RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

Yes if you intelligently shoot this gun you will see longer barrel life. That means waiting at least 5 minutes between shots on a relatively cool day so the barrel doesn't become too hot and longer on those hot days.

You fire three consecutive rounds out of a 30-378 and the barrel will be too hot for you to hold it.

So you get aproximately 2000 rounds out of a barrel according to Weatherby if you shoot it intelligently at the range every time. If a person practices enough to get proficient with such a specialized cartridge to be able to take full advantage of its capabilites then he will be at the range firing up a box every week or more at 500 and 600 yards. So that translates to about 2 - 2.5 years of barrel life. If he isn't at the range practicing weekly then the point of having a 30-378 is pretty much gone. Any regular ole 300 magnum or 30-06 will do everything the 30-378 will.

These comments are not intended to tell him not to purchase a 30-378. They are intended to allow him to make an intelligent and informed decision regarding the type of hunting that he does. Rather than just say "I love mine you should buy one" some of us are giving real information. This is not one of those doo all cartridges. It is one of those cartridges that require a lot of dicipline while shooting, a lot of long range practice,

Perhaps his absolute longest shot oportunity where he hunts is only 300 yards. The 30-378 isn't going to kill a deer any quicker or any deader than a .270 winchester. Perhaps he doesn't have access to a range where he can shoot at 600 yards. Etc... etc...

If a person is able to take advantage of a 30-378 then by all means get one.



Oh, and BTW..... Some of us here do in fact do this stuff professionally. So there is no reason for you to be a sarcastic smart arse.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

Stubble,

I am trying different powders with different bullets. I have shot two groups with that load, the other was about 1 inchto 1.25 I am tryin all sorts of powders. What I like about the 30-378 is you can push the heavier bullets a little faster. IMR 7828 was my best powder with a 180 gr. So far I have tried RL25, IMR 7828, H50BMG, and H5010 with 180 grain Barnes TSX and 200 grain Barnes TSX.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

ROTFLMFAO


Since you are a professional, how many have you rebarreled??????

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

Just as I expected,you aremaking accuracy claims based on a single group.A single group reallymeans nothing unless you can consistantly repeat it.I state the accuracy of a rifle based on the average group so ifI am askedto prove it,I know that I can.A person looksfoolish when they make an accuracy claim that they can't back up.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

Exactly,a 500 yard gun isno advantagewithout a 500 yard shooter.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

Stubble...
So far I have shot that group TWO times. Like I said I am working up loads that give the best accuracy. That load has repeated itself. Granted I have only shot it twice, but both have been very good groups. This gun and shooter has shot three out of three shots in a 8 inch pie plate at 600 yards in the open fields of Iowa with factory ammo. The accuracy at that range is only going to get better with handloading.

Like ELKampMaster said If I were on here telling you how well I was shooting my .270 or my 30-06 at that range, the replies would be nice shooting, keep up the good work, but since I own a 30-378 this is all I hear.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

You posted

The other group was up to 1.25",it was not 3/4".

You must not have read my previous posts or you would have read that I have owned a 30-378 and I currently own two 300ultramags.I also stated that I have fired a .080" group at 100 yards with one of the ultramags but I certainly don't claim that the gun is a .080" gun since I have not repeated that group.In fact both of my 300ultramags shoot groups averaging 5/8" at 100 yards so I call them 5/8" guns.Since I own two 300 ultramags myself,I obviously don't have an issue with the big magnums.My issue is that people that buy them think that they suddenlybecome long range shooters.It takes a great deal of practise to be able to consistantly be accurate at 500 yards reguardless of the gun and cartridge that you use.If you aren't willing to practise,the big magnums are a waste.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

Like Stubble, I have no problem with anyone shooting the big magnums either. I do however take issue when some mutton head tells me that you can't cleanly take game with rifles that I have taken that game with many times.:D

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

My mistake, when I said group I should have said load. I have shot that load two times. One group was .75" the other was 1.25" at 200 yards, and yes I did read your other posts about your magnums.

RE: Whetherby .30 378
 

If you are going to quote me and roll on the floor laughing your arse off then have the common courtesy and not take it out of context. I stand 100% behind that statement. I haven't rebarrelled any. Down here in Alabama there are very few people that have any need what so ever for a 30-378 and the ones that do actually have one never go to the range and practice with them enough to take advantage of the cartridges ability. In fact these rich, gotta have the biggest and baddest, mine is better than yours kind of people that I am refering to don't even sight their own guns in. They pay us to do it for them. Then they go on a $10,000 elk hunt and come back bitching cause they missed an elk at 600 yards and tell us it's our fault.

You don't have to rebarrel a gun to know what happens inside the bore when you pull the trigger.