One of my first .375's most favorite loads was the Speer 235 with 60 grains of IMR 3031, cut one hole at 100 yards repeatedly, and was pleasant to shoot. Also the IMR 4759 could make some interesting reduced loads. You can really speed up the light weights as well with IMR 4064. Have some Trophy Bonded 240's... and a white tail connection in mind for those. By all means include a .375 in your battery as it is an extremely versatile cartridge.
I have used the Barnes X in 210 grain weight. Though one could maybe break 3000 FPS with it, but so far, 2900 is about all I have been able to achieve. However, they are acccurate!
Quote: Very interesting. I would like to think a 200 gr. load might be possible.
Alas, if a 200 grain .375" bullet were readily available, perhaps. Reduced loads with the Barnes 210 grain X, 235 grain Speer and 225 Hornady should handle just about anything you might want to do at the low end of .375 H&H functionality. A 200 grain .375" bullet would only have a sectional density of .203 which is the equivalent of a 135 grain .308". The 210 grain Barnes X makes up for its relatively low SD (.213) with it construction. The 225 grain Hornady has a SD similar to a 150 grain .308", is cheap, and can be loaded down to 2000 fps if one desires.
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I have used the Hornady 220gr and the 235 Speer at reduced velocities on deer with excellent results. Bobc's load would be very good for smaller game. I used both bullets loaded to around 2500fps with great results.
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