Big Bore '94

AkRebel61 · 09-07-2005, 07:01 AM

I have a .375 that I bought when I was in the Corps in '81. with ammo becoming increasingly hard to find, I was curious as to what it might be worth ? any help or idea's would be greatly appreciated, Thanks....

practical · 09-07-2005, 07:16 AM

375 what? H&H? JDJ?

BattleRifleG3 · 09-07-2005, 11:22 AM

Seems he's talking about a 375 Winchester, if it's a Winchester 94. Not sure, but the Marlins in that caliber are usually in the mid $300 range.

rebel727 · 09-07-2005, 11:38 AM

.375 Winchester

With few exceptions, time has not been kind to big game cartridges designed for close to medium range shooting. The .375 Winchester is a good example of an excellent cartridge allowed to die. It was introduced in the Winchester Model 94 in 1978 and later available in the Marlin Model 336, Savage Model 99, and Ruger No. 3 rifles. As of 1987, no rifle is available in .375 Winchester, and Winchester has discontinued the 250 grain factory load.

The .375 Winchester is quite similar in appearance to the much older .38-55 Winchester but any comparison stops there. Whereas the .38-55 is loaded to mild chamber pressures for rifles built decades ago, the .375 Winchester is loaded to a maximum working pressure of 50,000 CUP. It should go without saying that the .375 Winchester cartridges should not be fired in rifles chambered for the .38-55 cartridge. The .375 Winchester was introduced in the Model 94 Big Bore, a rifle with a beefed up receiver side walls designed to resist linear deflection from the increased backthrust.

In spite of its failure to win many friends among those multitudes who hunt deer, black bear, and wild hogs, the .375 Winchester is an excellent woods cartridge. But then so is the .35 Remington, a cartridge of similar performance with a seventy year head start on Winchester's .375 cartridge. It might be of interest to note that along with the .375, Olin also developed a .40 caliber cartridge on the .30-30 case. Had the .375 become successful, we might now have a Model 94 in .400 Winchester, but since it didn't we probably seen our last new woods cartridge from Winchester.

As this is written, only three .375 caliber bullets suitable for use in rifles with tubular magazines are available; the 200 grain Sierra, and 220 grain Hornady, and the 250 grain Barnes, all of flatnose form. Cast bullets up to 250 grains also work quite well in this cartridge. A number of powders do a good job here, including H335, IMR-3031, W-748, and Reloader 7.

From Hogdon manual 26'th edition.

BattleRifleG3 · 09-07-2005, 11:56 AM

Similar in power to a 35 Remington? I thought it was way ahead. Hmm, I'm liking my 35 a bit more now...

AkRebel61 · 09-08-2005, 09:07 PM

Yes, its a .375 win. sorry for the confusion. I have found a place to get brass and bullets so I should be in good shape. it is a nice weapon. and has worked well on hog, mosse, caribou and the occassional stray cat. Thanks for your help and idea's...

BuckJohnson · 02-13-2008, 10:18 AM

So how much is one worth? I saw one listed online for $1100, which was surprisingly high. I own one and have about 7 boxes of ammo I might consider selling.

nathangdad · 02-13-2008, 05:46 PM

It is absolutely correct this cartridge was a good cartridge that did not make it in the marketplace. This is why I do not buy into new cartridge
offerings as it is always a risk in a market that is, actually, swamped with various cartridges that often overlap established cartridges in terms of performance.

You should seek to work in the Winchester collector's market. If you gun is in top notch condition it would be worth searching the internet and posting/e-mailing/advertising in the media that reaches Winchester collectors.

SwedeSteve · 02-17-2008, 12:20 PM

AkRebel- I have dies and some brass for you. If you want to buy it, PM me.

ArkansasHunter · 02-17-2008, 01:45 PM

Akrebel61 I'm a proud owner of a Marlin Big Bore 375 and Ammo is readily available for your's.
It has to be ordered and expect to pay about $35.00 plus a box for it.
I watched a Marlin 375 0n Gun Brocker I think it was, the bid got up to $1000.00
The Winchesters are a little more plentiful than the Marlins and there not bring that high of a price yet.

