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Well seeing as many feel that to burn a shedload more powder to make a lot more noise and achieve a rather miserly (and superfluous?) velocity increase is to fall victim to hype, I would like to put a different spin on this and ask what does the 1912 375H&H offer that the 1904 9.3x62 doesn't in practical hunting situations? For those unfamiliar:- 9.3x62 - 270gr, 60gr H414 = 2583fps 375H&H - 270gr, 74gr Re15 = 2717fps Who am I to suggest that 375H&H (and for that matter 9.3x64) owners are themselves victims of this sort of Ultra Mag marketing hype but perpetrated 90 years ago! [This message has been edited by 1894 (edited 08-07-2001).] | |||
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1894, I agree with you on the benefits of 9.3x62, and in field hunting conditions it may not offer much over the .375 H&H with same weight bullets. But it does fall short when considering the bullet selection in this caliber. .375 does come out to be a winner and hence more versatile of the two. And since H&H is widely accepted as the minimum caliber for African dangerous game (although some countries consider 9.3 to be minimum)the question remains, Does a new .375 offer much over the old H&H? and the answer is, NO! Not until cape buffaloes start wearing bullet proof jackets. H&H was the best medium caliber 89 years ago and it still is. BB | ||
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le270, Like John T, I am curious about magazine feeding at that length, or do you shoot a single shot? My M70 won't feed if you exceed 3.600". just curious DGK | |||
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quote: I just checked, and, yes, they are a bit too long to work through the magazine. I can get one load in the magazine and have that one work, but no more. So, for hunting, I'll have to make the OAL shorter, by maybe 0.1 inch. | |||
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quote: I can't really say a 375H&H is a superfluous development on a 9.3x62 but I don't agree with your bullet selection point. 9.3 bullets are made from 200gr (Hawk) to 320gr (Woodleigh) with a full range of softs and solids in between by (amongst others):- Barnes, GS, Rhino, Woodleigh, Speer, Nosler (the 375 doesn't have a ballistic tip) Swift, RWS, Lapua, PMP, Norma. In my view that's enough to make any more choice redundant. | |||
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There is no such animal as an "Improved" 375 H&H, just can't be.... The 9.3x62 and 9.3x64 are just as good as the 375 H&H, and thats no light praise....There is actually very little, if any, difference in killing effect on any of the worlds biggest game, between the three, and I actually like the 9.3x62 the best, at least this week I do.... ------------------ | |||
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