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tony577
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375 hollnd and hollnd
#39919 - 28/10/05 12:34 PM

hey all to be honest i think there is no better caliber than the 375 holland and holland mag for cape buffalo and hippo it has great stopping power and is easy to handel and is very accurate and the best all around rifle any thoughts

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: tony577]
#39928 - 28/10/05 01:22 PM

From the Kynoch website:

.375 H&H Belted Magnum

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The .375 Belted Rimless Magnum Nitro Express needs no introduction. It is considered by many as the most versatile cartridge ever produced. Introduced by Holland & Holland in 1912 for their bolt action rifles it is available in three bullet weights and there is no big game in the world that has not been taken with this round at some time or another.

What more needs to be said?

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: CptCurl]
#39932 - 28/10/05 01:41 PM

I'd still prefer to have more "stopping" power
if facing a charging Buff or Hippo.

Just the thought of one bite from a Hippo makes
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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: 500Nitro]
#40002 - 29/10/05 09:03 AM

The .375 is a Class I DG caliber. It is certainly sufficient for hunting dangerous game. It is the client hunter's first choice, especially for one who doesn't intend to spend six months slowly just getting used to the recoil of something larger. However, for stopping a charge something more potent is very desirable. Admittedly, stopping a charge is not, all puff and bluster from other members aside, the job of the client hunter. That's why 99% of all safaris have a PH along. He's the one who needs the Class III when things go south. For the rest of us, the .375 is Queen of Calibers.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Oldsarge]
#40005 - 29/10/05 09:30 AM

In reply to:

For the rest of us, the .375 is Queen of Calibers.

You won't get any argument from me there. It is deadly on deer & elk. You ought to see what it does for antelope. It is my go to round now.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: CptCurl]
#40236 - 31/10/05 03:45 PM

CptCurl

What more can be said?

Only this IMO, Anyone who is serious about hunting, should have one in their battery of rifles!

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: MauserRifle]
#40815 - 06/11/05 07:14 PM

One? Well, I've got one, but thats not stopping me from wanting another. Preferably on a real Mauser action, not an Americanized Mauser/Springfield hybrid action. It is the perfect cartridge. Recoil is very pleasant. (I find shooting the .375 more enjoyable than shooting a .30-06. I can go through three times as many rounds out of the .375 before developing the dreaded recoil headache than I can out of a .30-06.) It packs enough punch to down any animal on the planet, even if some of the bigger stuff needs a larger buffer zone between you and it when you pull the trigger.

If I could do it all over again, I would make the .375 H&H the first round I progressed to after .22LR, instead of .270 Winchester. Maybe then I wouldn't have spent years combatting off a flinch.

The bigger syndrome hits and I say that I want a .4-.5-something, but it all boils down to the fact that if I had to have one rifle, in one cartridge, and could never have anything else, I would have whatever rifle it was chambered in the .375 H&H. You don't have a cartridge pushing close to 100 years of praise with out there being something spectacular about it.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: iwantadouble]
#120683 - 09/12/08 04:58 AM

I think the 375 H & H a great cartridge for the largest antelope, I also think that a client and backed by its part of work can reduce perfectamete a buffalo or an elephant with this caliber, but I also say that it is desirable, if one accustomed to their retreat, carrying little more blunt as a 416 Rigby, a 404 Jeffery and if it can be something else.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: ovny]
#120688 - 09/12/08 07:02 AM

"You are never overgunned and very rarely undergunned" as Capstick said. Unless you are a PH, (when you might need a .470 or .500 etc) with a QD scoped .375 H&H double, a 12 bore (ideally a Paradox)and a .22 LR you can tour the planet I reckon. Is that an ideal battery ? best, Mike

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#120690 - 09/12/08 07:28 AM

The ideal Vierling?

