The 400 H&H

[CZDiesel]

I do own a Dakota 400 H&H. I have enjoyed the rifle and the cartridge. By the numbers it lands between my 375H&H and 416REM, both in kinetic energy and felt recoil. In my experience the 416REM sends the bullet at about 2-300 fps faster than the 400H&H. It's a little difficult at times to find brass and bullets, but it has been a fun and very usable cartridge for me over the years.

That’s unfortunately not what I wanted to hear but I thank you for the feedback! I was hoping that it would be in the same class as the 416’s and be able to send a 400gr at 2300ftps…
Now I’m sure it gets the job done quite well at 2100 to 2200 but as you say it’s in between and not in the same class..
The Westley Richards head of sales for the US “LD”, who I met at this past DSC convention in his booth, gave a statement on it in an article written by a noted gun and hunting writer, this is that article.
Never the less I was hoping for better feedback on its performance

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Behind the Bullet: .400 H&H Magnum

The .400 H&H Magnum is the most popular of the more obscure Holland & Holland cartridge offerings, and for a number of good reasons.

www.americanhunter.org

 

[CoElkHunter]

275 H&H and 240 H&H as well

 

[CoElkHunter]

Don't forget the 465H&H.

Yes! He’d be the first in his neighborhood, here on AH, or almost anywhere else to actually have one. LOL

 

[spike.t]

No, completely different, it’s basically a 275H&H necked down to 257 cal. Slightly sharper shoulder, but still belted. They only made a couple of hundred of them
Gumpy

Bonhams : A very rare Holland-Woodward patent .256 falling-block rifle by Holland & Holland, no. 21873 Built for F.C. Selous

The action using H.W. Holland & T. Woodward patent no. 17,578 of 15 September 1894, the sides of the action-body with the makers name engraved in an oval surrounded by best bold foliate-scrollwork, the underside engraved with the patent number, virtually full hardening-colour, the bright...

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[Grumpy gumpy]

Bonhams : A very rare Holland-Woodward patent .256 falling-block rifle by Holland & Holland, no. 21873 Built for F.C. Selous

The action using H.W. Holland & T. Woodward patent no. 17,578 of 15 September 1894, the sides of the action-body with the makers name engraved in an oval surrounded by best bold foliate-scrollwork, the underside engraved with the patent number, virtually full hardening-colour, the bright...

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Thats the falling block rifle, my barrel is for a mauser action. I should get it bore scoped to see if it's been shot out
gumpy

 

[Northern Shooter]

Yes! He’d be the first in his neighborhood, here on AH, or almost anywhere else to actually have one. LOL

I’ve only ever seen them in actual H&H rifles costing $50k+