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Getting another .375 H&H and in this one gonna use a bullet in the 250-270 gr class. Thinking of using a 250gr Swift A-Frame,270 gr SAF,270 gr Woodleigh RN and the 260 gr Nosler Partition.

The Woodleigh RN has a impact velocity of 2400 fps and if I can get 2600+ in it,what will happen if I get a very close shot?

e: For ultimate bullet expansion and results, it is recommended that this bullet be fired in a load with an impact velocity no greater than 2400 fps and no less than 1900 fps.

This is what Woodleigh say's.
The above is what I copied from Midway's page.

for NA use , the 260 accubombs are good to go.........

Include either a 250gr or 270gr NorthFork in your list....

I got some 250 TSX's to try. I plan on checking'em out after deer season.

That bullet makes a lot of sense. We'll see what my NH SS M-70 Classic will do with it.

DF

Here are two bullets shot from my 375 RUM. Both are 300 gr Swift A frames, shot at a herd bull Bison from 190 yards and recovered just inside the far side about an inch shy of exiting. At 190 yards, the impact velocity should have been about 2250 ish. I know these slightly heavier boolits than the 270 gr you mentioned, but just a reference to a 375 300 gr Swift A frame. Hopefully I'm talking apples to apples.

Looks like you more than "shot at" that bull...

DF

True that

I don't have a scale, so I don't know the weight retension, but it looks acceptable.

elk, last fall I used my .375 H & H on a large cow moose, and a large cow elk.. Used the 260 Nosler Accubond.. I have use Accubonds in several other rifles and had excellent results.. The moose was a couple hundred yards.. good neck shot did the trick.. the elk was at least 400 maybe a bit farther, there was a good bit of drop I held over the back and hit low in the chest.. She went down immediately.. I think for most of the hunting we do short of brown bear, this bullet would give the best of both worlds.. It holds together and is fairly flat shooting and packs a good punch when it hits.

Thanks fellas. Was/is considering the 270 gr SAF as a one load do all in this .375.

The Woodleigh has such a low impact velocity that I am concerned about it's use on BG.

Also,this is not for NA only.

I use Barnes TSX 270 gr. and TTSX 250 gr. in my .375 Ruger, with total satisfaction in the results. They have been used on game from Springbok up thru wildebeest, sable, nilgai, and Asian water buffalo, with perfect results. If they shoot accurately in your rifle, I highly recommend them.

How do you compare the two, velocity, accuracy, performance on game, etc...

DF

In my .375 Ruger Hawkeye African, I handload the 270 gr. TSXes at 2800 fps MV, the 250 gr. TTSX at 2880 fps MV. Accuracy with both is similar, both being sub-MOA, with possibly a little edge to the TTSX. The TTSX has quite an edge over the TSX in BC (.424 vs. .326), and it flies a bit flatter due to higher velocity and BC. Sighted in 1.5" at 100, it is dead on at 200, and a hair under 7" at 300 yards.
I don't know if those velocities can be safely achieved in an H&H, but they are easy loads in the Ruger.
As far as performance on game goes, they both expand, penetrate, and kill stuff. On small stuff like springbok, expansion with the TTSX is sudden and complete, and leaves big holes. I've only recovered one of each from game, and they look identical.
Unless really large African game is once again on the menu, I suspect the 250 gr. TTSX will see the most use in the future.

If your worried about low max impact velocity on the Woodleigh RN bullets go with the Woodleigh PP bullets. Hunting Die Specialties carry Woodleigh bullets in stock. I got some Woodleigh 350gr. PP that I am going to try in the 375 Ruger. I emailed Woodleigh and got load data from them. By their data I should get 2360fps with RE17 powder.

I'm a fan of the 250 gr in the 375H&H. With RL15 it isn't hard to get 2875-2900 with RL15 in rifles I have worked with (mostly pre 64 M70,s,SS Classics, and Krieger barreled customs).

Trajectory is about like that of the 30/06-165 or 270-150.

I use the Bitterroot 250 but see no reason why the TTSX,NF, or Aframe should not be just as good. I use the 250 Sierra for practice and POI is the same as the BBC with the same powder charges. Easy to load, forgiving and very accurate.Pretty simple.

They make big holes. As Bighorn says,reports here and from others say the 250 TTSX is a very good performer. They are all bombs from a 375 bore rifle.They can be used on anything here including brown bear.

This is not only going to be used in NA.

Used the NF's in a .358 Norma and they left a nice big hole in the oryx. Gonna have to look them up online.

Still think a 270 gr SAF or NF would do want I want.


Looked at the NF website and they have a 20 count sample pack.

By the way the .375 I'm getting is a Winchester M70 Classic Stainless steel and it has a Weaver 3x on it.

Last month, Noslers' Shooters Pro Shop had a great buy on 260 gr PT over-runs. I bought 3 boxes.

If it's the older NH SS Classic, the 24" barrel, IMO, is way too heavy. These guns do well chopped to 21" or so. They handle much better in this configuration. This one has NECG irons and I tweaked the NH trigger to a crisp 3#'s. I like this gun, even with the Tupperware which I Steel Bedded after jerking the hot glue bedding out with a pair of pliers. It will cycle EMPTY .375 H&H brass thru the action as fast as I can work the action. Not many guns will do that. And, it shoots...!

DF

Barnes. From 235-300 accurate and deadly. Many Buff PHs suggest the 300 TSX is better than solids.

My "1 of 1" Shot show A bolt has a 26" bbl (I'm not chasing Buffs into thornbush) and will push the 235 at 3000. Same trajectory as a 180 in a 30-06. 3 in 1" all day long.

best, Larry

Kynoch loads the 270 RN Weldcore to 2650fps.