Quote:

"You are never overgunned and very rarely undergunned" as Capstick said. Unless you are a PH, (when you might need a .470 or .500 etc) with a QD scoped .375 H&H double, a 12 bore (ideally a Paradox)and a .22 LR you can tour the planet I reckon. Is that an ideal battery ? best, Mike

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: tinker]
#120694 - 09/12/08 09:02 AM

The .375 H&H is a total classic!
As noted above, doing so much for so long - not much more needed than a good 375 for big game.
I must say, unfortunately, I don't have a .375H&H right now. This is one of the few bolt guns I really need. Having said that, I'm not sure it really does anything better than my .360No.2. Lighter, faster bullet in the 375 I suppose.
IMO, the .416 Rigby would be my choice if I could have only one rifle for big game - dangerous or not.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Huvius]
#120751 - 10/12/08 01:21 AM

Agree with most..the 375 H&H is an awesome caliber...and a great all around round...also agree, me personally, when the *&(% hits the fan I like a slightly bigger stick--416 or 458. While I am largely a .416 fan, for all around use, the .375 is pretty hard to argue with..IMHO....

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#120754 - 10/12/08 01:57 AM

In a conversation when I called Swift's Hober for some bullets to test he said something to the effect that before the advent of premium bullets the .375 wasn't so much greater than many other rounds but after the advent of premium bullets its performance increased light years. More or less, that the .375 with modern high performance bullets is the equal to the .416 Rigby without them.

I've used the .375 on deer, elk, plains game, not DG and I've only used standard construction bullets. My experience with the .375 H&H on thin skinned stuff is that it is no faster a killer than many smaller calibers when standard construction bullets are used. So I guess I'd have to agree with him as far as the first part of the equation is concerned.

Finn Aagaard wrote essentially the same thing about the .375 on light game.

You guys with premium bullets will have to decide if the latter half of his assessment is right. My testing of the .375 with premium bullets seems to indicate to me that he might be on to something...

On side shots, I do not believe you will kill deer-class game any faster with a .375 than you will with a .270. Actually, let me rephrase that; on side shots I think you will kill deer-class game faster with a .270 than you will with a .375 unless you use fairly frangible bullets in the .375. The .375 allows more angled shots to be taken, certainly, but grants no great advantage on light game.

On DG, modern bullets seem to really have advanced the .375. What do you guys think about a comparison of the .375 with, say, Swift's vs the .416 Rigby with old Kynochs on DG where Soft Points can/should be used?

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#120756 - 10/12/08 02:13 AM

My position is this: If I were to take only one rifle to Africa, it would be a .375 H&H. Were I to take two, neither would be a .375. Were I to take three or more, one would be a .375.

A .375 is like a Swiss Army knife: It is good at some tasks and marginal at others. A Swiss Army knife is as good as any other folding pocket knife for cutting, but a screwdriver does a better job driving screws, and a can opener does a better job opening cans. It's only when you don't have access to a screwdriver or a can opener that the knife proves its value.

The main use of the .375 H&H should be for thin skinned dangerous game and the large end of the plains game spectrum (lion, leopard, eland, oryx, sable, roan, gemsbok). It is marginal for thick skinned dangerous game, unless in the hands of an exceptional shot (which I do not claim to be). The fact that in many jurisdictiions it is the minimum legal caliber for such game speaks volumes. It is unnecessarily powerful for impala, bushbuck, Grant's gazelle, gerenuk, let alone Thompson's gazelle, reedbuck, klipspringer and dik-dik, all of which succomb easilty to a .243 Winchester class rifle, or even a .222 Remington.

My two gun battery would consist of a rifle for plains game (in my case a .300 H&H) and a rifle for dangerous game (in my case a .505). A three gun battery would (and did) include the .375 H&H with the other two.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: tony577]
#120760 - 10/12/08 02:39 AM

I prefer the 460WM for allround purpose. The problem is the recoil when you are on a tree or when you lay down in the snow. But the killing power is excellent for roe deer, wild bore,buffalos and elefant's.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: xausa]
#120761 - 10/12/08 02:46 AM

How many elephants did Harry Manners shoot with the .375H&H?
For a two rifle safari, you could not go wrong with a .375H&H and a .458Win/Lott (or take your class 3 pick) for DG; or a .30-06 and a .375H&H for PG. You will always find ammo and never be under-gunned.
Everyone should have a .375

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: 500Nitro]
#120795 - 10/12/08 08:14 AM

Quote:

I'd still prefer to have more "stopping" power
if facing a charging Buff or Hippo.

