300 gr swift A-Frame 375 h&h penetrate humerus?

[Nevada Mike]

For reloaders (and shooters who do not reload) scrounging has become a way of life.

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[Marc Ret]

I’ve been successfully hunting most of my Cape buffalo with a .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, over the years.
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The most impressive bullet in a .375 Holland & Holland Magnum which I’ve ever used on Cape buffalo, is Federal’s 300Gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw controlled expansion factory load. It’s more than capable of breaking a fully grown bull’s scapula and reaching the vitals from absolutely any angle. And I have (so far) enjoyed my greatest success against these gigantic African bovines with these excellent bullets.

However, Federal never seems to have ammunition loaded with Trophy Bonded Bear Claw or Sledgehammer bullets in stock these days (for the last few years, at least).

Another favorite bullet of mine in .375 caliber, is the 300Gr Rhino Solid Shank. For all points and purposes, this is a clone of Jack Carter’s Trophy Bonded Bear Claw design. Unfortunately, it’s only available as a hand loading component.

I’m yet to use Barnes TSX bullets on Cape buffalo. But I did successfully hunt my most recent hippopotamus bull on land on my latest African safari, with a 300Gr Barnes TSX factory load (a one shot affair). To say that I was immensely satisfied, would be the gross understatement of the year. I would definitely feel 100% confident in using this bullet on Cape buffalo in my future African safaris.

The 300gr Bear Claw is currently available through Federal's Custom Shop.

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[Safari Dave]

You will be fine...

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Some barrels are faster than others, what was their test barrel length? What is your barrel length? Then we get into how accurate is the conograph? Just so many variables that can cause what we see. Most of the time I run a LabRadar if it reads something I'm not expecting I'll throw on the V3 to check against it. On a side not I have changed powder lots and have seen swings bigger than this, for the record.

Indubitably, Inline6

But I must share my own field experiences with these cartridges as well. I've used the old Winchester Super-X 175Gr cup & core soft nosed factory load (which has unfortunately been discontinued back in 1999) extensively in my Churchill Gunmakers Model Deluxe 7x57mm Mauser (which has a 23" London proofed barrel). Advertised velocity was 2450 fps. Chronographed velocity was 2441 fps. Virtually identical to the advertised velocity. This cartridge was capable of breaking through the scapula of 750 LB Sambar stags and 700 LB Nilgai bulls in order to reach the heart-lung region. Same for American Mule stags and elk. And European Red stags. And African plains game up to bull eland. I even used this same cartridge to shoot the man eating Royal Bengal tiger in my avatar. Bullet had broken clean through the great cat's scapula and torn into a lung. Ballistic peformance was extremely satisfactory.

Now, the Federal 175Gr cup & core soft nosed factory load is perfectly fine for medium sized deer such as our Asiatic Axis or the American whitetail. But on certain shots taken at large framed mammalia such as Sambar deer, Nilgai or elk... I have found penetration to be fairly unsatisfactory. Frontal shots (for instance) on Nilgai managed to get to the chest cavity of the animals. But the bullets themselves were often unable to actually reach the vital organs. 1 particular broadside shot taken at the shoulder of a large Sambar stag managed to break but not actually go through the scapula.

I believe that @Longwalker also experienced a few velocity related issues with these cartridges.

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Never underestimate the value of a good chronograph or Lab Radar, and a detailed log of every round shot!

 

[colorado]

Thanks all very informative. I'm guessing a 570g TSX at 2300 fps from my 500 Jeffery will do the job as long I put it in the right place. Taking it elk hunting again this fall