A New Offering Of .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Ammunition Has Been Released On The Market

[Milan]

Looks like just the SP of their own make for now that is .

Rifle ammunition – Sellier & Bellot

www.sellier-bellot.cz

In other calibres they do so hopefully in .375H&H soon. We can only hope.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Are you seeing high pressures. I like Hornady as their ammo seems consistent, brass seems good and it is usually faster, without pressure signs, than other ammo dure to their powder blend. So, I like their fast ammo.

I don't need high velocity to make 400 gr bullets work. And my fragile retinas don't need the extra recoil.

 

[Puddle]

The last time I tested .375 H&H factory ammo it was Federal's Premium Safari 300 grain A-Frame.
Federal promised on the box a MV of 2,450 fps. From my 24" barrel 10 rounds produced an actual MV of 2,447 fps. Not too shabby. The SD & ES numbers were horrid, but out to ~150 yards, it doesn't matter that much on big vitals.

If I ever come across a box of that S&B SP I'll buy a box and give 'em a whirl.

 

[mark-hunter]

The .22 Mag blew up in my 455 with factory barrel. The primer ruptured, the blast set off another one or two rounds in the magazine, blowing up the magazine in my hand as I was holding the rifle right there. Magazine destroyed, luckily hand was OK. Bad headspace? Who knows, did not measure but other ammo worked flawlessly.

Rimfire!?
Wow!
I am glad it ended well, for your hand!

 

[Milan]

Yes rimfire. Still have one or two cases somewhere. I then fired more of the same ammo but single-fed, with no magazine and no hand below the magazine shaft. Few more blew up.

 

[Longwalker]

So it seems most here are judging S&B's offering of a new, economical, available, and welcome addition to the world of medium bore rifle ammunition by it's "failure" to address a niche need for a bullet suitable for hunting thick skinned dangerous game. So what! I say good on them. And wish them all success. There is no pleasing some people!

 

[Ed Lally]

A few years ago, I started purchasing virtually everything from .22-250 through .470NE from Choice Ammo. Greats selection of bullets and very accurate. A bit pricey but the least expensive part of any hunt. No need to try something new when this ammo works so well.

 

[Milan]

I find the s&b ammo soft points in bigger calibers good for deer. The soft bullets expand and kill quickly. I think this ammo would be great for practice and soft skinned game.

 

[DieJager]

I am going to ask if one of the shops has some on order. Getting ammo for my 375 , suitable for buffalo is a PITA. Everything is out of stock in 300 grain ( because nobody buys it over here) except RWS. Ask them if it is suitable to hunt buffalo with. Short answer no. See details on the mail I attached. What I don't understand, why on earth make a 301 grain bullet,also the only offering that have in that caliber, when it is not suited to hunt buffalo with. Really annoying.

...In my opinion, the UNI classic bullet is too soft to penetrate deep enough into the strong buffalo body.

A full-jacketed bullet has more reserves here and is preferable to our loading...

This is an answer straight from RWS. Mind blowing. Also if that is the case why on earth don't you mention it like on the website. Lots of websites on Europe sell it with the goal of buffalo hunting. One website even said great for buffalo hunting. Yeah until you get killed.

Really pisses me off.

Also this was the reaction after a following up question after the first answer was this.:

...Our UNI classic bullet is a partial disassembly bullet, which is only suitable for hunting buffalo to a limited extent. They need a full-jacketed bullet or mass-stable semi-jacketed bullet for this. These variants are offered by our competitors. ..

My question was what limited extent and the former was their reaction.

 

[DieJager]

On topic the S&B is semi jacket. Would that be more suitable for the task being buffalo?

 

[Northern Shooter]

This is great news. I currently “plink” with PPU 375HH ammo but will have to give this a try as I assume it will be equally affordable stuff.

 

[DieJager]

This is great news. I currently “plink” with PPU 375HH ammo but will have to give this a try as I assume it will be equally affordable stuff.

About 60 euro for ten pieces so no plinking

 

[Northern Shooter]

About 60 euro for ten pieces so no plinking

Oh yeah? S&B ammo is one of the cheapest available here, most standard hunting cartridges are around $35-40 CAD/box of 20. I currently pay $46/10 for PPU 375HH.

I assumed it would be in the same ballpark.

 

[DieJager]

Oh yeah? S&B ammo is one of the cheapest available here, most standard hunting cartridges are around $35-40 CAD/box of 20. I currently pay $46/10 for PPU 375HH.

I assumed it would be in the same ballpark.

Yep. I just stumbled upon them on the Frankonia website. Then I did a web search and came back to this thread on AH.

I first thought nice 20 pieces for 60 bucks but then saw the packaging. Per 10

 

[Hunter-Habib]

On topic the S&B is semi jacket. Would that be more suitable for the task being buffalo?

No, no, no.

Lion & leopard only !

And things that can’t hunt you back…