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I tried the 220 grain Hornady on three deer this year and it worked so well I doubt if I will ever use anything else ever again.
I used 42 grains of IMR 4759 for 2,200 fps.
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I thumped a couple of bulls with the 260 gr Partition some years ago. Today I would use the 250 gr TTSX as mentioned above.

Here's a test I did a couple of months ago. It might help you decide.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/10853251/1

Ive had good luck with 235 speers and also with 270 hornady's. I do have a hankering to work up a load with 250 ttsx though

Take a look at the 260 gr AB. It's all the bullet you need for NA.


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I used the 260 AB to take two large bull elk in Colorado, and oryx, kudu, waterbuck, eland and impala in Namibia. One of the elk stood around long enough to take a second shot, but he was dead on his feet after the first one. As I recall, the first load I tried was sub-moa and I never did any further load development.

My go to load for the .375 H&H is a Sierra 250 gr Game King over a healthy dose of RL-15. Turns a critter's lights out real quick and was accurate in my .375.

Ive used the Hornadfy 225 spire point in my 375 Ruger. The load I used was both 4895s just to get about 2600+fps. Recoil is moderate, accuracy is sub moa, trajectory is similar to 3006 180gr. Performance on whitetails is reliable, exit on broadside shots is !1.5". No bullets recovered. Have not shot any elk with this bullet but I think it would be adequate if youre not trying to shoot end to end. Availability at the moment might be sketchy but when available they are less expensive and come in a box of 100.

I always liked the Hornady 225 too....and at those speeds, or even a tad less. Kicks like a .30-06 with 200 grainers....and kills like one too....

I bought a pre-64 385 H&H that someone decided to "improve". It has a 40 degree shoulder and minimum taper. I suppose it roughly has the case capacity of a 375 Weatherdy. I've only shot 375 H&H loads in it.

From what I've read I should be able to get about 300 feet per second more velocity for flatter shooting. But that's not appealing. After 50+ years of shooting this is my first wildcat.

Recommendations:

I don't want to push pressure and don't need highest velocity loads, but I'd like to know where the limit is. About what percent increase in powder can this AI digest safely? And About how much extra powder to reach standard H&H velocity?

I'd appreciate positive answers rather than, "Why do you want...?"

Thanks

Sorry to have stole the thread. I'm looking at 375 JRS loads.

I would dump the .375 Ruger and find used 700 Classic in .35 Whelen or old Ruger 77 in same caliber. There is no point in shooting 225gr slug out of .375 hole. I think that is more absurd than shooting 150 gr slugs out of .300 Weatherby.

I don't hunt elk but I killed three deer last season with Hornady 235 gr.
I have used 200 Sierra and they work just as well at 2,200 fps. Very pleasant to shoot.

My light load for my 25 inch pre 64 Win 70 in 375 H&H is 260 grain Nosler Partition over 70 grains of IMR 4064 with a Fed 215 Primer and Win or Fed cases. 2710 fps More than enough power for elk or moose and flat enough for 400 yards in a pinch. I dropped a Kudu @ 270 yards aiming dead on; was sighted a inch or 2 high @ 200 for nearly point blank out to 350.

ETA: I dropped her back to one inch high at 100 since returning from Africa. I can't remember what I zeroed for Africa but did what the PH told me prior to going. He said be prepared for 100-350 yard shots.

Buy some 270 RN blems from Midway and put them over Re-15. No reason to break the bank. Load them fairly low and dial in.

That's interesting....how come H&H originally loaded a 235, a 270,and a 300 gr?

Guess they had no idea what they were doing...they only invented the cartridge and sold rifles and ammo to guys who actually hunted the entire globe with those loads.Everything from mountain sheep in the Altai to pachyderms in Africa and Asia, and everything in between

But today we have internet gurus who know better than H&H,,,,funny stuff.

The 225 and 235 grain slugs really put the thump to deer and hogs. They make shooting the .375 fun so result in more practice which is never a bad thing. Also the H&H will group a diverse range of bullets close enough to use the same sight setting, this was by design for double rifles.

I know people that say its a 375 so it should shoot 300 grain bullets. These guys are some of the same ones that don't practice much with their hunting loads.

No wrong choices but for an all around North American load hard to fault the 250s and 260s.

235-250 and 260 gr monos and tough bonded bullets are game changers;and there's always the 270-350 gr sluggers of you want them.