Gents:

Can anyone share some recipes for a target/practice load using say a 200 gr or 225 gr bullet?

Thanks.

For a reduced/target/practice load I've been using 29.0grs SR4759 under 235 Speers. Fun shooting and accurate.

The 235 Speers are too soft to hunt with. The Hornady 225 gr bullet is tougher.

I use the 284 gr cast GC Lyman #377449 bullet driven by 40 gr of AA5744. The bullet is made of WW, sized to 0.377" and lubed with Carnauba Red.

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Originally posted by mstarling:
The 235 Speers are too soft to hunt with. The Hornady 225 gr bullet is tougher.

I use the 284 gr cast GC Lyman #377449 bullet driven by 40 gr of AA5744. The bullet is made of WW, sized to 0.377" and lubed with Carnauba Red.

Depends on what your're gonna'
hunt, works just fine on Columbian Blacktails.

mstarling,

where do you get those bullets?

Check your post at the campfire -- lots more responses.

I shoot a cast 310gr GC bullet at 1800fps. Six-cents a bullet if you cast your own. Mil Surplus powder, and a primer; total cost per round is almost twelve cents.

Rich

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I shoot a cast 310gr GC bullet at 1800fps. Six-cents a bullet if you cast your own. Mil Surplus powder, and a primer; total cost per round is almost twelve cents.

I use a 265 GC around .23 each because I'm to lazy to cast.

CALIBER BULLET BRASS PRIMER POWDER LOAD SOURCE COL TRIM
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Winchester Fed 215 IMR SR-4759 36.5 @ 2,050 Sierra Manual 2008 3.6" 2.840"
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Winchester Fed 215 IMR SR-4759 38.7 @ 2,150 Sierra Manual 2008 3.6" 2.840"
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Winchester Fed 215 IMR SR-4759 39.8 @ 2,200 Sierra Manual 2008 3.6" 2.840"

375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Winchester Fed 215 IMR 4064 71.5 @ 2,900 Sierra Manual 2008

375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN H 380 78 @ 2,898 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN H 380 83 @ 2,999 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Varget 65 @ 2,839 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Varget 76 @ 3,121 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN BL-C(2) 78 @ 2,874 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN BL-C(2) 87 @ 3,195 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN H 335 68 @ 2,800 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN H 335 80 @ 3,153 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN H 4895 67 @ 2,828 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN H 4895 78.5 @ 3,116 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 Ruger Sierra 200 Gr JRN Hornady CCI LRM H 414 87 @ 3,032 www.gunblast.com/Ruger-Hawkeye375.htm
375 Ruger Sierra 200 Gr JRN Hornady CCI LRM H 414 88.2 @ 3,055 www.gunblast.com/Ruger-Hawkeye375.htm
375 Ruger Sierra 200 Gr JRN Hornady CCI LRM Varget 88.2 @ 3,300 www.gunblast.com/Ruger-Hawkeye375.htm

CALIBER BULLET BRASS PRIMER POWDER LOAD SOURCE COL TRIM
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM IMR SR-4759 34.4 @ 2,000 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.33 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM IMR SR-4759 36.9 @ 2,100 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.33 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM IMR SR-4759 39.4 @ 2,200 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.33 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM H 4227 35.6 @ 2,000 Hornady 2007 Manual 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM AA 5744 40.5 @ 2,000 Hornady 2007 Manual 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM AA 5744 42.9 @ 2,100 Hornady 2007 Manual 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM AA 5744 45.3 @ Hornady 2007 Manual 2.840"

375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM IMR SR-4759 34.4 @ 2,000 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM IMR SR-4759 36.9 @ 2,100 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM IMR SR-4759 39.4 @ 2,200 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM H 4227 35.6 @ 2,000 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM AA 5744 40.5 @ 2,000 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM AA 5744 42.9 @ 2,100 Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"
375 H&H Hornady 225 Gr SP Winchester WLRM AA 5744 45.3 @ Hornady 2007 Manual 3.6' 2.840"

375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM H 4227 39 gr AccurateReloading Forum
375 H&H Hornady 220 Gr FP Winchester WLRM H 4227 42 gr@ 2,200 AccurateReloading Forum

375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB Varget 65 @ 2,810 Barnes 2008 Manual
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 4895 67.5 @ 2,865 Barnes 2008 Manual
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 335 66.5 @ 2,738 Barnes 2008 Manual
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 380 77 @ 2,831 Barnes 2008 Manual

375 H&H Sierra 200 Gr FN Winchester WLRM IMR 4320 73.2 @ 3,000 webpages.charter.net/375magnum/load.htm
375 H&H Speer 235 Gr SS SP Winchester WLRM IMR 4064 74.5 @ 2,850 webpages.charter.net/375magnum/load.htm

375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 380 77 @ 2,831 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 380 81 @ 2,905 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB Varget 65 @ 2,810 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB Varget 72.5 @ 3,023 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB BL-C(2) 80 @ 2,924 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB BL-C(2) 85 @ 3,077 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 335 66.5 @ 2,738 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 335 74 @ 2,980 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 4895 67.5 @ 2,865 Hodgdon Manual 2008 start
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 4895 75 @ 3,059 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 414 80 @ 2,693 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max
375 H&H Barnes 210 Gr XFB H 414 83 @ 2,749 Hodgdon Manual 2008 max

PM me your email addy and I will send it to you in PDF format

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Originally posted by mstarling:
The 235 Speers are too soft to hunt with.

