I have a friend who is going to buy a 375 I can't help him with loads as our powder is not the same as the powder you guys get in the States.

He is a bit scared of the recoil and would like to try to get reduced loads so that he can get use to the recoil. Can somebody please help me out with some loads with lets say cheap bullets Hornady to start him off with ?

Thanx

[ 10-24-2002, 12:38: Message edited by: Safari-Hunt ]

Rather than repeat the data here, I would refer him to the Hornady manual, which has a special section in its .375 H&H chapter on exactly the loads he is looking for.

Thanx John,

But could you add the data as he doesn't have a hornady reloading manual.

What powder can he get then? Almost all powder manufacturers publish free loading data. Be forewarned that light loads of some slow burning powders can be dangerous. Come back on this unless you understand.

Tell him to always shoot a .375 with his hand holding the forend, even from a rest, and not just resting it on a bag like you would a varmint rifle. This holding of the forend absorbs a lot of the recoil and controls the rifle.

http://webpages.charter.net/375magnum

Don,

He can get all the powder available in the States as he lives in Goergia.

Have him call Hornady at 800-338-3220, and ask to speak to someone who can provide reloading assistance.

I recommend that he tell them he wants 'reduced load data for the .375H&H using the Hornady 225gr. and 270gr. bullets'.

George

Not truely a �reduced load� in all aspects, this is a load with light recoil (but fierce muzzle blast and flash). Still, I�ll pass it along for what it is worth. You can always use this load with its large fireball to impress the rubes at the range who think a .375 H&H is a huge rifle!

I use WW cases, Sierra SP 200gr bullets, CCI 250 primers, 80.0 gr of VV N160 for 792 m/sec or 2599 fps (out of my Brno�s 25 inch barrel, haven�t chronographed it out of my SAKO�s shorter tube yet).

Don�t use this on game (these bullets are intended for the much slower velocities of the anaemic .375 Winchester). At these higher velocities, this is a varmint bullet (impressive gore and destruction).

This isn�t close to a max load, but I was advised (by Vihtavuori or Sierra, I forget now) to NOT reduce this -- N160 is a slow powder and there is a detonation risk with greatly reduced loads.

This is easily a minute of angle load in both my .375's... for as long as I can stand the recoil and blast!

jpb

If he can afford the rifle and the hunt, the cost of a manual isn't going to send him to the poorhouse...have him get a manual...

There are a bunch of powders that will work for reduced loads in the 375. XMP makes one specifically for this and black powder cartidges. 5744 I believe is the number. You can call XMP for load data. IMR makes a powder just for reduced loads. SR is it's designation but I can't remember the number. 4759 maybe,if I remember. If you check their website you will find the Phone number and you can talk to someone who can put you on to it. I have worked up a number of reduced loads for deer hunting. One that can't be beat is the Barnes 235 gr XLC bullet loaded with about 72 gr of Varget. This is not a reduced load per se as it has plenty of velocity (can't remember exact) but has very light recoil and is very accurate in both my rifles. One of my deer loads featured the Hornaday FN 220 gr bullet loaded to about 2600. It just bashed deer. That bullet is built for the 375 winchester @ about 2000 fps. To say it opens well at 2600 is a bit of an understatement. Shoot them behind the shoulder as lots of lead spreads around in any eating meat you hit. Sierra also makes a 200 gr bullet I think. Your friend will be surprised at how light the recoil gets when you go down to the low 200's in bullet weight regardless of load. If you want more detail on my loads I can get them( e-mail me) but my loading bench and data is at my parents place accross town. Good hunting "D"

I use the first load in the Hornady manual for 270 gr spire points. 73.3 grains of Win 760 for about 2400 fps. Reasonable recoil, extremely accurate in my Ruger #1, and absolutely flattened a cow eland at 175 yards with full penetration on a rib shot. couldn't ask for more. Bob