**.375 Bullet Test Results**(lots of pics!)
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. That’s how the first one got there. And thanks!Yes, I agree. This is great info, especially the pictures. The cheapest (Speer 235 and Hornady 270) performed very well. Helps my budget.
No worse than a Barnes TSX in the same weight.
Not to start an argument but the GMX would probably be longer. Look at the 250gr TTSX and 270gr TSX vs. the 250gr GMX. Bartell posted recently in a .375 Ruger thread the new 270gr LRX which is slightly longer than the 250gr TTSX and about the length of a 250gr GMX. A 270gr GMX would be even longer which may or may not b an issue depending on your cartridge and twist.
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I just picked up two boxes of 235gr Speers today at a gun show along with a few pounds of powder for 80 dollars. Looking forward to trying the Speers out. Any good powder recommendations for my H&H and the Speers?
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I have a box of 300gr DGX bullets coming with the gun, but I think I'm going to buy a box of 200gr soft points, the ones meant for the 2200 fps 375 win, for coyote shooting. There's not really a fur market here.
sharp shooter
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Good.
I picked up 414 at the show for the to try out. I have all the others already except fro Ramshot...
Good info there. I did not realize that they were that much longer for their weight. I use 265 grain Barnes LRX in my .338 RUM and they are as long as fence posts.
i will post a picture of some 250 gmx, 250ttsx and 270tsx with the 300 partition that is really interesting ...
there is something with the density of the copper but dont mark my words ... it was a while ago at school ...
of course. no need to make extra work. thanks a lot Steve.
I shoot a 375 Whalen Improved which is only a few hundred feet per second slower then a H and H. Fired a few thousand rounds out of it in about 35 years. Not enough capacity to drive 300 grains but it shines with 270 grains.Killed a lot of deer and caribou with the 235 Speer bullets. Shot a 2200 pound bison at 150 yards with a Hornady 270 grain and he dropped at the shot. An 1850 pound bison at the same distance with the same bullet did the same thing. Yes, we weighed them. I’ve never used a premium bullet because I don’t drive bullets hard enough but I can vouch for those two bullets with lots of experience with them.
At first I was thinking I would love to shoot something that size with my 375 H&H but then the reality of what must be involved in field dressing an animal of that size, getting it onto a vehicle and taking it to a butcher ..... I’m thinking I want either a guide with a bunch of helpers or a bunch of friends around to help ... otherwise that’s a long heavy job! But congrats, must have been amazing ... and I’m sure it filled the freezer for quite a while!
I never recovered a 235 grain from a deer or moose, they all went through. I did recover a 270 grain from the 2200 pound bison, perfectly mushroomed up against the spine. I’ll try to post a photo of it. That buff was so big that we couldn’t split the spine with a chainsaw with an 18 inch bar. The gut cavity was so large my buddy could crawl inside to finish splitting from the inside. I estimated the buff spine was over 24, and more likely 27 inches thick at the hump. Lest the trolls try to spank me I need to point out that we have a chainsaw just for this task, we use vegetable oil for chain oil. Anyway, the logistics of a buff are massive. Each back leg is over 500 pounds. The skin on the neck is over 3 inches thick and just the hide is a few hundred pounds.
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These terminal performance tests are excellent. My thought is results for .375 bore are going to be universally lethal, incredible hydrostatic shock, expansion, and penetration.
Unless the target is something like the above Bison, or looks at you as food; the outcome with decent marksmanship is a dead animal. Further, given the same shot angles for 375's as smaller bores, meat damage is comparable. Using a heavier rifle, 375 h&h recoil is manageable. I have had two h&h, they were more pleasant than a lightweight 7 mag i owned.
Unless the target is something like the above Bison, or looks at you as food; the outcome with decent marksmanship is a dead animal. Further, given the same shot angles for 375's as smaller bores, meat damage is comparable. Using a heavier rifle, 375 h&h recoil is manageable. I have had two h&h, they were more pleasant than a lightweight 7 mag i owned.
Believe me the fun is definitely over after the loud bang with bison. I vowed if I ever shot another it would not be any taller than 4 feet and no more than 500 lbs. Better eating and certainly more manageable in the bush. The size of a bison is something to behold, really !! The shape also makes them extremely difficult to handle on the ground, they are flat and it's like trying to deal with a 2000 lb halibut in the snow. You can't roll them side to side like a big moose when skinning. They are a nightmare to deal with when it's -30 and there's only 2 of you and the days are only 5 hrs long. Either you have to have headlights for your head or you build a big fire and finish in the morning, when it's frozen solid, not a very good option.
Three friends of my #1 son's just went out and shot 3 big bulls at the same time. They were 20 hrs from the shot until all three were dealt with and loaded up in the toboggans ready to head home..........not my idea of fun anymore !!!
