375 holland and holland questions

[Billcw]

Hello all .

So anyone have any recommendations for powder type and loads you like for a 375 holland and holland .

 

[Jerry M]

What is the intended animal or just target shooting. IMHO it matters if you are shooting White tail deer or Cape Horn Buffalo.

 

[Boats]

no experience with the round but I'm guessing H1000

 

[4g64loser]

Hello all .

So anyone have any recommendations for powder type and loads you like for a 375 holland and holland .

Depends on what you are killing but a 300gr Nosler partition on top of 79 grains of RL19 shot very well (sub moa three round groups) in my buddy's No. 1 and my other buddy's cz550. It also straight up hammers anything in north america. The guy with the cz550 used to be a guide in colorado. He's taken bear, elk, and hog with it.

Anything from imr4064/RL15 to the h4831/RL19 range will work. Think of it as a big ass 3006. Close to the same trajectory and a lot of the same powders work well.

 

[Blaserman]

I have been using 4064 for 30 plus years 300 gr Hawk bullet. Taken everything from Wort hog to Brown Bear with it

 

[fnfalsar48]

Hornady 300gr DGX Varget

 

[Rockzilla]

Depends on what you are killing but a 300gr Nosler partition on top of 79 grains of RL19 shot very well (sub moa three round groups) in my buddy's No. 1 and my other buddy's cz550. It also straight up hammers anything in north america. The guy with the cz550 used to be a guide in colorado. He's taken bear, elk, and hog with it.

Anything from imr4064/RL15 to the h4831/RL19 range will work. Think of it as a big ass 3006. Close to the same trajectory and a lot of the same powders work well.

pretty much this...
IMR 4064. 4320, H4831, *cough* Vargot
bullets pretty much Sierra, Nosler, Hammers, or Markers...
Ruger No.1, Remington 700

works well on the occasional ground hog


-Rock

 

[4g64loser]

pretty much this...
IMR 4064. 4320, H4831, *cough* Vargot
bullets pretty much Sierra, Nosler, Hammers, or Markers...
Ruger No.1, Remington 700

works well on the occasional ground hog


-Rock

Aerosol results I am guessing?

 

[Biggfoot44]

.375 H&H. - For when you can't decide between Big Bore vs Flat Trajectory , just have both .

 

[4g64loser]

.375 H&H. - For when you can't decide between Big Bore vs Flat Trajectory , just have both .

Haha. That would be 375 cheytac. My partner at a match last year (former co-worker) hauled his around for two days. It was a good idea because the shots went out to 1500yds. Downside is I pretty much had to do all the positional stuff since my rifle was a lot lighter.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Oh , there are certainly hotter .375's than H&H ( including my .378 ) , but the .375 H&G accidentally turned out to be somewhat of a sweet spot .

.30-06 trajectories . Not stupid high expansion ratio . Rifles of a weight marginally able to be carried all day .

 

[4g64loser]

Oh , there are certainly hotter .375's than H&H ( including my .378 ) , but the .375 H&G accidentally turned out to be somewhat of a sweet spot .

.30-06 trajectories . Not stupid high expansion ratio . Rifles of a weight marginally able to be carried all day .

Agreed on the sweet spot. I may eventually get a 375 h&h barrel spun up for my sako 75. Currently has a 338wm barrel but the mag is capable of handling the full length magnums so why not have a "big kid" barrel too? I'm not likely to be hunting african game but the 375 does a real number on brake rotors and propane tanks too.

 

[slsc98]

Man, seeing this thread reminded me of an old friend (the epitome of the term, “curmudgeon”) from STM Co - now comfortably in VA, on the west side of I-81 - who did hunt on the African at least a dozen times but whom had his retina detached shooting these caliber rifles.

 

[4g64loser]

Man, seeing this thread reminded me of an old friend (the epitome of the term, “curmudgeon”) from STM Co - now comfortably in VA, on the west side of I-81 - who did hunt on the African at least a dozen times but whom had his retina detached shooting these caliber rifles.

Met a few guys who have hunted african big five. Only one used a 375. The others all said that was for plains game (which is still big there) and used larger calibers on the Five. One actually used an 8 bore double rifle.

Hopefully your friend's sight has been repaired.