Sports South 101 Robert G Harris Drive Shreveport La. 71115
(318) 797-4849
This company is the source for all the gun's shops around here and they have a huge
invetory of Winchester 200gr. Power Point in 375. I ordered 1 box back in November through a gun shop here.
Enjoy your 375 rifle your one of a very few that own one.

It's the best Deer rifle withen it's range there is in my book.
Every Deer I've shot with mine was dead before it hit the ground and I say I've killed 20 to 25 with mine.

Theres plenty of Imformation about the 375 on the Internet too...A.H

SwedeSteve · 02-19-2008, 12:23 AM

AH- I had a Big Bore 94 and loved it! Went bye-bye during hard times.

Dutch · 03-10-2008, 01:08 PM

I bought on new some 25 years ago. Beautifull carbine, first class all the way. Wish I had it back.

ArkansasHunter · 03-10-2008, 01:55 PM

A poster said it was similar to a 35 Remington LMAO !!!!!!!!! Well maybe it's the guns that are similar that shoots these 2 cartridges.
I wished I had a boat load of them !!! I bought a Ruger Hawkeye in 308 to semi-retire the Marlin 375 and this past deer season I wanted to take it out and use it, but didn't but I am deffinitly going to use it when deer season rolls back around.
I missed it !!! And besides I'm a lever action die hard fan and the Ruger is going to be HISTORY come next fall.
I'm gonna get me a Brownig BLR LeverAction in 358 caliber Ya AH AH !!!!! and HA HA HA...A.H

P.S who ever ends up with the Ruger will have a rifle that shoots over lapping bullet holes !

alaskamonte · 03-10-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AkRebel61

I have a .375 that I bought when I was in the Corps in '81. with ammo becoming increasingly hard to find, I was curious as to what it might be worth ? any help or idea's would be greatly appreciated, Thanks....

By a dude Paco Kelly who mentions that 38-55 works well in the .375 Winnie and actually holds a bit more powder!

It works, tried it in my Big Bore!

09-07-2005, 07:01 AM	#1
AkRebel61 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Big Bore '94 I have a .375 that I bought when I was in the Corps in '81. with ammo becoming increasingly hard to find, I was curious as to what it might be worth ? any help or idea's would be greatly appreciated, Thanks....

09-07-2005, 07:16 AM	#2
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	375 what? H&H? JDJ? __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

09-07-2005, 11:22 AM	#3
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,470 Images: 13	Seems he's talking about a 375 Winchester, if it's a Winchester 94. Not sure, but the Marlins in that caliber are usually in the mid $300 range. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-07-2005, 11:38 AM	#4
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,641	.375 Winchester With few exceptions, time has not been kind to big game cartridges designed for close to medium range shooting. The .375 Winchester is a good example of an excellent cartridge allowed to die. It was introduced in the Winchester Model 94 in 1978 and later available in the Marlin Model 336, Savage Model 99, and Ruger No. 3 rifles. As of 1987, no rifle is available in .375 Winchester, and Winchester has discontinued the 250 grain factory load. The .375 Winchester is quite similar in appearance to the much older .38-55 Winchester but any comparison stops there. Whereas the .38-55 is loaded to mild chamber pressures for rifles built decades ago, the .375 Winchester is loaded to a maximum working pressure of 50,000 CUP. It should go without saying that the .375 Winchester cartridges should not be fired in rifles chambered for the .38-55 cartridge. The .375 Winchester was introduced in the Model 94 Big Bore, a rifle with a beefed up receiver side walls designed to resist linear deflection from the increased backthrust. In spite of its failure to win many friends among those multitudes who hunt deer, black bear, and wild hogs, the .375 Winchester is an excellent woods cartridge. But then so is the .35 Remington, a cartridge of similar performance with a seventy year head start on Winchester's .375 cartridge. It might be of interest to note that along with the .375, Olin also developed a .40 caliber cartridge on the .30-30 case. Had the .375 become successful, we might now have a Model 94 in .400 Winchester, but since it didn't we probably seen our last new woods cartridge from Winchester. As this is written, only three .375 caliber bullets suitable for use in rifles with tubular magazines are available; the 200 grain Sierra, and 220 grain Hornady, and the 250 grain Barnes, all of flatnose form. Cast bullets up to 250 grains also work quite well in this cartridge. A number of powders do a good job here, including H335, IMR-3031, W-748, and Reloader 7. From Hogdon manual 26'th edition. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

