Go to powder for .375 H&H????

13 December 2009, 16:42

greenjoy

For 300gr bullets I favour H4350 (not the IMR version) the best.
For 270gr to 250gr bullets R15 is the powder of my choice.
For 235 or lighter BL-C(2) really makes them move faster with lower pressure.

Stay tuned we just maybe on the horizon of a new era of powders, as a new generation of powder making chemical engineers decide to prove their worth and push the technology beyond what was ok for WWII. Powder companies had decades of resting on the laurels of those engineer that went into retirement long ago.

14 December 2009, 05:14

Alberta Canuck

My "go to"powder for the .375 H&H is IMR or any other 4350 for any and every bullet weight.

First off, I don't care which powder gives the maximum velocity. I am not after absolute maximum velocity. I AM after relatively consistent velocity from lot to lot and make to make.

By not operating at red-hot-moma pressures, I can use the same charge (for a given bullet weight) of just about any lot or any brand of 4350 that I can lay my hands on.

Especially these days, that has turned out to be pretty handy. And, as there are numerous sources of 4350 out there, pretty much all over the world, I can usually find some at a pretty decent price from stores, major suppliers, friends, clearance sales, garage sales, even estate sales.

Works for me. YMMV.

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1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.