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Just read an article praising the .375 H&H, and it got me to wondering if there is a medium to small bore that has similar properties in regards to being a balanced cartridge with killing efficiency over a broad spectrum of game. The .300 Savage comes to mind. What do ya'll think? Bailey Bradshaw www.bradshawgunandrifle.com I'm in the gun buildin bidness, and cousin....bidness is a boomin | ||
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.300 H&H TreeFarmer NRA Life Member Moderation in the pursuit of decadence is no virture. | |||
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me too. I think that the ,375H&H is a very well designed cartridge and so is the .300 H&H as well... | |||
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I'm not home and can't check my reference books, but I would think that our boring, old vanila ice cream, 30/06 would be similar in bore to case capacity and certainly is one of those broad spectrum calibers. I've dropped everything from groundhogs to kudu with mine. Of course part of its success is that companies have designed bullets and powder around it, rather than fitted powders and bullets designed for something else to the 06. Not very exciting, but my thoughts. Bfly Work hard and be nice, you never have enough time or friends. | |||
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I'll throw in the 6.5 X 55 and the 7mm X57. Low butt punishment for the big job they do at the pressures they were designed for. roger Old age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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I have a CZ FS in 9,3x62 and really like it. 286gr bullets at 2450fps and easy on the shoulder. That said, it is basically a .366-06 and can't match the old 375H&H for speed. It can nip closely at the heels of the old girl however, and is legal for DG in Africa. If it were me, I would match the 375 with the 300H&H in a pair of CZ's and be a very happy camper going hunting. Rich DRSS CZ fan | |||
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Can't comment on the 300 H&H but the "Ole 3/6 bits" is one smack'em and stack'em calibre. None better. From the top to the bottom. Relatively easy on the shoulder, too. DB | |||
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How can you have more tradition and useful power than two rifles- 7x57 and .375 H&H? A shot not taken is always a miss | |||
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There are sexier choices but few better than the 30'06 (or even the 9/10ths as good 308 Winchester). | |||
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.275 Rigby | |||
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I gotta have 2 - the '06 and the 7-08 After a little reloading work all three shoot the same trajectory out to 200 yards with medium weight bullets. I just match caliber to game and never have to think about where the bullets are going. | |||
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ding ding ding.....we have a winner here /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I love the 06 but in this case I gotta go with the 7X57. TerryR | |||
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A 7 x 57, with a 175 grain Corelokt or 175 Grain Round Nose, will do amazing things, with an MV of 2650 fps....( 40 grains of IMR 3031) As will do a 6.5 x 55 with a 160 grain RN, with an MV of a lowly 2250 fps, with recoil like a 223...( 30 grains of RL 7)... | |||
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.338 win mag works well on most game. you can load from 165 grain to 300 grain bullets of all styles. "Speed is the key." | |||
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That ain't a bad choice. Neither is the 7X57mm Mauser, the .308 Winny or the ol' .30/'06! "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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.333 Jeffery -both Rimless and Flanged | |||
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6.5 Mannlicher Rim or no rim--- your choice. | |||
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80 grains of powder in a .375 bore is volumetrically equivalent to: 54 grains in a .30 (halfway between .308 and a 30-06. Pretty close to a 7.62x54R.) 46 grains in a .284 (also known as 7x57 or 7mm-08) 38 grains in a .257 (250-3000 Savage) | |||
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In that case the .376 Steyr, or better, a .375 Taylor. The 9.3 x 62, .35 Whelen, .338-06, and a few others do very well with the heavy bullets, but these cannot approach the power of the .375 H&H. The .338WM with 230 to 300-grian bullets kicks on the hills of the .375 H&H and similar bullet weights, but that's it. Although the .338WM with a 300-grain Woodleigh loaded to produce around 2,400 fps is an excellent combination, the .375 can still launch the same bullet weight much faster. Now, launch the same 300-grain .375-caliber bullet out of a .375 Taylor, and you are not just kicking on the hills of the .375 H&H, but nearly duplicating its ballistics. The .375 Taylor is much of a short .375H&H, but with a belt. | |||
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Similar properties.... Well considering similar velocities with bullets of similar sectional densities: -Bob F. | |||
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Well...I guess Bob ended this thread.....nice work. Regards, Rick John Deer tractors and Sako rifles....just doesn't get much better. | |||
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As Bob said, the 30.06 matches up well! | |||
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If I were looking for a two-gun battery, the 270 Win and the 375 H&H would make the perfect pair. If I were going for pure nostalgia, I'd go with the 300 H&H in place of the 270 Win. **************** NRA Life Benefactor Member | |||
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30-40 Krag. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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9.3x64 seems like a nice twin to the 375. ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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Well, in Africa the 375 H&H and the 7mm Mauser were favoured hunting calibres back in the days so they would make nice bed-fellows. Regards 303Guy | |||
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There are many, many medium to small balanced cartridges with killing efficiency over a broad spectrum of game. Among them, I especially like: 338 Win Mag 300H&H 30-06 308 7x64 (or 280 Rem or 7x65R) 7x57 25-06 257 Roberts 250-3000 My first choice = 300H&H and my second choice = 7x64 I belive the 300H&H was specifically developed to be the smaller twin to the 375H&H . | |||
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With the two of them hunt anywhere and anything. "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. To front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived"- Thoreau | |||
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A 6.5X57R sound perfect for me! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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+1 for a falling block or break-open. "Experience" is the only class you take where the exam comes before the lesson. | |||
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.308 gets my vote. Short action wins the day AFAIC | |||
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06 Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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Bradley's question was about balance, not our favorite cartridge. I will say a couple of words in this regard. Bob is correct and provides a good comparative table. I have long considered the 30-06 to be the functional, small-medium equivalent of the 375HH. The two rifles make a well matched pair. And while I have successfully hunted with both I have never owned either calibre and do not have a desire for either calibre. But they make an exceptionally well-balanced pair. Some people see that as mediocrity, others see it as the ultimate all-purpose duo. Both views are justified. There are other natural pairings. The 7mmRM might go well with a 338 Lapua, A similar and great pairing are the 270Win and 338WM. The 338WM itself on the low end and the handloaded 416 Rigby are my personal favorite pairing. Others may prefer a 300 WM and a 375 RUM. All of these have similar weight/trajectory ballistics for a similar style of hunting, but differ in magnitude of energy and recommended upper game limit. Perhaps another pairing would be the 7x57 or 308Win and the 9.3x62. Anyway, I think that one can say that the 30-06 and 375 H&H make a balanced, proportional, hunting pair. +-+-+-+-+-+-+ "A well-rounded hunting battery might include: 500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" -- Conserving creation, hunting the harvest. | |||
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What he said ^^^^ Very well layed out & 100% true. I love the 06 & used it on a lot of game, still do, how ever I now use a 338/06 & 9.3X62 instead of the 375H&H . | |||
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Hello, I have a "trio" of rifles with trayectory mathching and sectional density bullets matching cartridges: 7x57, .30-06 and the .375H&H. Can use the .375 with any of the other two without to "change the chip" because of the trayectory. I believe in the "be aware of the one-rifle man..." PH | |||
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What about the 358 Win? "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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I was about to agree with a couple of others that suggested that the 9.3x62 would be a good candidate for a smaller twin of the .375 H&H. But, Nakihunter brings up another possibility with the .358 Winchester. My little Ruger Hawkeye 358 Win is a hard-hitting, dark timber/mid-range cartridge and is also good candidate for a smaller sibling to the great 375 H&H. Start young, hunt hard, and enjoy God's bounty. | |||
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