09-07-2005, 11:56 AM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,470 Images: 13	Similar in power to a 35 Remington? I thought it was way ahead. Hmm, I'm liking my 35 a bit more now... __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-08-2005, 09:07 PM	#6
AkRebel61 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 6	Yes, its a .375 win. sorry for the confusion. I have found a place to get brass and bullets so I should be in good shape. it is a nice weapon. and has worked well on hog, mosse, caribou and the occassional stray cat. Thanks for your help and idea's...

02-13-2008, 10:18 AM	#7
BuckJohnson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	So how much is one worth? I saw one listed online for $1100, which was surprisingly high. I own one and have about 7 boxes of ammo I might consider selling.

02-13-2008, 05:46 PM	#8
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,931	Why I do not buy into new cartridge offerings It is absolutely correct this cartridge was a good cartridge that did not make it in the marketplace. This is why I do not buy into new cartridge offerings as it is always a risk in a market that is, actually, swamped with various cartridges that often overlap established cartridges in terms of performance. You should seek to work in the Winchester collector's market. If you gun is in top notch condition it would be worth searching the internet and posting/e-mailing/advertising in the media that reaches Winchester collectors.

02-17-2008, 12:20 PM	#9
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,653 Images: 1	AkRebel- I have dies and some brass for you. If you want to buy it, PM me. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

02-17-2008, 01:45 PM	#10
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,998	Akrebel61 I'm a proud owner of a Marlin Big Bore 375 and Ammo is readily available for your's. It has to be ordered and expect to pay about $35.00 plus a box for it. I watched a Marlin 375 0n Gun Brocker I think it was, the bid got up to $1000.00 The Winchesters are a little more plentiful than the Marlins and there not bring that high of a price yet. Sports South 101 Robert G Harris Drive Shreveport La. 71115 (318) 797-4849 This company is the source for all the gun's shops around here and they have a huge invetory of Winchester 200gr. Power Point in 375. I ordered 1 box back in November through a gun shop here. Enjoy your 375 rifle your one of a very few that own one. It's the best Deer rifle withen it's range there is in my book. Every Deer I've shot with mine was dead before it hit the ground and I say I've killed 20 to 25 with mine. Theres plenty of Imformation about the 375 on the Internet too...A.H

02-19-2008, 12:23 AM	#11
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,653 Images: 1	AH- I had a Big Bore 94 and loved it! Went bye-bye during hard times. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-10-2008, 01:08 PM	#12
Dutch Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arkansas Ozarks Posts: 48	I bought on new some 25 years ago. Beautifull carbine, first class all the way. Wish I had it back.

03-10-2008, 01:55 PM	#13
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,998	A poster said it was similar to a 35 Remington LMAO !!!!!!!!! Well maybe it's the guns that are similar that shoots these 2 cartridges. I wished I had a boat load of them !!! I bought a Ruger Hawkeye in 308 to semi-retire the Marlin 375 and this past deer season I wanted to take it out and use it, but didn't but I am deffinitly going to use it when deer season rolls back around. I missed it !!! And besides I'm a lever action die hard fan and the Ruger is going to be HISTORY come next fall. I'm gonna get me a Brownig BLR LeverAction in 358 caliber Ya AH AH !!!!! and HA HA HA...A.H P.S who ever ends up with the Ruger will have a rifle that shoots over lapping bullet holes !