#2343581 - 07/31/08 02:49 PM
New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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sambo3006
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I got a deal too good to pass up on a Stainless Stalker 375 H&H with 26" barrel and open sights NIB. It should be in Monday. Can I shoot hard cast bullets through it and what velocity could I push them through before I get significant leading? Trying to get more rounds per $, but if I ever point it at anything that can bite back, I'll probably stoke it with 300 gr Partitions.
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#2343593 - 07/31/08 02:54 PM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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last I checked, sierras and hornady's were still comparatively cheap. were it me, I'd work up a practice load under 1700 fps
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#2343718 - 07/31/08 03:46 PM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Get you some Speer 235gr. HotCors and sime AA5744. Load 'em light and cheap and have a really fun plinking round. Or, use the Sierra or Hornady stuff like Utah said. I got some of the light stuff loaded up. I expect recoil like a 257, maybe a 270 and should be plenty for whitetails as well. I do love my H&H.
David
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#2344697 - 08/01/08 06:50 AM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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For my 416 Rem, I bought a cast mould for 350 grain gas checked slugs. Mixed at the Lyman #2 lead formula, I could run these at 1800 fps with no leading problems.
If you're already set up to cast bullets, I'd buy a mould and carry on. If not, I'd probably just shoot reduced loads with the lighter weight copper bullets.
Al
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#2344728 - 08/01/08 07:04 AM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Back when I was casting quite often I loaded up the 375 H&H's here with a linotype metal gas check bullet by Lyman with a hollow point. Velocities ran up to 2200 fps with very good accuracy using IMR 3031 and kapok over it to hold it down.
I did shoot one deer at close range and it fell dead with a heart/lung shot. The exit hole was not that large but way over bullet diameter.
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#2344890 - 08/01/08 08:22 AM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Amen brother. I like 55gr. under a 350 HotCor. Last time out, 5/8" 3-shot group at 100yds and recoil like a 180gr. 30-06. Gotta love it. 50gr. gets you 270 recoil.
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#2350046 - 08/04/08 01:29 AM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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I've burned quite a bit of powder in my 375 with cast bullets. I used a Lyman gas check 270 grain design with IMR 4227 loaded around 1500 fps. It shoots well enough up to around 1700 with my alloy. SR 4759 as also a good cast bullet powder with my M70 Winchester.
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#2350520 - 08/04/08 09:23 AM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Hooray, UPS tracking says they just delivered to my FFL. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
I was thinking that if the bullets were cast hard enough, a person might be able to run them 2300-2400 fps, don't know for sure though. I think I need to post the question over on the cast bullets forum.
I'm not opposed to shooting good quality jacketed bullets (and I fully intend to shoot some), but I can probably get the hard cast ones for a very small fraction of the price. I already have a few calibers that take some spendy bullets, figured this would be a good opportunity to explore the cast lead route.
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#2350727 - 08/04/08 11:12 AM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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If you're planning to hunt with cast, they work just fine when "only" moving in the teens, at least that has been my experience. 
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#2355586 - 08/06/08 04:22 PM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Got my hands on the rifle. It is the older A Bolt without the ugly silver bolt shroud. That's just fine with me. With such a long sight radius, this thing just screams for a peep sight. Mounted using the rear scope base holes, that would give over a 30" sight radius. I'm thinking that I could do some serious shooting out to 100-150 yds with that setup.
I'm getting dies, brass and bullets from a member here who unfortunately is unable to shoot his anymore due to a pesky doctor. I hope to put them to good use.
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#2377734 - 08/18/08 04:40 PM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Broke her cherry yesterday evening. 270 gr Hornady SP's in front of 70 gr IMR 4064, 1 grain below max in my Hornady manual. Shot it standing with the iron sights at an umnarked pizza box about 40 yds. Nice 3 shot group a little under 2 inches, just a little high of center and perfect windage. I think she's a keeper.
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#2379674 - 08/19/08 05:56 PM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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Get you some Speer 235gr. HotCors and sime AA5744. Load 'em light and cheap and have a really fun plinking round. Or, use the Sierra or Hornady stuff like Utah said. I got some of the light stuff loaded up. I expect recoil like a 257, maybe a 270 and should be plenty for whitetails as well. I do love my H&H.
David
Where do you find data for AA 5744 using jacketed bullets? I would like to try some reduced loads using some of the 270 gr bullets I have.
JJK
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#2384118 - 08/21/08 06:24 PM
Re: New toy on the way! Can I shoot hard cast through 375 H&H?
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sambo3006
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This thread is really useless without pics....
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