Info On 375 H&H

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Hi All, I am looking for some knowledge on the 375 H&H, not concerned on makes and models of the gun as much as the cartridge and what it will do. I have never owned or shot one and would like some knowledge about the round. Appreciate anything you guys can help with, Thanks.:canadaFlag:
 
the 375 can do it all. loaded with 260ab it shoots about as flat as a 30 06 180 grn load. most factory rifles are on the heavy side 9 to 10 pounds. my custom rem is 8lbs 11 ozs scoped. recoil is healthy but managable. big push not sharp. its acually more comfortable to shoot than my 8mag, its sharp.
 
thekid856 said:
Hi All, I am looking for some knowledge on the 375 H&H, not concerned on makes and models of the gun as much as the cartridge and what it will do. I have never owned or shot one and would like some knowledge about the round. Appreciate anything you guys can help with, Thanks.:canadaFlag:
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I have an A bolt in .375 H&H great gun!! It groups best with 300 gr. round nose pellets [hornaday] ....this cal. was originaly built for a round nose and browning head spaced the A-bolt for this bullet type. I have loaded other bullet types BUT to get them out close to the lands you have two choices [well slightly more complex] you must shoot a round nose to fit mag. and chamber, or single shoot spire points.....and pull the trigger ,or pull the bolt to remove a live cartrage as the OAL will be too long for the action. Dont get me wrong I won't sell mine and I love it ... shooting it from a bench is not really a whole lot of fun but... DAMN IT WILL TIP OVER MOOSE AND BRUINS!!
 
Others may differ but I agree with the previous posters the .375 H&H one of those all around game rounds, ammo is available almost everywhere and still in this day and age reasonable price wise depending on brand and load.

As far as recoil goes it's more of a hefty push with a 260 gr. bullet, IMHO it is less punishing than my .300 Weatherby with a 180 grainer. The Weatherby can give you quite a smart sharp swat, I would suppose it all has to do with initial velocity.

FWIW --- John303
 
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I have two .375's. An early Browning Safari .375 H&H and a custom Mauser in .375 Taylor. Hope to take an Elk next month with one of them. You might want to checkout the .375 Ruger. See there's one on the Hunting EE section here under ".375 African".
Geoff
 
Wide open 270 grains at 2800fps and 300 grainers will go 2650fps or so.

The 270 TSX, 260 Partition, or 260 Accubond offer a lot of horsepower and versatility.

Expect good accuracy.


The 375H&H is a vicious killer. The 416's on up are considered stoppers......There is a difference (if that is what you are looking for).
The 375 H&H is enough gun for any animal on the planet, but don't expect it to blow game off its feet. I prefer to think of it as a giant 338 winchester.

If this is your first "big gun" you may struggle with the recoil for a while. Your first trip to the range will have you wondering what you have got yourself into. At this point your level of determination and commitment to mastering the cartridge will ultimately determine your long term levels of success. The ability to manage heavy recoil is a skill that is developed over time and is not something you are born with.
The 375 has significant recoil, but most people (women included) learn to mange it well.

Good luck!
 
What surprised the H out of me the first I fired my Ruger #1 in .375 H&H was the fact it wanted to jump out of my hands. A firm grip with both hands (not a death grip) is a must or have a friend ready to grab it in mid air, not a problem anymore. --- John303
 
I have a Ruger M77 MkII RSM in the .375 H&H, and I find the recoil significant, but not at all brutal or jumpy. Just a heavy "PHHoom", I did fire 6 rounds over the hood of my truck using it as a rest once, where I was pretty much shooting prone. A few days later my upper shoulder displayed a curious arrangement of pigmentations, though it didn't bother me at the time. It also blew off the one corner of my bug slipstream deflector on the hood from the muzzle blast, noticed when I got home.

The standard load is a 270gr round nose at about 2750fps. Pretty serious medicine. It's relatively flat shooting, and incredibly versatile. Can load from 235gr well over 3000fps to as heavy as specialty 380gr pills. Just about the most versatile calliber on the planet, will take anything. Feeds smoother than any cartridge I've tried in my RSM with that big, long tapered case. I use that one gun for everything... and I mean everything.

