Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Are there practical reasons to own a .300 H&H?

I would agree with that. Some of my favourite rifles are 257Roberts, 280Remington and 275Rigby. All have been eclipses by better yet far less interesting chamberings.

i succumbed to the allure... a 300 H&H X-Bolt Medallion is enroute to my location...

I check online to look at those. Couldn't find them. Prob be a nice rifle.

apparently a Shot Show special from a couple years back... enroute from a shop in Wisconsin

I've been looking for nickel brass for mine to load some CT ballistic silver tips because they look so darn cool.

The best answer to that question:

A Democrat would not want you to have it.

OK... I shoot both the .300 Win and the H&H. Please explain why the Winchester cartridge is less interesting than the H&H. If i could have only one it would be the Winchester.

For some, the more obscure, classic hard to find chamberings are cool. That's not practical or even rational, but it is what it is. I always wanted to shoot a Yukon moose with a 300H&H.

The Winchester offering is a better choice for a long list of reasons as is the WSM.

It's ballistically a .300 WSM in a long, tapered case that feeds like greased snot through actions like the 700 that are, at very best, rough and draggy with the WSM.

If you value smooth feeding over short action length, then damned right there's a practical reason to choose the .300 H&H.

Tom

this X-Bolt Medallion is a beautiful rifle. I have some Hornady factory ammo on order with LGS with which to christen the bore. won't even scope it until i adjust the iron sights

There are no practical reasons other then hunting Big Bears for owning more then a 308 or 30-06.

Skip a bit, brother; practical is right out.

As a young lad in the early 70's leafing through my dad's reloading manuals and reading the cartridge descriptions, I was intrigued by this old timer 300. Thus was the beginning of my attachment to that cartridge. Why? It sounded British (Holland and Holland) and looked cool I suppose - and wasn't plain vanilla. Result: a 1954 era Remington 721. A plain vanilla rifle except for "300 H&H" on the barrel - which is priceless. It's nothing but a white tail rifle for me, but I love it - just because I can!


I guess that also explains my #2 acquisition from the same manual - a 338-06.

You need no other reason than you want it. And that is why I have a 416 Rigby.

Well I took a 375 H&H to Africa the first time...worked so well I bought a 300 H&H for the next time....if that ever happens
that is.....and if it doesn't? oh well.....they can sit in the safe and I'll look at them every once and awhile and dream.

Dang you ! Now I’ve gotta buy a 416 R M.

Jerry

Like any other rifle/cartridge that can't be found at Wal-Mart, it serves as an excellent jackwagon detector. It works like this: when talking with someone about rifles, mention you own a 300 H&H. If they say "Oh cool! How do you like it?", They're probably an ok sort. The ones that ask why you'd bother to own something so obsolete are jackwagons. Say "Good day." and leave.

"Jackwagons" are people as well.

ordered 30mm Talley lightweight two piece low mount rings for the X-Bolt Medallion 300 H&H... but can't decide on a scope... or a reticle. I want to stay at or below 42mm objective... Any recommendations?

thanks in advance...

Last week, I sent out all the pcs for a Super 30 parts gun. Well used M700 BDL magnum action with a SS 24" 30-06 bbl and an old Brown Precision stock. This will be the 4th rifle I've used that stock for and has become a favourite handle. Scope will probably be an old VariX-III 2.5-8 bought cheeep here on the Fire in Weaver mounts. Dies came locally for 20 bucks.

Pretty sure the results will be a bit ugly but it should be a good "working" rifle.