The .375 Dakota is dangerous game
cartridge designed by Don Allen, the founder of
Dakota Arms
Remington Outdoor Company (ROC) was an American firearms manufacturer and holding company. The company had notable brands under its umbrella, such as Bushmaster, DPMS, Remington and Marlin.
History
On August 15, 2017, James Marcotuli announ ...
of
Sturgis,
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...
.
Like the
.375 Ruger and the
.376 Steyr, the .375 Dakota was designed to compete with the
.375 H&H Magnum, yet have the advantage of having a
rimless, beltless case and can function through a standard-length rifle action due to a shorter overall length. Like the
.375 Remington Ultra Magnum, this cartridge is based on the
Canadian Magnum series of rifle cartridges developed by Aubrey White and Noburo Uno, which were based on the
.404 Jeffery
The .404 Jeffery is a rifle cartridge designed for hunting large, dangerous game animals, such as the " Big Five" (elephant, rhino, cape buffalo, lion and leopard) of Africa. The cartridge is standardized by the C.I.P. and is also known as .404 ...
cartridge. However, unlike the .375 RUM and the .375 Canadian Magnum cartridges which have rebated rims, the Dakota is of a rimless design. Since the .375 Dakota is a proprietary cartridge neither
SAAMI
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI, pronounced "Sammy") is an association of American manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and components. SAAMI is an accredited standards developer that publishes several Ameri ...
or the
CIP have provided guidelines or specifications concerning the cartridge.
The .375 Dakota is available in the Dakota Model 76 and Model 97
bolt-action
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon (as most users are right-handed).
Most bolt-actio ...
rifles and the Model 10 and Miller single-shot rifles. Both the Model 76 and Model 97 rifles are based on the
Winchester pre-'64 Mauser design while the Model 10 and Miller are
falling-block rifles.
Performance comparison
See also
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List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name.
File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 HM2,2 .17 HMR, 2.5 .17 wsm, 3 .22LR, 4 .22 WMR, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm/35 SMc, 7 .22 Hornet, 8 .223 Remington, 9 .2 ...
References
* http://www.chuckhawks.com/375Dakota.htm
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