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I like the Swift 250g A-Frames at 2800 fps out of my 375 H&H for deer and elk. Light recoil, flat shooting, great terminal performance.


Chuck

Something as good as the 375H&H deserves to be used everywhere,and I believe that everyone who is serious about rifles and hunting should have one,whether they think they need it or not.The guy who knows how to shoot it,and uses it for all his hunting is, IMHO a pretty smart hombre.

I totally agree with that Bob!

Dober

Aaah! Stop it, you two!

I've carried a 375 on a hog hunt; never fired it.

I took my 338 Win. for speedgoats and mulies. It worked very well. Something nice about the ability to put a 250 gr. from front shoulder out the back hip..

I am debating on wielding my 338 or a 400 Whelen here in Oct.. for NM elk. And I have a 416 and 375 that beg to be bloodied...

Welcome to the lunacy.....

You can load the .375H&H down to .375Win velocities, and on up to full-power, and almost everything will shoot better than most hunters can. Hard to not like that flexibility.

It's a good one,Mark. I have never done it,but can't imagine that you could not hang a good 6X on one with dots,and stretch it to 600;train wreck when it lands

Jeff, it'll make you quit the 338...

I would be the wrong guy to ask that question because I use the .375 for everything. I heard Ray talk about using a 270 gr bullet over 70 gr of IMR 4064. I tried the Speer BTSP loaded as such and it flat puts the smack down on deer & antelope. Maybe this year I can report on how it does on elk.

I used this load in season 2007 and took a muley buck @ over 350 yards with it. I have been known to use this load on prairie dogs. On big game it doesn't destroy as much meat as my .300 did. Big ol' heavy bullet just plows it's way right through.

So in answer to your question. Aint a thing in the world out of place or ridiculous about it.

Dead is dead. Who am I to quiible with how the creature ended up there?

If I was primarily hunting deer and blackies with mine (sako 85 kodiak in 375 H&H) I would go with 235 grains barnes x bullets. Everything else except Brown bear get a 270 grain pill (always x bullets)

Dunno how this happened.

My buddy has shot a lot of elk with his 458 Wnnie and the Hornady 350 RN bullet. Elk hate that gun.

I'll be hunting elk, deer and black bear this year with my 500 Jeffery lol ...



Chuck

I'll be hunting elk, deer and black bear this year with my 500 Jeffery ...



Chuck

I have used a 375 H&H from Alaska to Texas to Pennsylvania with a few stops in between. It has taken Whitetail, Sitka Blacktail, Mulies, Moose, Caribou, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Mt. Goat, Texas Boar (they are a mix), Rattle Snake, Coyotes, Wolf and Snowshoe Hare. To boot it all was done with one load consisting of 270gr Hornaday/RL15. I have used Barnes X, Swift A-Frames, Nosler Partitions and all the rest. but the truth is that the old 375 has been taking game from the size of Dik Dik to Cape Buffalo cleanly and effectivly with factory loads for over 100 years. That in itself is the real beauty of the 375 H&H!

You should have seen the looks on the boys in Texas when I showed up with my 375 for a Deer hunt.
Model 70 in 375 H&H $700
1.75-6 Scope $450
QD rings and bases $75
Ammo $30
Look on their faces; Priceless

I am deciding between a 9.3 x 62 and a 375 h&h for my next rifle. My last hunt was to Africa and everything shot was done so with a 338 win mag. Bullets zipped right through everything and there was minimal meat loss even on Springbok and mountain reedbuck. I have to agree that the 375 will not spoil any more meat than the 338. Same speed with 270 gr 375 AS A 225 GR 338 so trajectory is a mute point. Years ago I shot a friend's CZ in 375 and it was pleasant to shoot, although that was when compared to his 458 and 416 Rigby in the same configuration. To me it did not appear any more recoil than my Ruger m77 in 338.

Mtgoat
Appreciate the humour. I used to shoot a 45/70 contender at sillouette shoots and quite a few eyebrows were raised. It is hard not to smile.

Randy

Been thinking that also. My .458 is a little heavy, so I am thinking about a .416 Rigby.

I was thinking of how useful the .375 has been for me over the years....have used it for everything....varmints to moose....and for a fleeting moment....I was going to sell it.....BUT....NOOOOO.
I do not do much big game hunting anymore....but why would I want
to let go of a pre-64 Mod 70 that was owned by my grand dad? NOT.

GuyM,
Actually the 375 H&H Magnum is considered a medium bore if you read a book about African rifles. For really dangerous game solids were used by the hunters.
With that said I shot three whitetails last year with mine last season.
We were party hunting and noone else was seeing anything.
I used a Sierra flatnose 200 gr with IMR 4759 for 2200 fps.
This is a powderpuff load but it knocked all three deer down right now!
I bought it for my oldest son who was planning on going bear hunting with me but neither one of us drew a tag last year.
I think it would make a fun black bear rifle because I doubt they will make it into the swamp after being hit with that load.
I would use it on moose if I ever draw a tag for that.
What is a few thousandths of an inch between friends?
whelennut
Did I mention how light the recoil is with this load? A little girl could shoot it.

That's kind of what I'm thinking - could be a lot of fun to have a .375 in a rifle I really enjoy - even though I'll likely never hunt Cape Buff... Or if I do, it will likely be a one-time deal.

On the other hand, I can hunt mule deer, black bear and elk every year... Would think a decent 260/270 grain load would do very nicely for those... Having strong thoughts about a Ruger Number One. Have had several, only one right now in 7mm Rem mag and it's not deficient in any way - but I'd kind of like to play with bigger bullets now and again... Just might have to look into this a bit more...

Thanks for all the info guys!