Just the thought of one bite from a Hippo makes
cold.

500 Nitro

I think just like you, at least for hunting a dangerous 416 Rigby (my intention is to have a 458 Lott). The 375 h & H Magnum, is a large-caliber, to normal situations (animal quiet time to put the draft), but in dangerous situations (charging elephant or buffalo), the 375 H & M lacks the stopping power needed to get out of an attack.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: 9.3x57]
#120846 - 11/12/08 01:30 AM

Quote:

In a conversation when I called Swift's Hober for some bullets to test he said something to the effect that before the advent of premium bullets the .375 wasn't so much greater than many other rounds but after the advent of premium bullets its performance increased light years. More or less, that the .375 with modern high performance bullets is the equal to the .416 Rigby without them.

Don't agree...I have seen buff shot with both the .375 and .416---there is a noticeable difference, IMHO, that in most cases can actually been seen...as Boddington stated once--the 416 and larger "seems to numb them"....

I really don't understand the logic of the statement made by Hober, if one was using premium bullets in his .375 why would he not use them in a .416?? I understand the statement, just not the logic...sounds like .416 envy.... :grin

As I stated in my earlier post, think the .375 is a great round..but frankly, anything the can be done with .375 I can do with my 416 only with more authority when needed.. perfect case in point, I can also load 350 gr bullets in the .416 that will come awefully close to the ballistics of the .375..at least close enough that any eland or elk within 250 yards or less really won't argue with...

There, that's mt .02 for the day...

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#120852 - 11/12/08 02:16 AM

Quote:

Quote:

More or less, that the .375 with modern high performance bullets is the equal to the .416 Rigby without them.

Don't agree...I have seen buff shot with both the .375 and .416---there is a noticeable difference, IMHO, that in most cases can actually been seen...as Boddington stated once--the 416 and larger "seems to numb them"....

RIPP:

My bad. I don't think I made it clear.

He wasn't saying the .375 was the equal of the .416 when BOTH were using premium bullets.

What he said was that the .375 using modern premium bullets is the equal of the old .416 when it was using the common softs of the day, Kynochs or whatever.

Kind of like this: .375 w/ Premium Bullets = .416 w/ "Traditional" Bullets

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: 9.3x57]
#120876 - 11/12/08 08:15 AM

9.3x57

I understand, just don't agree with his assesment...even with the older style bullets, more frontal area, etc...again, IMHO. the 375 does not match the 416 on immediate effect...

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#120885 - 11/12/08 10:10 AM

IMHO what is it?, I read a lot this word or acronym in this forum and I do not know what it means. Forgive my ignorance.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: ovny]
#120889 - 11/12/08 10:51 AM

Quote:

IMHO what is it?, I read a lot this word or acronym in this forum and I do not know what it means. Forgive my ignorance.

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You'll notice that some leave out the "H"

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#120893 - 11/12/08 11:08 AM

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9.3x57

I understand, just don't agree with his assesment...even with the older style bullets, more frontal area, etc...again, IMHO. the 375 does not match the 416 on immediate effect...

Cheers,

Ripp

Gotcha.

I have no experience on DG so I'll defer to yours.

I have read that the old Kynoch softs were variable in their performance and some bullets fragmented very badly. I'm not sure if this applied to the .416 or not.

I remember reading Elmer when he referred to the very poor penetration he obtained with Kynoch 300 grain .333's. Bob Hagel said the same thing about that bullet.

I'd love to run a few of those oldies thru my jugs and boards and compare with the modern slugs...for smiles and giggles.

I did some tests with Remington 220 Core-lokt .308 cal bullets run at 2450 fps and shot against the 300 grain Hornady .375. For expansion and depth of penetration, the Hornady didn't look much superior by comparison...

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Huvius]
#120925 - 11/12/08 08:06 PM

Quote:

Quote:

IMHO what is it?, I read a lot this word or acronym in this forum and I do not know what it means. Forgive my ignorance.

