Velo Dog
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- Africa 7 times. And the USA - most western states including Alaska and Hawaii.
Fellow Rifle Grumps,
Craig Boddington once commented that, the .375 H&H is capable of amazingly long shots, with the old fashioned 300 grain Sierra spitzer.
Sadly, I believe Sierra either doesn’t make this bullet any more (not sure) but if they do, it might only be available in their **boat tail version ?
My dos centavos:
Even though it’s only leaving the muzzle around 2550 fps, perhaps it’s both the heavy-for-caliber weight and streamlined shape of that specific bullet combined, which keeps it from straying off its course a long way down range, thereby making long shots possible.
**Also, I’m no fan of boat tail bullets, due to my personal experiences indicating that, all else being equal, flat based bullets have shown me slightly better accuracy than boat tail ones have.
However, old fashioned lead core / jacketed soft point hunting bullets from Sierra Bullet Company are to this day, some of the most consistently accurate hunting bullets available, no matter which of the two base configurations are used.
This, in spite of them being dreaded “cup & core” design = suddenly today, likely to just bounce off of even the tiniest mouse.
The OP mentions long shots with the .375 H&H, primarily for hunting baboons and such vermin at, “300 to 400 yards”.
This cartridge is my #1 favorite hunting cartridge (I have lived in Alaska 41 years, plus I’ve hunted Africa 6 times).
Also, the 300 grain round nose soft is my favorite load with it.
The vast majority of my hunting, is definitely not at any great distances.
Even up in the Khomas Highlands of Namibia and out on the treeless tundra of western Alaska, I have shot most of my critters at something under 300 yards / 300 meters and quite often, much closer than that.
Anyway, I have not fired this caliber with 300 grain RN bullet out to 400 yards or beyond.
But, the old heavy round nose bullet load is easy to hit baboon sized targets with at 300 yards / meters, while standing and firing from the shooting sticks, when using a scoped and reasonably accurate hunting rifle.
Parting Shot as it were:
I prefer this cartridge loaded down just a tic.
A blunt shaped 300 gr soft nose bullet at about 2400 fps is perfect for almost all of the big game hunting I have done at home and over seas.
However, as per the OP’s intent to whack baboons out to 400 yds, my favorite “bush load” as described, would definitely not be suitable.
Cheers,
Velo Dog.
Craig Boddington once commented that, the .375 H&H is capable of amazingly long shots, with the old fashioned 300 grain Sierra spitzer.
Sadly, I believe Sierra either doesn’t make this bullet any more (not sure) but if they do, it might only be available in their **boat tail version ?
My dos centavos:
Even though it’s only leaving the muzzle around 2550 fps, perhaps it’s both the heavy-for-caliber weight and streamlined shape of that specific bullet combined, which keeps it from straying off its course a long way down range, thereby making long shots possible.
**Also, I’m no fan of boat tail bullets, due to my personal experiences indicating that, all else being equal, flat based bullets have shown me slightly better accuracy than boat tail ones have.
However, old fashioned lead core / jacketed soft point hunting bullets from Sierra Bullet Company are to this day, some of the most consistently accurate hunting bullets available, no matter which of the two base configurations are used.
This, in spite of them being dreaded “cup & core” design = suddenly today, likely to just bounce off of even the tiniest mouse.
The OP mentions long shots with the .375 H&H, primarily for hunting baboons and such vermin at, “300 to 400 yards”.
This cartridge is my #1 favorite hunting cartridge (I have lived in Alaska 41 years, plus I’ve hunted Africa 6 times).
Also, the 300 grain round nose soft is my favorite load with it.
The vast majority of my hunting, is definitely not at any great distances.
Even up in the Khomas Highlands of Namibia and out on the treeless tundra of western Alaska, I have shot most of my critters at something under 300 yards / 300 meters and quite often, much closer than that.
Anyway, I have not fired this caliber with 300 grain RN bullet out to 400 yards or beyond.
But, the old heavy round nose bullet load is easy to hit baboon sized targets with at 300 yards / meters, while standing and firing from the shooting sticks, when using a scoped and reasonably accurate hunting rifle.
Parting Shot as it were:
I prefer this cartridge loaded down just a tic.
A blunt shaped 300 gr soft nose bullet at about 2400 fps is perfect for almost all of the big game hunting I have done at home and over seas.
However, as per the OP’s intent to whack baboons out to 400 yds, my favorite “bush load” as described, would definitely not be suitable.
Cheers,
Velo Dog.
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