Hi
is it enough with a bolt action 375 H&H for all manner of plain games and eventually lion or buff?
regards
yes

yes

yes,

Yes.

It is what I generally advise my clients to bring, unless they are serious big bore enthusiasts and particularly want to bring something bigger.

No its not enough you will need some ammo aswell

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Originally posted by 375 fanatic:
No its not enough you will need some ammo aswell

hi 375 fanatic
i load them with 300 gr a-fram and norma 203-B för close range and 260 accubond för oppen country . then it would be no ammo shortage
regards
YES

Use one bullet and load, and save yourself a lot of hassle!

Hi Saeed
Which one accubond 260 or swift A-fram. I can't get a lot of FPS with A-fram loads (2400-2450).
regards
YEs

If Buffalo are on the menu, then the Swift A Frames for sure.
IMO, 2400 TO 2450fps is ideal for heavy game such as Eland and Buffalo.

Hello Yes...
When and where are you going?

hi 9,3x74
i am still in planing stage . i bought a 375 H&H rifle and trying to get used with it, but i hope some day it will become true and i trip to africa.
regards
yes

Yes dont let the speed worry you to much my 375 gives me 2400f/sec on 300gr bullets at minimum sonchem loads and it works like a bomb.

i also get 3200f/sec on 200gr GSC bullets at their minimum loads you can definitely try their 265gr hv and the 270fn that is my next experiment same point of impact with a great bullet.

Yes - Here's my advice: find an accurate load with 300 gr A-Frames, and forget all the rest. Speed doesnt matter, just be sure to know the rifle's trajectory and carry a good range finder for long range shots. I assure you, if that bullet hits where you point it, it will kill whats on the other end, from rabbits to rhinos. I've used that load on Eland @ 375 yards and American Bison @ 80 yards to Steinbuck and Impala; all are hanging on my wall.
There's an old saying "Beware the man with one rifle, he probably knows how to use it." Keep it simple and worry more about how to get on that first safari!!! Good Luck BN

I have never used anything in the 375 except Barnes X or our own Walterhog bullets, both 300 grains.

I would recommend a 300 grain bullet, preferably a mono metal, and drive it as fast as you can.

They will do the job at 2400 fps without any problems.

Yes, absolutely.

thanks för all the good advises and tips.
regards
yes

Yep--- the 375 will git r' done!!-------------with room to spare. I have used 260 Noslers but really have become fond of the Swift A Frames.

The .375 H&H will get the job done, period, no commas, no questions asked. The only reason to step down to a .30-06 or 9.3x62mm for a one gun hunter is arthritis, and I have arthritis which has really ruined my hunting. Wish I could still shoot my .375 H&H! Take a .375 and ENJOY!!!
LLS

Yes,

and for the Zambezi valley I use only my 458 Lott with no problems also on impala and baboon.
I always wonder why some hunters are loading their luggage with two or three rifles?

I take three when it's remotely justifiable and two when three are by all measures too many.

I can't help it. I just like rifles.

Yes,

this is well answered here already, but I would just add that if "plains game" is going to include a lot of long range shooting at springbuck and other smaller antelopes such as mountain reedbuck, then you have a very good excuse to include another more suitable calibre in your luggage for that purpose. I'm always on the lookout for an excuse to own another rifle.....

Whats the longest shot you guys killed anything with a 375? this caliber is not known to be very flat-shooting.

AKsheephunter, not known to be very flat shooting by whom? I've got 270 grain loads worked up that would put anybody's .338 Winchester magnum to shame and the .338 is known to be a flat shooter. I can easily hit my targets (gallon milk jugs filled with water)at 325 yards. The gun is more accurate than I am. Winchester model 70 classic stainless synthetic. Do you have a .375 H&H that you have actually worked with? If you do then you haven't tried it at long range. I know that for a fact.

thanks,

jfm

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Originally posted by AKsheephunter:
Whats the longest shot you guys killed anything with a 375? this caliber is not known to be very flat-shooting.

430 measured yards, impala, facing away. Hit him in the rear end, the bullet coming out at the junction of the neck and shoulder.

340 yards, buffalo, we could not get any closer to them.

One can shoot at any reasonable distance with any rifle, provided one knows the trajectory of his rifle.

I do not consider distance over 2500 yards as reasonable, but, if I have to take a shot, and I feel comfortable about it, I wil take it.

I have passed on some shots a lot closer that that for one reason or another.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by AKsheephunter:
Whats the longest shot you guys killed anything with a 375? this caliber is not known to be very flat-shooting.

430 measured yards, impala, facing away. Hit him in the rear end, the bullet coming out at the junction of the neck and shoulder.

340 yards, buffalo, we could not get any closer to them.

One can shoot at any reasonable distance with any rifle, provided one knows the trajectory of his rifle.