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You'll notice that some leave out the "H"

Thank you very much, clarified the matter jejje

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: 9.3x57]
#120934 - 12/12/08 01:01 AM

9.3x57

There is a pretty interesting article on "new" style bullets I was reading just last evening on a test they did on 30 cal bullets using many of the current crop--barnes, nosler partition and accubond, hornady, etc..all shot into their stopper at 2600 fps... it was actually quite surprising on how each performed..they measured overall penetration, size of wound channel, etc...if I rememeber I will bring it in to work, scan and post...makes for interesting discussion...

Back to the .375, just the statement that they feel its necessary to compare one of the poorest performing bullets to one of the best current performing, IMHO, says it all...

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#129732 - 16/03/09 05:32 PM

For me its 375 all the way 350's and 380 grainers from woodleigh and rhino will get the job done day in and day out have used mine for 90% of all my african hunting

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: tony577]
#129749 - 17/03/09 01:08 AM

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hey all to be honest i think there is no better caliber than the 375 holland and holland mag for cape buffalo and hippo it has great stopping power and is easy to handel and is very accurate and the best all around rifle any thoughts

i can think of quite a few that are better for the use you have stated, at least in my experience.
shot buffalo and elephant with both 375 and 416, there's a glaring difference in the immediate results, disregarding brain shots on elephant.
i think you're classifying the cartridge as something it's not.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: thorshammer]
#129767 - 17/03/09 03:31 AM

The 375H&H is a good cartridge for hunting plain game in Africa and a allround cartridge for heavy game at medium range. For big game hunting you need a 416, and for stopping power better a 458 or a 500 !

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: grandveneur]
#129772 - 17/03/09 03:44 AM

Thats an opinion you dont need a 416 or better Like ive stated ive used it for elephants buffalo hippo and have never felt undergunned

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: thorshammer]
#167483 - 09/09/10 11:05 PM

Great all rounder and as I've said previously to my mind it's a better large game (deer / antelope) round than DGR.

My guide used a 375H&H as a stopper on Buffalo, whilst I used a 500 Jeffrey. Seriously, I've shot scrub bulls with the 375H&H and saw my guide hit 2 x buffalo. Whilst the 375H&H looked good on scrubbers, the buffalo bulls to my mind outclassed it.

No contest against the big Jeffrey

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: RigbyUser]
#172938 - 11/12/10 11:07 PM

Great discussion, but one thing I have not heard discussed in your comparo between 375 and 416 is trajectory and how the need for more/less hold over impacts the discussion. It's important to me because I'm trying to decide whether to use my 416 Taylor loaded with 400grain TSX bullets on plains game or whether I should go to a 375 H&H. The 416 TSX is a spitzer design and SHOULD carry out very well, but have any of you seen/heard of this type of comparison being done? I don't mind taking a third gun with me but if the two guns have close to matching trajectories, do I really need to?
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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Handloader52]
#172949 - 12/12/10 05:00 AM

Keith - compared to other spitzer bullet designs, the TSX usually has the lowest ballistic coefficient - this is due to the air flow eddy producing bands. Any banded bullet has reduced BC, ie: increased drag over a similar shape that is smooth.

We just got used to nice high BC's with the smooth "X" bullets, then have these nice numbers reduced to 5/8's value was a shock.

Since the 300gr. Sierra BT has been toughened up in the jacket, it is probably the best for longer range Savana shooting than a much slower moving .416 bullet. Just a guess.

You can find the respective BC's by going to Barnes site.

Over 300 yards, there is probably nothing much to choose between them. Are you thinking about longer shooting?

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: DarylS]
#172958 - 12/12/10 08:24 AM

For most of us it boils down to whatever our pride and joy happens to be is our favourite: We back our own. I swear by .416 Rigby; my mate Tony swears by .375 H&H Magnum. We both use our rifles fairly well. But most of us agree that when push comes to shove (in an awkward situation), a bigger calibre makes one feel more peaceful.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ben]
#178480 - 06/04/11 11:59 PM

It celebrates it's 100th next year; hopefully there will be many fine rifles produced for it's birthday....I've put about 400 rounds through mine; about a third was Federal Factory rounds (superb ammo)...never shot a charging lion, which is what it's meant for in my imagination; but it's fun to shoot.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: iwantadouble]
#178482 - 07/04/11 12:17 AM

"500 is a nice round number, either followed by "Nitro Express" or by "cubic inch displacement"."

