Thank you all

We will keep the debate open and se what info that turns up.

I am going to Scotland on saturday with my 375 using a special load made for that hunt:
235 grn protected point soft nosed woodleigh 78 grn V160 880 m/sec.

The next load will be a 270 grn bullet ?

Barnes XLC or woodleigh or swift A-Frame or Rhino ????

Cheers,

Andr�

My local gunstore puscher is trying to tell me just how big a revolution the Rhino solid shank bullets are !
Well I have read the Tanzania test:

http://www.rhinobullets.co.za/tanzania.htm

It is quite a bit of reading, good stuff ja.

They make a 380 grn bullet for the 375 cal.
Does anyone have any experience with that or just the Rhino bullets in general
The pictures of the 375/380 looks pretty impresive

http://www.rhinobullets.co.za/tests.htm

Well bawanas what do you say ?

Cheers,

Andr�

Andr�

The bullets are great, I used them on a trip last year and will use them this year to. I only used 270 grains (375) on game but has tried some loads with the 380 grains. Yesterday I tried my 470 NE for the first time ever and used 500 grains Rhinos.

The result from the hunt was 18 animals 21 rounds and 16 went less then 5 meters after the shot.

Feel free to mail me if you need some loads since I think we will have the same powder in Sweden and Denmark.

Well the recovered bullet in the one text from the Buffalo an Lion sure don't look like the recovered bullets in Rhinos advertisment, quite a lot of difference, in fact enough difference to disenchant me..

Ray

My thoughts exactly those pictures are just too good to be true.
I have always been sceptic when it comes to test made by the company itself.

What bullet would you chose for a 375 ?

Cheers,

Andr�

These two bullets I recovered from a Zebra last year!



Rhino Solid Shanks 270 grains/.375

More info about the bullets above.

Remaining weight of both is more than 98%

Sweed

They look really good
I think I will give it a try and se how they work in my barrel.
Thank you

Cheers,

Andr�

The rhinos are great. I switched 2 years ago and haven't looked back yet. They are accurate as hell also.

The shorter standard weight bullets in the bigger cals, like the 458's and 470's tend toward mushrooming like Barnes originals or Swift Aframes, but don't let that temper your decision, they are still absolutely brutal.

For the 375/380's, I've been using Varget and pushing them to around 2200fps. They like that speed and expand violently on game even at 400 yds. I measured the expanded diameter of one taken from a blue wildebeest shot at just over 400yds and got .93 inches at the widest point with a retained weight of 372grains. My good friend Ivor van Wyk has used them extensively and has many pics on their website. He, like me, uses them now darn near exclusively.

All in all, there are a bunch of bullets on the market that will do just about anything you could ever want (even for the 45/70), but these are so far the best hunting bullets I have come across.

BTW, the 375/380, IMHO puts the 375 H&H in the light 40 cal class for all practical purposes. It's like adding another rifle to the collection!

Rob

Rob thank you

I was nice to hear from someone that have used the 375/380 I think I will go for the 270 grn for plaines game and use my .500 for biger stuff.
I might try the 380 grn for kicks, or have them as a back up just in case a Buff should get in my way. 10 rounds do not take up a lot of space in my cartridge belt.

I have a hard time getting Hodgdon but might try N140 or the N160 that I use now for the 235 gr. Wodleigh.

Cheers,

Andr�

Interesting thread. How long is the 375/380 gr slug? Seems it might need a faster twist to stabilize a bullet much longer than a 300 grainer. Surely 2300-2400 fps would be attainable without excessive pressures? Penetration should be very good.

Surely 2300-2400 fps would be attainable without excessive pressures? :

ACRecurve,
I think you are struggling to get 2200 f/s in the H&H case