.375 H&H Magnum?

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Ok, this may be the dumbest question ever, but I need clarification on this:

Are there 2 separate .375 H&H cartridges? Standard & Magnum?

My understanding was that all .375 H&H cartridges are .375 H&H Magnum, but in referencing several ballistics tables, the "Magnum" is omitted in some (it just says .375 H&H). The ballistics numbers are all close which makes me think that they're all the same cartridge, but I need to be sure. Is it just a case of people omitting the Magnum because it's understood?

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The quick answer is that there is only one .375 H&H, but it is not entirely true. The .375 H&H was predated by the 400/.375 that didn't amount to much. It had the belted case, 270 grain bullet, H&H name but didn't have the one thing that it needed to work. Velocity. At 2150 fps it was miserably under powered, at 2700 fps it is argueabley the most versatile hunting cartridge ever made. 2150 fps on the otherhand is well within reach of a warmly loaded muzzleloader. Quite the difference.
 
In 1912 Holland & Holland introduced TWO .375's, the rimless belted "magnum" cartridge that we all know and love, and a "flanged" or rimmed version for use in double rifles. The cartridges share loading data, but the flanged version is usually loaded to less than maximum velocity in order to regulate the load in a double gun. While one does not see the flanged version much any more, there are in fact two H&H .375's.


Sharptail
 
There is only one 375H&H magnum, though there are many 375 cartridges. Dogleg got it right when he said theat the 375H&H was predated by the 400/375, which was a very un derpowered cartridge. When they developed the 375H&H belted magnum, they also created the 375 flanged to be used in double rifles, Then weatherbys first cartridge was the 375weatherby, which was a blown out H&H; moving to the 378weatherby later on which was designrd on the same case as the 460weatherby............remington created the 375RUM about ten years ago, Steyr the 376steyr about seven years ago, and Ruger the 375ruger about four years ago...............plus some that I've missed.
When one simply says the 375, they probably still mean the H&H though.
MIke
 
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