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geologist said:
The first time I BRNO 602 .375H&H, I was surprised at how mild the recoil was. I was firing 300gr Federal factory loads offhand.
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Same thing with me, my reaction was "That's it?" There isn't anything that I wouldn't hunt with one of my three seven fives, granted there are better gopher and longrange choices. And lighter rifles if that matters.
 
Excellent round, a big 30-06. Makes you smile as you load the mag. I've got two. The little bullet guys are quick to say that with the new bullets you aren't gaining anything with the big guns, put a 270 TSX in a 375 and see what happens.
 
I have a couple of them now and recoil isn't as bad as most people say it is. one is a sako and the person I bought it from had work done on it as a muzzle brake and mercury tubes in the stock and weight is around 9.5# with scope. Second one is a TC encore 20" brl including muzzle brake( they would not ship it with out the brake on) and weighs 83/4# with scope sling and 10 rounds and it is actually very gentle on recoil, the muzzle brake is worse for noise and percussion and I shoot 300 g out of both of them. I have used the sako quite a bit in the past.

Keith
 
Thank you for all the input appreciate it. I have a lot of guns my biggest being a 300 win mag. I have a Pro Hunter and was thinking about picking up a 375 H&H barrel for it but didnt know enough about the cartridge to push me over the edge just wanting something different. Sounds like an interesting round and may very well pick one up. 30-06 being my favourite round I like the comparrison's to it being a big '06. Thanks everyone take care.:canadaFlag:
 
MTM said:
Excellent round, a big 30-06. Makes you smile as you load the mag. I've got two. The little bullet guys are quick to say that with the new bullets you aren't gaining anything with the big guns, put a 270 TSX in a 375 and see what happens.
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No....we just like using them because we like getting hammered by the recoil and because they are cool. :rolleyes:

I mean how could it be better than the 7X57 that WDM Bell used to kill elephant?

Frankly I'm tired of all that :bsFlag:

The 375 is worthy experience....An experience that might recalibrate your opinion of what game performance should be.
 
Gerich said:
Got one. Kix like a M*T3E2F*C$E&.
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They do NOT kick like a M*T3E2F*C$E&. !!

You see ... that's the problem. People have this warped preconceived idea about recoil and spend the rest of their lives either trying to overcome it or spreading the misconceptions to others.

On two separate occasions I've taken 15yr old boys to the range who had never shot a CF rifle before and had no preconceptions about this nasty, butt kicking recoil they were about to be inflicted with. I started them out with my 22/250 and by the end of it had them shooting my 375H&H with no problems at all. They both did great!

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First 375 H&H I ever bought was a Sako Hunter IV with it's hard rubber red recoil pad.

Everyone I mentioned the rifle to instantly started talking about how heavy the recoil was which got me to worrying about what had I done buying a rifle that was going to beat me everytime I squeezed the trigger.

So when I finally got out to the range to give it a try I loaded 300gr Partitions with IMR 4064 powder (they gave me 2475fps from this rifle) I sat at the bench holding the rifle tighter and harder into my shoulder than anything I had ever shot before expecting the recoil to jump the rifle out of my hands.

When I squeezed the trigger yeah it recoiled but was absolutely nothing even close to what I had been lead to believe.

All I could think about was wha a load of wimps those others guys must be... :p

One more thing I find the .375 cal cartridges/rifles to be extremely accurate the rifle I mentioned above consistantly gave me cloverleaf 100 yard 3 shot groups.


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geologist said:
The first time I BRNO 602 .375H&H, I was surprised at how mild the recoil was. I was firing 300gr Federal factory loads offhand.
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X2, my experience with my ZKK 602 was exactly the same. Shooting offhand helps first time out as well.

My Sierra manual shows a .375 H&H 'deer load' (their words not mine) using their 200 grain RN bullet. That would be a great place to start if one wanted to aclimatise themselves slowly to the rifle's recoil.

It's not that bad though on my 602....it's more like a big push than a hard crack/slam.
 
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