Although I always use 300 grainers out of my 375 H&H, there are many dead brown bear, moose and caribou that disagree that the 235 Speer is too soft. Many of the locals here use the Speer 235s in their 375 H&H/Rugers at 2800-2900 fps, and they have never found them too soft or ineffective. Then there are many up hear that hunt the above mentioned critters with 223s.

Lou

I've had shockingly good results with 46 grains of 5744. 220 FP Hornday, 270 SP Hornday, and 300 FMJ Hornday all shoot in the same group with this load. Bob

Dr. Lou and Craigster,

Here we go again with the damn 235 gr Speer! The bloody bullet is incredibly accurate at extreme velocities (nearly 3000 fps). Love it for paper punching ... best 100 yard group so far is 0.284". Not bad for a hunting rifle.

Suspecting the thing might be a little soft, I down loaded some to 2600 fps. Shot a spike with one at about 60 yards. Shot was from the side at almost a normal angle to the long axis of the deer. Impact point was just behind the shoulder about midchest.

Bullet did what it was supposed to do ... killed the deer. However, it fragmented. I found pieces of the thing through the wound and all the way back into the front of the rear quarter.

You guys are welcome to use them ... more power to you. I'll NEVER hunt with them again! The 225 gr Hornady is much tougher and accurate enough.

BTW: Had about the same results with the 260 gr NBT. Won't use those for hunting either. The Partition works fine, yielding instant kills and little meat damage. Have about standardized on the 300 gr Barnes TSX. Dispatches piggies, deer, and African game with little fuss and little unnecessary meat damage.

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Depends on what your're gonna'
hunt, works just fine on Columbian Blacktails.

+1

Heres some loads Johan sent me from Accurate Arms using AA5744

Bullet weight: 235 grains.

Low load: 39.0 grains (2100 – 2200 Fps)
Midrange load: 48.0 grains (2425 – 2525 Fps)
Maximum load: 56.0 grains (2700 – 2800 Fps).

Bullet weight: 250 grains.
Low load: 37.0 grains (1800 – 1900 Fps)
Midrange load: 45.0 grains (2100 – 2200 Fps)
Maximum load: 53.0 grains (2400 – 2500 Fps).

Bullet weight: 300 grains.
Low load: 35.0 grains (1700 – 1800 Fps)
Midrange load: 42.0 grains (2000 – 2100 Fps)
Maximum load: 50.0 grains (2300 – 2400 Fps).

Bullet weight: 350 grains.
Low load: 33.0 grains (1600 – 1700 Fps)
Midrange load: 40.0 grains (1800 – 1900 Fps)
Maximum load: 47.0 grains (2100 – 2200 Fps).

Heres some loads Johan sent me from Accurate Arms using AA5744

Bullet weight: 235 grains.

Low load: 39.0 grains (2100 – 2200 Fps)
Midrange load: 48.0 grains (2425 – 2525 Fps)
Maximum load: 56.0 grains (2700 – 2800 Fps).

Bullet weight: 250 grains.
Low load: 37.0 grains (1800 – 1900 Fps)
Midrange load: 45.0 grains (2100 – 2200 Fps)
Maximum load: 53.0 grains (2400 – 2500 Fps).

Bullet weight: 300 grains.
Low load: 35.0 grains (1700 – 1800 Fps)
Midrange load: 42.0 grains (2000 – 2100 Fps)
Maximum load: 50.0 grains (2300 – 2400 Fps).

Bullet weight: 350 grains.
Low load: 33.0 grains (1600 – 1700 Fps)
Midrange load: 40.0 grains (1800 – 1900 Fps)
Maximum load: 47.0 grains (2100 – 2200 Fps).

I have shot a few deer with the 375 H&H using 60 and 64 gr of IMR 3031 with the Hornady 220 FP, and the 235 Speer. Both worked perfect.

I loaded up some of the 250 Sierra's with 64 gr of IMR 3031 for a buddy and he reported good results on deer as well.

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Originally posted by craigster:
For a reduced/target/practice load I've been using 29.0grs SR4759 under 235 Speers. Fun shooting and accurate.

30 grains gave outstanding accuracy for me. IMR 3031 with the 235's also worked quite well.

thanks for the input everyone. loaded up some 300 grain Hornady Interlocks over 71 grains of IMR 4350 yesterday for some practice loads. I think this will be the Maine whitetail load for our upcoming season.