| .375 Remington Ultra Magnum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Remington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designed | 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | .300 Remington Ultra Magnum[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case type | Beltless, rebated-rim, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .375 in (9.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .4050[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .5250 in (13.34 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .5500 in (13.97 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .534[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Case length | 2.850[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 3.600 in (91.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1-12" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle magnum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum pressure | 65,000 psi (450 MPa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum CUP | < !-- Ballistic performance --> CUP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 26 Source(s): Alliant Powder[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The .375 Remington Ultra Magnum, also known as the .375 RUM is a .375 rifle cartridge introduced by Remington Arms in 2000. The cartridge is intended for large and dangerous game.[1]
It is a beltless, rebated rim cartridge created by necking up the .300 Remington Ultra Magnum case to .375 caliber with no other changes.[1] Factory loadings are less powerful than handloads for the cartridge. Remington factory loads push a 300 grain (19 g) bullet at 2760 ft/s (840 m/s),[3] producing 5070 ft·lbf (6.88 kJ) of energy. A handloader can increase the muzzle velocity of a 300gr bullet to 3321 ft/s (900 m/s),[4] and develop 5800 ft·lbf (7.9 kJ).[5]
The intended use of this cartridge includes hunting large, thick-skinned game.[1] It is powerful enough to kill any land animal[1] and, with its high velocity, can do so at fairly long ranges. Such performance comes at the price of a heavy recoil: in a sporting-weight rifle of ~8 lb (3.6 kg), this cartridge can produce a fierce 80 ft·lbf (108 J) of recoil (approximately 3.5 times that of a .30-06.)
There is a wide selection of .375 in (9.53 mm) bullets available[1][3][6] that are suited to the high velocities of the .375 RUM, and boat tail bullets help to further extend the useful range.
Currently, there are no production rifles in this chambering (Savage & Remington previously did so.) Remington,[3] DoubleTap[7] and Nosler[6] are the only sources of factory ammunition. Loading dies and reloading data are readily available to the handloader. Double Tap loads to the specifications attributed to handloader limits.