300 H&H Mag SILVERTIP on plains game

[Hunter-Habib]

Photographs kindly provided by my friend & former employee, Jabbar Mollah.

Pre 1970 .300 Holland & Holland Magnum Winchester Super Speed 220Gr Silver Tips

Left= Hand loaded .300 Holland & Holland Magnum round employing 220Gr round nosed steel jacketed FMJ Hornady solid
Centre= Pre 1970 .300 Holland & Holland Magnum Winchester Super Speed 220Gr Silver Tip
Right= Pre 1970 .300 Holland & Holland Magnum Winchester Super Speed 180Gr Silver Tip

Pre 1970 .300 Holland & Holland Magnum Winchester Super Speed 220Gr Silver Tip recovered from lion shot over bait in Zambia. Note the perfect mushrooming with the old Winchester proprietary jacketing material made from mixture of copper, nickel & zinc

 

[PerH]

That was quite a good expanding bullet recovered there , and it shows the quality in materials as it was used before the big shift .

 

[Hunter-Habib]

That was quite a good expanding bullet recovered there , and it shows the quality in materials as it was used before the big shift .

Always remember this golden rule, Per.

Whenever companies want to make a product with cheaper manufacturing costs... you know that quality will definitely suffer.

 

[grand veneur]

I am not sure about the age of my ammunition. I bought Winchester cartridges caliber 300 Win Mag with Silvertip bullets in the seventies which were already packed in yellow boxes.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

I am not sure about the age of my ammunition. I bought Winchester cartridges caliber 300 Win Mag with Silvertip bullets in the seventies which were already packed in yellow boxes.

Send me a picture of a cartridge and the box. I'll tell you.

 

[Tra3]

+1 on use them for practice, not hunting.

That looks like ammo for 5-6 range sessions where you can do multiple drills of 3 shots quickly off the sticks at steel plates. That will be perfect for practice, you will be happy you used them up and much happier to not risk a failure.

 

[sgt_zim]

So I just found three boxes of 300 H&H SILVERTIP that I had stashed in my collection that was probably bought in early 90s…
It has been stored properly so not worried about its condition but just wondering about your thoughts on it for my upcoming hunt?
The 300 will only be used for Kudu and lighter game…
Should I take this classic load with my classic Pre-64 Winchester and hunt with it!?!?
Or should it go back into the vault?View attachment 632497View attachment 632498

It was just such bullets, fired from that exact rifle, which was the genesis of "premium" bullets.

Ever read about John Nosler's moose hunt, circa 1947?

I would not bet money on clean kill from 50 yards on a kudu/wildbeest/zebra with those.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

So I just found three boxes of 300 H&H SILVERTIP that I had stashed in my collection that was probably bought in early 90s…
It has been stored properly so not worried about its condition but just wondering about your thoughts on it for my upcoming hunt?
The 300 will only be used for Kudu and lighter game…
Should I take this classic load with my classic Pre-64 Winchester and hunt with it!?!?
Or should it go back into the vault?View attachment 632497View attachment 632498

I'm pretty sure they would work, but there are better loads with more reliable bullets available now. With the cost of a safari I cannot see any reason to pinch pennies on a couple of boxes of ammo. Splurge on a couple of boxes with 180 grain premium bonded bullets. You can always use the Silvertips to practice shooting off sticks.