Only thing better is 550 cid.

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BillA
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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: Ripp]
#179437 - 19/04/11 03:54 PM

Owning a .375 H&H I am definitely a lover of the calibre, but let's be honest here & not over state it's effectiveness. Great it is but perfect it aint.
Yes, in the right hands, under the right circumstances it will take any game on earth, but it also has a damned sight less 'margin for error' if things do go pear shaped.
A slightly off centre shot on a bad tempered cape buff up close might well be disasterous with a .375 whereas a 470 NE might at least put him down long enough to pay a bit more of the insurance premium.

I have seen full grown feral pigs taken with .22lr cartridges but I certainly wouldn't be reaching for one if I were planning to go pig hunting.

Just as I wouldn't take a .375 if there was a bigger gun available that I could handle.
(note that last bit. a 470NE in the hands of someone whom can't handle it is as useless as the .22lr against a buff)

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: BillA]
#179911 - 25/04/11 08:46 AM

I have hunted moose and caribou for years and never needed more than a 30-06 or 303 British. I have been reading the posts on this site for years and enjoy it tremendously. It has got me interested in Africa and larger rifles. Here is my first medium bore, I love it. It is not as fine as some of the beautiful rifle that I frequently find on this site but I can't wait to use it this fall on moose and hopefully in 2012 or 2013 in Africa.
Model 70 Safari Express in 375 H&H

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Dan

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: gordy]
#179915 - 25/04/11 09:08 AM

That's a great looking rifle gordy!

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: xausa]
#190624 - 24/09/11 01:14 PM

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My position is this: If I were to take only one rifle to Africa, it would be a .375 H&H. Were I to take two, neither would be a .375. Were I to take three or more, one would be a .375.

A .375 is like a Swiss Army knife: It is good at some tasks and marginal at others. A Swiss Army knife is as good as any other folding pocket knife for cutting, but a screwdriver does a better job driving screws, and a can opener does a better job opening cans. It's only when you don't have access to a screwdriver or a can opener that the knife proves its value.

The main use of the .375 H&H should be for thin skinned dangerous game and the large end of the plains game spectrum (lion, leopard, eland, oryx, sable, roan, gemsbok). It is marginal for thick skinned dangerous game, unless in the hands of an exceptional shot (which I do not claim to be). The fact that in many jurisdictiions it is the minimum legal caliber for such game speaks volumes. It is unnecessarily powerful for impala, bushbuck, Grant's gazelle, gerenuk, let alone Thompson's gazelle, reedbuck, klipspringer and dik-dik, all of which succomb easilty to a .243 Winchester class rifle, or even a .222 Remington.

My two gun battery would consist of a rifle for plains game (in my case a .300 H&H) and a rifle for dangerous game (in my case a .505). A three gun battery would (and did) include the .375 H&H with the other two.

Xausa, Your post states my opinion 100% as well. Can't disagree with anything you say here except that my 2 gun battery now days is a 300 H&H and 500 NE.

Also, Ripp, I agree with you as well. I was thinking the same thing about the 375 premium bullets compared to the 416 with old technology bullets. It's a completely illogical argument. If premium bullets are available for one, they are available for both. And like you say, I've seen that decidedly more impressive impact on buffalo between the 416 and 375 as well.

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Re: 375 hollnd and hollnd [Re: HogPilot]
#192923 - 02/11/11 02:49 PM

Due to a last minute .458 malfunction, I took my .375 H&H to Zimbabwe in May as my only rifle. I ended up shooting Cape Buffalo, Elephant, Hippo, and Lion with it as well as smaller game. In my opinion, if equally well hit, it kills as well as the .458 did. And it's a lot easier to shoot accurately.

It also seems to kick less than my .300 Weatherby with 180 grain bullets and, with 300 grain soft points, seems like it kills Impala and such a lot quicker. 3 shots on Impala and 3 DRTs.

I would not hesitate to take it as my only rifle on a DG hunt if I go in 2013, and probably will. I definitely don't think I'll be undergunned on elephant or buffalo.

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