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03 November 2009, 03:41
30 Caliber Mag Fan
Go to powder for .375 H&H????
Friends-

What would you consider a "go-to" powder for the .375 H&H?

Of course this may somewhat depend on bullet weight, so, what powders would you consider the best for either 270 grain or 300 grain bullets?

Thanks in advance.


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P. Mark Stark
03 November 2009, 03:47
Grumulkin
That would be RL-15.
03 November 2009, 03:49
PatagonHunter
Hello 30 CMF,

I use and reload for a .375 from 20 years ago.
For this two bullet weight, if you want only one powder, I chose any of the 4350. By far. For the 300 grs and heavier, is the perfect powder.
For the 270 both the 4350 and R15 are great. For lighter than 270 grs bullets, R15 alone is the powder.
My experience.

Regards,

PH
03 November 2009, 03:58
Oday450
+1 on the RL 15. 74 gr RL 15 + 270 gr TSX will drive tacks in my rifle.


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03 November 2009, 04:08
ramrod340
quote:
That would be RL-15.

+2 thumb


As usual just my $.02
Paul K
03 November 2009, 04:10
Tumbleweed
Depending on bullets, I like both RL 15 and WW 760....but 67 gr. of IMR 4064 under 300 gr. Barnes TSX is unbeatable in my rifles.
03 November 2009, 04:33
Rhys
Mine doesn't much care for RL-15, but Varget has done very well.


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03 November 2009, 04:48
Blacktailer
++ RL15 although the 375 H&H seems to do well on almost anything.


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03 November 2009, 05:30
craigster
IMR 4064 and 4895 are the go to's for me, have always provided great accuracy with most all bullets I have used.
03 November 2009, 05:50
NFMike
760/414 will do whatever RE15 will do and at considerably less pressure. Or you can get another 50 to 75 fps at the same pressure. Without doubt, my new favorite is RE17 for 300 and heavier slugs. It beat 760, H4350, and Re15.
03 November 2009, 06:19
Buliwyf
IMR 4350.
03 November 2009, 06:31
Fjold
quote:
Originally posted by Tumbleweed:
Depending on bullets, I like both RL 15 and WW 760....but 67 gr. of IMR 4064 under 300 gr. Barnes TSX is unbeatable in my rifles.


67.5 grains of IMR4064 and the 300 grain TSX shoots like the Hammer of God in mine.


Frank



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03 November 2009, 11:45
DUK
Vihta N140 works well with Barnes TSX 300 grain bullets.
03 November 2009, 12:07
Gerry
I use VVN-160 for the Hornady 300 gr. RN's and an increased charge of the same VVN-160 for the very few Nosler 260 gr. AB's I load.

Did I mention VVN-160 was a good .375H&H powder?

Second place when supplies of VVN-160 are low is H-4350.

Have fun loading your .375H&H.


Cheers,

Number 10
03 November 2009, 14:21
Wink
quote:
Originally posted by DUK:
Vihta N140 works well with Barnes TSX 300 grain bullets.


It also works very well in my rifle for the 260 grain Nosler Accubond bullet.


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04 November 2009, 21:17
Stonecreek
Hard to beat IMR-4350. I think there is even a short cut version now available, which would be even better. I have also used H-414/WW760 successfully.
06 November 2009, 20:02
jstevens
I have always said RL15 or 4064 in mine, but a lot of guys swear by H414. It certainly works well in pretty much anything else.


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09 November 2009, 05:51
bigfats
W760 and IMR4350


Jim
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, 03:17
JMeier
Another vote for R15.
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.
14 December 2009, 05:52
LE270
A compressed load of H 4350, in Winchester brass with Winchester Large Rifle (NOT magnum) primers. With this I can get about 100 f.p.s. more velocity than most published loads for 270 and 300 grain bullets, and with excellent accuracy.

Note: This is Hodgdon 4350; NOT IMR 4350.


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14 December 2009, 10:08
JBrown
I really like ww760 for 300 gr bullets and RE15 for the 270gr.

AA4350 also gave me good results.


Jason

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14 December 2009, 10:53
Mike_Dettorre
H4350


Mike

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14 December 2009, 11:28
ozhunter
H4350 which is the Australian AR2209 which is great for extreme temperatures.