I do not consider distance over 2500 yards as reasonable, but, if I have to take a shot, and I feel comfortable about it, I wil take it.

I have passed on some shots a lot closer that that for one reason or another.

Saeed

2500 Yards? or 250 yards?
Cheers

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Originally posted by freischuetz:

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by AKsheephunter:
Whats the longest shot you guys killed anything with a 375? this caliber is not known to be very flat-shooting.

430 measured yards, impala, facing away. Hit him in the rear end, the bullet coming out at the junction of the neck and shoulder.

340 yards, buffalo, we could not get any closer to them.

One can shoot at any reasonable distance with any rifle, provided one knows the trajectory of his rifle.

I do not consider distance over 2500 yards as reasonable, but, if I have to take a shot, and I feel comfortable about it, I wil take it.

I have passed on some shots a lot closer that that for one reason or another.

Saeed

2500 Yards? or 250 yards?
Cheers

I cannot SEE anything at 2500 yards!

Hi
My late father killed plenty of ibex and sheep during the period of hunger after WW1 to feed his soldiers often att realy long range and all with a berthier 8x50 kaliber with a bullet which could barly reach 2300 fps and FMJ army bullets . once i show him a modern cartridge with soft point bullet. he asked me : why they have loaded the bullet inside out
regards
yes

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Originally posted by AKsheephunter:
Whats the longest shot you guys killed anything with a 375? this caliber is not known to be very flat-shooting.

300 yds. on a Nyssaland wildebeest. Couldn't get any closer.

That was with a 300 grain A Frame from a Mod. 70.

I'm going to Masailand next year and will take the same bullets and also some Woodleigh 350 PRP's for Buff, depending on the type of hunting we do, dugga boys or herd bulls. The A Frame for herd bulls...

Like one poster here says, one planet, one rifle. The 375 H&H.

BTW, the Swift book's max load, 76.5 IMR 4350 with Fed 215's and the 300 gr. A Frame in Remington cases chronos in my rifle @ 2550 avg. Hope this helps.

I would be perfectly happy with a .375 and any good 300 gr. bullet, but I would prefer a .416 Rem for an all around caliber...It will toss a 350 gr. bullet out at 2700 FPS or a 400 or 450 gr. bullet out at 2400 FPS, thats pretty hard to beat if you can get around the extra recoil issue..I can't tell much difference, but I shoot a lot of big bores.

Got a crinkly spine from 25 years of skydiving. .375 is about all I can take, or I'd own a .416 Rigby.

You Yanks have all the luck, not having to justify to the damn government the reason for each and every rifle you wish to own!

Here in SA, we just have to take the approach that ONE GUN CANNOT DO IT ALL, otherwise our government would restrict us to just that one gun....

So sorry to Saeed and all the rest who say the .375 is all we need, it's NOT!

(This is not a scientific comment, but a political one )

the fuck-up fairy could not resist having fun at the expense of a man on a costly safari who only brought one rifle.Take a second rifle as back up-make it another 375 if you want,but take a second rifle.Don't rely on the PH's spare rifle-in my experience like many things mechanical in Africa they have often "seen better days"

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Originally posted by jfm:
AKsheephunter, not known to be very flat shooting by whom? I've got 270 grain loads worked up that would put anybody's .338 Winchester magnum to shame and the .338 is known to be a flat shooter. I can easily hit my targets (gallon milk jugs filled with water)at 325 yards. The gun is more accurate than I am. Winchester model 70 classic stainless synthetic. Do you have a .375 H&H that you have actually worked with? If you do then you haven't tried it at long range. I know that for a fact.

thanks,

jfm

Indeed. My last batch of Woodleigh 300gr reloads @ 2400 fps print 2.5" high at 100, on at 200 and 5" low at 300.

Yes, that should take care of any shot you might be offered in Africa.
JMHO.
Best of luck, and have fun!

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Originally posted by 375 fanatic:
No its not enough you will need some ammo as well

You beat me to the punch.

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Originally posted by AKsheephunter:
Whats the longest shot you guys killed anything with a 375? this caliber is not known to be very flat-shooting.

Muley buck this last season @ 350+ yards Load was 270 gr Speer BTSP over 70 gr of 4064.

IMHO, if you can afford to hunt in Africa you can afford more than one rifle. One of the joys in hunting is having an appropriate gun and caliber for what you intend to hunt. As much as I love the 375 H&H it seems a little over the top for Vaal rhebuck and I want more knock down power when in the thick jesse after elephant..

465H&H

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Hi
is it enough with a bolt action 375 H&H for all manner of plain games and eventually lion or buff?
regards

So, 465 H&H, what part of the question was not understood?

Thanks,

jfm

take the 375 H & H and don't look back