if I can find any data for the .376 using RL17 (Hodgdon doesn't list it, but they only list their own and Winchester powders).  The .376 is not really a true magnum capacity case (it's a shortened version of the 9.3X64mm case) like the .375 Ultra.  I may try it in the .375 Ruger, though.  I was checking to see if 'd loaded anything for the .375 Ultra, but I found that the 300-grain Swift A-Frame Remington factory load (which my local retailer put out on sale for $45 a box!) shoots very well in my 26-inch Remington 700 SS.  I may have to give RL17 a try if I want to experiment with my Ultra.

Have you loaded any lighter bullets in your .375 Ultra, like the 225 Hornady SP?  I've got them going 3,000 out of the .375 Ruger, with 81.0 grains of H414.  Recoil is mild, about like a .338 Win. Mag. with the same bullet weights.

Thanks again.

[Camp Cook]

I know a few people that have tried RL17 in the 375 Ruger and seem to be happy with the performance they are getting but I have no idea what load data they are using.

I'm not aware of anyone else loading the 375RUM with RL17 so couldn't tell you if it would give even better performance in a longer barrel I didn't find it until after I shortened my barrel and realized I needed something better to up my velocities back to 26" barrel performance and it worked better than I ever dreamt it would.

From what I understand the same data that is used for IMR4350 can also be used with RL17 and as usually work up your loads safely.

I've never shot a lighter bullet than the 260gr Accubond in the 375RUM the BC's of the lighter bullets are fairly poor so I saw no reason to load them I do load them in my 375JDJ though.

[Just for kicks]

I use 48 grains of H4895 in my .375 JDJ with the 225-grain Hornady.

Thanks

[Camp Cook]

What firearm is your 375JDJ chamber in?

Mine is the rifle in my avatar pic it is a 21" factory tapered T/C Contender carbine originally chambered in 375 Win rechambered to 375JDJ by JD Jones.

My favorite load is 260gr Accubonds with IMR4064 = 2300fps and they are amazingly accurate out to 300 yards where they are still doing over 1800fps making this combo a 300 yard deer/elk/moose/black bear thumper...

 

[Just for kicks]

My .375 JDJ is a factory T/C chambered Contender carbine (stainless, with the black synthetic stock), and I have a Nikon 2-7X on it.  It's a nice, light packing rifle, and I used to carry it in the Pioneer Mountains (just east of Wisdom, MT) for elk until the wolves became too active.  Having a one-shooter in wolf country isn't the best idea.

Good hunting.

[Camp Cook]

I have been out in remote wilderness areas of British Columbia for over 30 years and have never had a problem with wolves wish I did I would like to shoot a few more.

Here is a pic of the last one I shot with a 60gr Sierra Varminter HP from my 22-250 shot was 220 yards the wolf dropped instantly...



Early June 2009 I shot a 6' + black bear (sorry no pic of this bear didn't have a camera) @ 90 yards used my Contender carbine with the 260gr Accubonds first shot dropped it instantly after about 5 seconds it started to get up again so I shot it again which finished the job and after seeing what a 300gr Partition from my 375RUM with an impact velocity of 2300fps (shot was 230 - 250 yards) can do to a 1000lbs grizzly I wouldn't have to much issue carrying a 260gr Accubond/Contender carbine for bear defense.

Actually when I started prospecting full time 8 years ago I carried my Contender carbine with a Custom Shop 22" 45-70 barrel installed loaded with 430gr WLNGC's @ 1700fps and I felt very capable of dealing with any animal problem.

[Just for kicks]

Nice wolf!  We're having quite a few problems with them since they were reintroduced.  They've all but cleaned out the moose in the Big Hole Valley, and they're taking quite a toll on the elk population (not to mention the local cattle).  Our grizzlies are making a comeback in Montana, but no season on them yet, and they've shut down our wolf season this year, too.

I did well on antelope down south and up near the border near Sunburst, MT.

Take care.

[Camp Cook]

Somewhere in the wolf pic along the far shoreline is a cow moose that the wolf had been harassing it is just a dot and I can't even see where it is anymore. 

Can't remember for sure but I believe you can shoot as many wolves per year as you want here we also have a booming population growth with them.

The ice/water in the pic is the Fraser River frozen over between McBride & Prince George in North Central BC the moose and wolf were out in the middle of the ice when we spotted them.

I have hunted the Flathead River Valley BC which is just north of you there is a large concentration of grizzly there but just east over the mtn range to Alberta are very few though so I can see why you have the potential for a good population.

[Just for kicks]

The way the wolf population is booming down here, it won't be long before there'll be no limit--that is, if the environmentalists ever lose control of our local U.S. district court judge.  We just had a wolf kill a lamb four miles from my house--and I live in a residential area of Missoula.  It's probably going to take something like a celebrity pet death or worse before the wolf is put back on the menu for us hunters.

Keep up the good work!

[Camp Cook]

I'm still very interested in a middle velocity .375 cal cartridge = 260gr Accubonds @ 2600fps from a 21" barrel bolt rifle or if I went with a T/C Encore/Prohunter I'd go 24" barrel if RL17 would give that velocity and also very good accuracy even though it isn't an overly available case/brass I would like to use it.

Wish someone could try it out...   

[Just for kicks]

I'm a sucker for .375s--and all big bores in general for that matter.  I have a Marlin .375 Win., the previously mentioned T/C in .375 JDJ, a custom, high number 1903 Springfield sporter (1950s vintage) in .375 Whelen, three H&H Mags (2 Model 70s--a 20" post '64 and a 23" pre '64--and a Brno 602 with a 25" barrel), a .375 Ruger Hawkeye African, a Remington 700 SS/Synthetic .375 Ultra, and the two Steyr .376s (a Scout and a Pro Hunter).  And don't get me started on my .38-55s.

The .375 Whelen has a 24" barrel, and it gives about the same performance as the short barreled .376s.

To be honest, I've not used RL17 in anything, but you've got me thinking about it.  Once some of my other loading projects are finished (I've been working with both the .338 Lapua and the .338 Ruger Compact Magnum--with the latter a possibility for this year's elk quest in timber), I'll try to experiment with RL17.

I had a .378 Weatherby some years back, but I fell out of love with the wood stocked Mark V rifles and got rid of all of them.  I've since been picking up the Mark V Ultralights, though, and I'm very pleased with them (when you do a lot of walking, hiking, and climbing, every ounce counts).  My .257 Ultralight "electrocutes" antelope, and it's been on four "one-shot" hunts since I got it.  I'm also partial to my .338-06 Ultralight, and I'm sorry they dropped the caliber.

Keep 'em in the black.

[Camp Cook]

WOW and I thought I had the 375 bug and all I have is 2 and the want for a 3rd...   

[Just for kicks]

This big bore thing can be addictive, but it's fun to experiment, too.  Good luck on your search for the next .375.