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Otto Bock designed the largest caliber round one could stuff 5 down in a standard M98.
The bullets have also been good, for the velocity one where getting..
It was the most and widest used big game caliber in Africa for decades.. few complaints it seems.

The 375H&H needed a Magnum action.. making everything more expensive and heavier. You know.. exclusive and expensive.
Its also a waste of space.. when you have a Magnum action, you step up in bore, not speed.


9,3x62 = 308
375H&H = 300WM

Yeah.. it got a bigger boiler room.. but not really needed.
Unless you constantly shoot big game at 3-400m.

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Not quite as I see it. Step up in bore and not speed still equates to a heavier bullet and hence greater momentum. Also a larger wound channel so quicker incapacitation if shot in a vital area. So the 308/300WM comparison is not a valid one in this discussion. That is unless you are saying a 220 grain bullet from a 300WM will have greater penetration then it will out of a 308.

I would also argue that a 300WM is far more effective than a 308 and can be used effectively on larger animals.

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