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I've shot one cow with a Ruger No. 1 375 H&H - used a Speer 270. Walked up on her bedded in timber and shot her when she stood up at less than 50 yds. Bang/flop and four legs in the air...
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Not an H&H, but I've shot two elk with the 270 gr TSX out of a 375 Ruger at 2700 fps. The first one, the largest bodied bull I have ever shot (all 4 bare quarters on the meat hooks weighed 525 lbs), was shot at 217 yards and the bullet broke both shoulders and was found sitting sideways just under the hide on the off side. It was perfectly mushroomed and weighed 269.3 grains after it was cleaned up.
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I have taken 1 elk and 2 deer with the 375 H&H. I used the old Speer Grand Slam bullet, worked fine and hit hard. The Elk was about 400 yards.
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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I have taken 1 elk and 2 deer with the 375 H&H. I used the old Speer Grand Slam bullet, worked fine and hit hard. The Elk was about 400 yards.
Nice shooting! I've got a few of those old 285 gr Grand Slams left, maybe 25 or so. Really ought to use them on something.
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while this is NOT my 375 H&H sako carbine, in the picture posted above, My SAKO CARBINE is almost an exact clone except, that my stocks about 5 shades darker, so its about as dark as walnut gets. IT been my back-up carbine used, during several years, in the thick timber to my 340 wby rifle for decades. I love the way it carries and handles, its had both a 2.5X and a 4X Leopold scope. It accounted for three small but legal (4x4 and 4x5)bull elk and one cow elk in that time. the carbine like 75 grains of WW760 under a 270 hornady spire point, 215 federal primer. http://www.hornady.com/store/375-Cal-.375-270-gr-SP-RP/now my personal experience has shown my my 340 wby and 375 H&H are about IDEAL for my personal elk rifles but its mostly due to both having a flawless record, and my confidence using those rifles, not because that power levels mandatory. a 35 whelen , even a 30/06 with the correct ammo,have also been well proven to work well. the first bull was at about 120 yards,shot in the mid 1980s, a high heart lung shot he crumpled on bullet impact the bullet passed thru. the second was standing looking at me from 50 yards, a shot to the center lower neck dropped him instantly, bullet was in the gut. third was quartering away and walking briskly, a shot hit about mid ribs and exited lower chest,opposite side, he ran about 40-50 feet and dropped. the cow was out at about 190 yards, she got hit in the chest a bit far back, bullet passed thru, she just stood in shock for 30 seconds then turned to walk away and fell over http://handloads.com/loaddata/defau...;type=Rifle&Order=Powder&Source=
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My Whitworth custom rifle and my Sako Mannlicher stocked .375 H&H have cleanly taken elk with a single round of the Speer 235 grain reloads.
Great cartridge, perfect, in my opinion, for everything from deer to buffalo.
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I need to mess around more with those 235 gr Speer bullets...
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I have been kind of surprised at how well they hold together when they open up this much (fired into rather pea-gravelly mud). I imagine they'ed work really well thwopped into a broadside elk's ribs.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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I forgot I bought a couple boxes of Hornday 270gr. sp interlocks for my 375 H&H. That should work on elk... I need to load some up and see how she shoots though....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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bsa1917unter, I used those, and loved them in my H&H. I have about 800 or so left from a bulk/blemish purchase many years ago. I used a hundred or so fire-forming for my AI, but with the component shortage I've been saving them!! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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I forgot I bought a couple boxes of Hornday 270gr. sp interlocks for my 375 H&H. That should work on elk... I need to load some up and see how she shoots though.... Those, frankly like every Hornady I have used in many chamberings, have shot very well in three H&H's I have owned. They make great, oft underrated, bullets IME.
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Thanks Ed. I'm a big time Hornady interlock user. They have always seemed to work. I'll work up a load for the old girl one of these days..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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The .270 Hornadys work on elk like critters in Africa... And even on an elk like critter for a pard here in MT... Performance was flawless.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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The .270 Hornadys work on elk like critters in Africa... And even on an elk like critter for a pard here in MT... Performance was flawless. Does this mean you are stepping out of the closet and admitting the 270 is good for anything and just a tad better than say a 7x57???
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Think those 270 gr Hornady's would work in a .375 RUM?
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Truth be known...maybe not. Their performance was flawless at 2450 FPS....push them a lot harder and you might shed more weight.......
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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This doesn't mean you are stepping out of the closet and admitting the 270 is good for anything .....
Fixt it for you.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Truth be known...maybe not. Their performance was flawless at 2450 FPS....push them a lot harder and you might shed more weight....... Thanks Ingwe. Better off with a 270 gr Swift A-Frame.
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I would HIGHLY recommend the Swift A-frame...seems to do well at any speed ( even 2450...) and it expends most if not all its energy in an elk sized target. See the little bump on the Sables shoulder?.....its a 300 gr. A-frame that came in from the other side at about 35 yards.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Beautiful sable.. One animal I wanted but will never get.. Also a beautiful .375.. You still have it?????? How can you shoot plastic stocks after having such a wonderfully beautiful rifle???
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